EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 2620.99
2620 99 20: Other metal-bearing slag, ash and residues: Containing mainly niobium or tantalum
Other metal-bearing slag, ash and residues
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 2620 Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing metals, arsenic or their compounds:
- Other:
- 2620 99 Other:
- 2620 99 20 Containing mainly niobium or tantalum
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 4
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 1157/24
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0765/06, Regulation 0692/14
- Documents
- Y727 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
- Y728 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
- Y770 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see contractual exemptions in article 1ra.9e)
- L152 Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
- Y870 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
- Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- until 31 December 2027
- Legal act
- Regulation 0833/14
- Documents
- L142 Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
- Y874 The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
- L143 Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
- Y859 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 5
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
| Export measures | Destination | Legal act | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Export controlSanctions regime: Crimea and Sevastopol | Ukraine | Regulation 0692/14 | 25 February 2025 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Russia | Russia | Regulation 0833/14 | 26 January 2026 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus | Belarus | Regulation 0765/06 | 24 October 2025 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine | Ukraine | Regulation 0263/22 | 25 August 2022 |
| Export control - Waste | All third countries | Regulation 1157/24 | 21 May 2026 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 20% -
Belgium 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 19% -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 24% -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 21% -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 2620.99
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | €55.8m | 29.1% | +41.4% |
 Canada | €42.8m | 22.4% | -38.8% |
 Congo - Kinshasa | €32.3m | 16.9% | +647.4% |
 Thailand | €12.6m | 6.6% | +103.7% |
 South Africa | €10.6m | 5.5% | +329.3% |
 Colombia | €4.8m | 2.5% | — |
 Japan | €4.8m | 2.5% | -39.1% |
 United Kingdom | €4.7m | 2.4% | -38.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
2620.99 Slag, ash and residues: other, other
UK Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 3.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Argentina Free – 3.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU lines: 2620.99
- 2620 99 10Slag, ash and residues: other, other, containing mainly nickel
- 2620 99 20Containing mainly niobium or tantalum
- 2620 99 40Slag, ash and residues: other, other, containing mainly tin
- 2620 99 60Slag, ash and residues: other, other, containing mainly titanium
- 2620 99 95Slag, ash and residues: other, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600010060 HMRC
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Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) slag or similar industrial waste prepared as macadam (heading 2517);
(b) natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite), whether or not calcined (heading 2519);
(c) sludges from the storage tanks of petroleum oils, consisting mainly of such oils (heading 2710);
(d) basic slag of Chapter 31;
(e) slag wool, rock wool or similar mineral wools (heading 6806);
(f) waste or scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste or scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading 7112 or 8549); or
(g) copper, nickel or cobalt mattes produced by any process of smelting (Section XV).
2. For the purposes of headings 2601 to 2617, the term ‘ores’ means minerals of mineralogical species actually used in the metallurgical industry for the extraction of mercury, of the metals of heading 2844 or of the metals of Section XIV or XV, even if they are intended for non-metallurgical purposes. Headings 2601 to 2617 do not, however, include minerals which have been submitted to processes not normal to the metallurgical industry.
3. Heading 2620 applies only to:
(a) slag, ash and residues of a kind used in industry either for the extraction of metals or as a basis for the manufacture of chemical compounds of metals, excluding ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste (heading 2621); and
(b) slag, ash and residues containing arsenic, whether or not containing metals, of a kind used either for the extraction of arsenic or metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds.
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 262021, ‘leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges’ mean sludges obtained from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock compounds (for example, tetraethyl lead), and consisting essentially of lead, lead compounds and iron oxide.
2. Slag, ash and residues containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds, are to be classified in subheading 262060.
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Containing mainly niobium or tantalum | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2019 | Containing mainly niobium or tantalum | Free | — |
CN code 2620 99 20 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 2620.99 (slag, ash and residues: other, other).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
Imports of other metal-bearing slag, ash and residues (HS 2620.99) into the EU came to €191.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 16% on the year before); United States supplied 29%, followed by Canada.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–3.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–3.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 2620.99 worth US$825m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Canada, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$7m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 2620 99 20?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 2620.99 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Canada (US$76m), followed by Norway.