C400 Presentation of the required " CITES" certificate
Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
Import controlImport control on seal products
Applies to goods from
all countries
Legal act
Regulation 1850/15
Documents
C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine
Legal act
Regulation 0692/14
Documents
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
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 1
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
Export measures
Destination
Legal act
Validity
Export control - CITES
All third countries
Regulation 0966/23
20 May 2023
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.
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 · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
Agreement or scheme
Countries
Rate
standard rate (no agreement)
—
5.2%
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.
(a) measure walking sticks or the like (heading 9017);
(b) firearm-sticks, swordsticks, loaded walking sticks or the like (Chapter 93); or
(c) goods of Chapter 95 (for example, toy umbrellas, toy sun umbrellas).
2. Heading 6603 does not cover parts, trimmings or accessories of textile material, or covers, tassels, thongs, umbrella cases or the like, of any material. Such goods presented with, but not fitted to, articles of heading 6601 or 6602 are to be classified separately and are not to be treated as forming part of those articles.
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.
6603 20 00 · Umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks)
This subheading includes:
1. frames mounted on shafts (or sticks), i.e., the skeleton of the umbrella, sun umbrella, etc., with or without fittings or trimmings (or accessories);
2. assembled frames, without shafts (or sticks), with or without fittings or trimmings (or accessories), i.e., the complete system of ribs and spokes, which slides along the shafts and allows the umbrella, sunshade, etc., to be opened or closed, at the same time acting as a stretcher and support for the covering.
However, simple frames of ribs and spokes not constituting the complete system of ribs and spokes are excluded from this subheading and are classified in subheading 6603 90 90.
General notes to the chapter
UMBRELLAS, SUN UMBRELLAS, WALKING STICKS, SEAT-STICKS, WHIPS, RIDING-CROPS AND PARTS THEREOF
Note 1(c)
Umbrellas and sun umbrellas intended as toys are usually distinguishable from the umbrellas and sun umbrellas of this chapter by their constituent material, their workmanship, which is usually cruder, their small size and the fact that they cannot effectively be used as protection against the rain or the sun (see also the HS Explanatory Note to heading 9503, (D), last paragraph). Without prejudice to these criteria, the length of the shafts of umbrellas and sun umbrellas intended as toys rarely exceeds 25 cm.
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
Umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks)
5.2%
—
2025
unchanged
5.2%
—
2024
unchanged
5.2%
—
2023
unchanged
5.2%
—
2022
unchanged
5.2%
—
2021
unchanged
5.2%
—
2020
unchanged
5.2%
—
2019
Umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks)
5.2%
—
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 6603 20 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 6603.20, umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks).
The third-country duty is 5.2%, and quantities are declared in —.
Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 5.2%; 140 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 6603.20 worth €8.5m (down 17% on the year before), at an average of €4.22 per kg; China supplied 81%, followed by Türkiye.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 5.2%, the US duty is 0%–12%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 4.3%, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%, 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 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 6603.20 worth US$17m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 6603 20 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 5.2%; 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 6603 20 00?
153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 140 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 6603.20 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$5m), followed by Türkiye.
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