Y106 Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Y110 Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Y113 Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
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
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 8
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
Export measures
Destination
Legal act
Validity
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
26 June 2024
Export control on restricted goods and technologiesSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 1509/17
1 September 2017
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
24 June 2023
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Iran
Iran
Regulation 0267/12
30 September 2025
Export authorization (Dual use)
All third countries
Regulation 2003/25
15 November 2025
Export control - Waste
All third countries
Regulation 1157/24
21 May 2026
TARIC data as of 10 November 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.
Austria20%
Belgium21%
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus19%
Czechia21%
Denmark25%
Estonia24%
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece24%
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia22%
Spain21%
Sweden25%
TEDB · 10 November 2026
Preferential rates by country
Agreement or scheme
Countries
Rate
standard rate (no agreement)
—
6.5%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
3815 11 00 to 3815 19 90 · Supported catalysts
These are catalysts of a widely used type which are deposited on a support, generally by impregnation, coprecipitation or mixing. They usually consist either of one or more active substances deposited on a support or of mixtures with a basis of active substances. The active substances are usually very finely divided metals, metallic oxides or other metallic compounds. The metals most commonly used are those belonging to group VIII of the periodic table (especially cobalt, nickel, palladium and platinum) and molybdenum, chromium, copper and zinc. The support generally consists of alumina, silica gel, fossil meal, whether or not activated, ceramic materials, etc.
They are used in industrial processes for the production of organic and inorganic compounds and in petroleum refining (for example, in ammonia synthesis, hydrogenation of fats, hydrogenation of olefins).
This category of catalysts also includes the following products:
1. certain preparations, based on compounds of transition metals, the function of which is to facilitate oxidation, and consequently elimination in the form of carbon dioxide in the course of combustion, of carbon residues (as in boilers and burners);
2. ‘post-combustion’ catalysts intended to be introduced into the exhaust systems of motor vehicles in order to reduce the polluting effect of the exhaust gases by converting the carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and by converting other toxic products (for example, heterocyclic compounds) resulting from the combustion of petrol.
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
With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance
6.5%
—
2025
unchanged
6.5%
—
2024
unchanged
6.5%
—
2023
unchanged
6.5%
—
2022
unchanged
6.5%
—
2021
unchanged
6.5%
—
2020
unchanged
6.5%
—
2019
With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance
6.5%
—
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 3815 11 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 3815.11, with nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance.
The third-country duty is 6.5%, and quantities are declared in —.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6.5%; 149 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported nickel supported catalysts (HS 3815.11) worth €120.5m (up 81% on the year before), at an average of €14.28 per kg; United States supplied 78%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 2.2%, the Taiwan duty is 1%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 3815.11 worth US$311m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$6m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 3815 11 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 6.5%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 3815 11 00?
153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 149 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 3815.11 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was the United States (US$85m), followed by the United Kingdom.
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