EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 9613.20

9613 20 00

9613 20 00: Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 22 October 2026

  1. 9613 Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks:
  2. 9613 20 00 Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty 2.7% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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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
    Documents
    • C127 Merchant product identifier
    • C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
  • 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 3

  • Import controlImport control - CITES
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    Regulation 0966/23
    Documents
    • C400 Presentation of the required " CITES" certificate
    • Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
  • 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
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
  • 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 1

Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.

Export measuresDestinationLegal actValidity
Export control - CITES All third countries Regulation 0966/23 20 May 2023

TARIC data as of 24 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.

  • 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 · 24 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2.7%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 more

Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna

Free
GSP - General arrangements
Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 7 more

Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu

Free
GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance)
Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 more

Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
Mercosur Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia Free
EEA - European Economic Area Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
EU–Andorra customs union Andorra Free
EU–Albania agreement Albania Free
EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement Bosnia & Herzegovina Free
EU–Canada agreement Canada Free
EU–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
EU–Chile agreement Chile Free
EU–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
EU–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
EU–Algeria agreement Algeria Free
EU–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
EU–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
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. Western Sahara Free
EU–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
EU–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
EU–United Kingdom agreement United Kingdom Free
EU–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
EU–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
EU–Israel agreement Israel Free
EU–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
EU–Japan agreement Japan Free
EU–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
EU–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
EU–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
EU–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
EU–Montenegro agreement Montenegro Free
EU–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
EU–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
EU–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
EU–Peru agreement Peru Free
EU–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
EU–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
EU–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
EU–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
EU–San Marino customs union San Marino Free
EU–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
EU–Türkiye customs union Türkiye Free
EU–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
EU–United States agreement United States Free
EU–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
EU–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
EU–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
EU–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

EU: imports by month · HS 9613.20

last 12 months€62.8m-19% · previous 12 months
Average import price€5.51 per kg
Preferential rate13%
Jan 2024: €5.3mFeb 2024: €7.1mMar 2024: €6mApr 2024: €3.1mMay 2024: €5.6mJun 2024: €5.9mJul 2024: €9.6mAug 2024: €6.3mSept 2024: €7.6mOct 2024: €7.4mNov 2024: €6.5mDec 2024: €5.8mJan 2025: €7.4mFeb 2025: €5.9mMar 2025: €7mApr 2025: €4.3mMay 2025: €5.7mJun 2025: €6.4mJul 2025: €8.2mAug 2025: €5.2mSept 2025: €7.3mOct 2025: €5mNov 2025: €5.7mDec 2025: €5.4mJan 2026: €5mFeb 2026: €4.4mMar 2026: €5.5mApr 2026: €3.9mMay 2026: €2.9mJun 2026: €6mJul 2026: €5.6mAug 2026: €6.2m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China €52m 82.9% -17.3%
Vietnam €6.4m 10.3% -26.1%
Switzerland €1.8m 2.8% +15%
Japan €609k 1% -13.3%
United Kingdom €510k 0.8% -56.7%
United States €315k 0.5% -40.3%
India €299k 0.5% -56.4%
Hong Kong SAR China €239k 0.4% -68.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

9613.20 Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 96 →

CN Explanatory Notes

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.

9613 · Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks

This heading includes lighters incorporating an electronic mini-calculator and/or an electronic timepiece.

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

YearDescriptionThird-country dutySupplementary unit
2026 Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable 2.7% p/st
2025 unchanged 2.7% p/st
2024 unchanged 2.7% p/st
2023 unchanged 2.7% p/st
2022 unchanged 2.7% p/st
2021 unchanged 2.7% p/st
2020 unchanged 2.7% p/st
2019 Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable 2.7% p/st

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 9613 20 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 9613.20, pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable.

The third-country duty is 2.7%, and quantities are declared in p/st.

Goods from 153 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2.7%; 153 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 9613.20 worth €62.8m (down 19% on the year before), at an average of €5.51 per kg; China supplied 83%, followed by Vietnam.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 2.7% and the US duty is 9%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 9613.20 worth US$166.2m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 9613 20 00?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 2.7%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 9613 20 00?

153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 153 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 9613.20 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$66.9m), followed by Vietnam.

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