Importing into the UK
Select a country to view country-specific import information.
You will then be able to check in the Origin tab if preferential tariff treatments apply to this specific commodity.
Import controls
| Country | Measure type | Conditions | Legal base | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia (RU) | Restriction on entry into free circulation | Conditions | 2023 No. 440 | SN123 |
| Ukraine (UA) | Restriction on entry into free circulation | Conditions | S.I. 2022/395 | SN008 |
Import duties
Quota order number
This quota is not available on the selected date.
Suspensions
| Country | Measure type | Duty rate | Conditions | Legal base | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All countries (1011) | Suspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms | 0.00% | Conditions | Footnotes |
Import VAT and excise
- Goods are subject to an import VAT rate of 20.00%
- Excise duties are not chargeable on this commodity.
| Country | Measure type | Duty rate | Conditions | Legal base | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All countries (1011) | Value added tax Standard rate | 20.00% | 03020 |
Exporting from the UK
The commodity code for exporting and Intrastat reporting is 6808 0000.
Check duties and customs procedures for exporting goods
Find information about how to move goods from the UK to the rest of the world.
Use this service to check:
- rules and restrictions
- tax and duty rates
- what exporting documents you need
This service is only available in the UK due to licencing restrictions;
Preferential rules of origin
To view rules of origin, select a country with which the UK has a trade agreement from the list above.
Find out more about preferential rules of origin:
- Check your goods meet the rules of origin (opens in new tab)
- Pay less Customs Duty on goods from a country with a UK trade agreement (opens in new tab)
Non-preferential rules of origin
The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (opens in new tab)
Non-preferential rules of origin allows the implementation of several commercial policy measures such as:
- anti-dumping duties
- countervailing duties
- trade embargoes
- safeguarding measures
- quantitative restrictions
- tariff quotas
They are also used for trade statistics, public tenders and origin marking.
Notes for heading 6808000000
There are important chapter notes for this part of the tariff:
-
This chapter does not cover:
a. goods of Chapter 25;
b. coated, impregnated or covered paper and paperboard of heading 4810 or 4811 (for example, paper and paperboard coated with mica powder or graphite, bituminised or asphalted paper and paperboard);
c. coated, impregnated or covered textile fabric of Chapter 56 or 59 (for example, fabric coated or covered with mica powder, bituminised or asphalted fabric);
d. articles of Chapter 71;
e. tools or parts of tools, of Chapter 82;
f. lithographic stones of heading 8442;
g. electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547;
h. dental burrs (heading 9018);
ij. articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases);
k. articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings);
l. articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites);
m. articles of heading 9602, if made of materials specified in Note 2(b) to Chapter 96, or of heading 9606 (for example, buttons), of heading 9609 (for example, slate pencils), heading 9610 (for example, drawing slates) or of heading 9620 (monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles); or
n. articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).
-
In heading 6802, the expression ‘worked monumental or building stone’ applies not only to the varieties of stone referred to in heading 2515 or 2516 but also to all other natural stone (for example, quartzite, flint, dolomite and steatite) similarly worked; it does not, however, apply to slate.
General Rules for the Interpretation of goods
Classification of goods in the Tariff shall be governed by the following principles:
Rule 1
The titles of sections, chapters and sub-chapters are provided for ease of reference only. For legal purposes, classification shall be determined according to the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes and, provided such headings or notes do not otherwise require, according to the following provisions.
Rule 2
- Any reference in a heading to an article shall be taken to include a reference to that article incomplete or unfinished, provided that, as presented, the incomplete or unfinished article has the essential character of the complete or finished article. It shall also be taken to include a reference to that article complete or finished (or falling to be classified as complete or finished by virtue of this rule), presented unassembled or disassembled.
- Any reference in a heading to a material or substance shall be taken to include a reference to mixtures or combinations of that material or substance with other materials or substances. Any reference to goods of a given material or substance shall be taken to include a reference to goods consisting wholly or partly of such material or substance. The classification of goods consisting of more than one material or substance shall be according to the principles of rule 3.
Rule 3
When, by application of rule 2(b) or for any other reason, goods are prima facie classifiable under two or more headings, classification shall be effected as follows:
- the heading which provides the most specific description shall be preferred to headings providing a more general description. However, when two or more headings each refer to part only of the materials or substances contained in mixed or composite goods or to part only of the items in a set put up for retail sale, those headings are to be regarded as equally specific in relation to those goods, even if one of them gives a more complete or precise description of the goods;
- mixtures, composite goods consisting of different materials or made up of different components, and goods put up in sets for retail sale, which cannot be classified by reference to 3(a), shall be classified as if they consisted of the material or component which gives them their essential character, insofar as this criterion is applicable;
- when goods cannot be classified by reference to 3(a) or (b), they shall be classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration.
Goods which cannot be classified in accordance with the above rules shall be classified under the heading appropriate to the goods to which they are most akin.
Rule 5
In addition to the foregoing provisions, the following rules shall apply in respect of the goods referred to therein:
- camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, drawing-instrument cases, necklace cases and similar containers, specially shaped or fitted to contain a specific article or set of articles, suitable for long-term use and presented with the articles for which they are intended, shall be classified with such articles when of a kind normally sold therewith. This rule does not, however, apply to containers which give the whole its essential character;
- subject to the provisions of rule 5(a), packing materials and packing containers ( 1 ) presented with the goods therein shall be classified with the goods if they are of a kind normally used for packing such goods. However, this provision is not binding when such packing materials or packing containers are clearly suitable for repetitive use.
Rule 6
For legal purposes, the classification of goods in the subheadings of a heading shall be determined according to the terms of those subheadings and any related subheading notes and, mutatis mutandis, to the above rules, on the understanding that only subheadings at the same level are comparable. For the purposes of this rule, the relative section and chapter notes also apply, unless the context requires otherwise.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| TN701 |
According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9) it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established. (b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014 or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. |
Suspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms for All countries
From 1 Jan 2021
Meet one of the following conditions and supply the relevant document code(s) on your declaration.
| Document code | Requirement | Action |
|---|---|---|
| C990 |
End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446) |
Apply the mentioned duty
|
|
No document provided |
Measure not applicable
|
Guidance for completing CDS Data Element 2/3
| Document code | CDS guidance |
|---|---|
| C990 |
|
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| EU003 | According to The Special Provisions of Section II (A) (3) of the Preliminary Provisions of the Combined Nomenclature the suspension of customs duties for goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms shall be subject to conditions laid down in the relevant provisions of the European Union with a view to customs control of the use of such goods. |
| TM510 |
1. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of goods intended for incorporation in the ships, boats or other vessels classified at the following CN codes 8901 10 10; 8901 20 10; 8901 30 10; 8901 90 10; 8902 00 10; 8903 91 10; 8903 92 10; 8904 00 10; 8904 00 91; 8905 10 10; 8905 90 10; 8906 10 00; 8906 90 10 for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for fitting to or equipping such ships, boats or other vessels. 2. Customs duties shall be suspended in respect of: (a) goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms: (1) fixed, of subheading ex 8430 49, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States, or (2) floating or submersible, of subheading 8905 20, for the purposes of their construction, repair, maintenance or conversion, and in respect of goods intended for equipping the said platforms. (b) tubes, pipes, cables and their connection pieces, linking these drilling or production platforms to the mainland. |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 03020 | UK VAT standard rate |
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Standard and Enhanced Preferences
Declaring your proof of origin
| CDS Data Element (DE) | What you must include |
|---|---|
| DE 2/3 |
You must include one of the following document codes, as appropriate:
|
| DE 4/17 |
The data element must include a preference code in the 200 series. |
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Standard and Enhanced Preferences
Declaring your proof of origin
| CDS Data Element (DE) | What you must include |
|---|---|
| DE 2/3 |
You must include one of the following document codes, as appropriate:
|
| DE 4/17 |
The data element must include a preference code in the 200 series. |
Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) - Comprehensive Preferences
Declaring your proof of origin
| CDS Data Element (DE) | What you must include |
|---|---|
| DE 2/3 |
You must include one of the following document codes, as appropriate:
|
| DE 4/17 |
The data element must include a preference code in the 200 series. |
Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia
Declaring your proof of origin
| CDS Data Element (DE) | What you must include |
|---|---|
| DE 2/3 |
You must include one of the following document codes, as appropriate:
Codes U110 and U111 must be declared with one of the following document status codes (opens in new window): AE, AF, AG, AP, AS, AT, GE, GP, HP, JE, JP, LE, LP, UA, UE, UP, US, XB. |
| DE 4/17 |
The data element must include a preference code in the 300 series. |
| DE 5/16 |
The data element must be completed with the country of preferential origin. |
Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and New Zealand
Declaring your proof of origin
| CDS Data Element (DE) | What you must include |
|---|---|
| DE 2/3 |
You must include one of the following document codes, as appropriate:
Codes U110 and U111 must be declared with one of the following document status codes (opens in new window): AE, AF, AG, AP, AS, AT, GE, GP, HP, JE, JP, LE, LP, UA, UE, UP, US, XB. |
| DE 4/17 |
The data element must include a preference code in the 300 series. |
| DE 5/16 |
The data element must be completed with the country of preferential origin. |
Restriction on entry into free circulation for Russia
From 21 Apr 2023
Meet one of the following conditions and supply the relevant document code(s) on your declaration.
| Document code | Requirement | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9011 |
Goods subject to sanction with a DIT import or export licence |
Import allowed
|
| 9022 |
Goods not subject to sanctions. |
Import allowed
|
| 9038 |
Goods exported from Russia prior to 21st April 2023 that arrive in the UK before 21st May 2023. |
Import allowed
|
Guidance for completing CDS Data Element 2/3
| Document code | CDS guidance |
|---|---|
| 9011 |
|
| 9022 |
|
| 9038 |
|
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| SN123 |
Goods of Russian origin falling under this commodity code are prohibited from import into the UK. Please consult Russia sanctions guidance for a link to the sanctions legislation and up to date advice on the sanctions and any exemptions and conditions that may apply to your goods. A licence may be granted for the import into the UK of goods falling under this commodity code if it relates to the execution of obligations arising from contracts concluded before 21 April 2023. For goods exported from Russia prior to 21st April 2023 that arrive in the UK before 21st May 2023, please declare document code 9038. For other exceptions, please declare document code 9022. |
Restriction on entry into free circulation for Ukraine
From 30 Mar 2022
Meet one of the following conditions and supply the relevant document code(s) on your declaration.
| Document code | Requirement | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9009 |
Goods originating in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory with a certificate of origin issued by the Ukrainian authorities |
Import/export allowed after control
|
| 9010 |
Goods originating specifically in the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts if related to an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022 subject to these contracts, or ancillary contracts necessary for their execution, being concluded by 24 August 2022, and the Secretary of State for the Department for International Trade being informed at least ten working days in advance of the import |
Import/export allowed after control
|
| 9017 |
Goods exported from an area of Ukraine under the control of the Ukrainian government |
Import allowed
|
Guidance for completing CDS Data Element 2/3
| Document code | CDS guidance |
|---|---|
| 9009 |
|
| 9010 |
|
| 9017 |
|
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| SN008 |
The import of goods originating in non-government controlled Ukrainian territory is prohibited under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (as amended on 30 March 2022). Exceptions apply for:
Please refer to the Statutory Guidance for further information. |
Do you need help?