Subheading · Chapter 24 · Heading 2403
2403.11: Water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter
2403.11 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2403, other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, chapter 24.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2403 11 00 00 Water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter 70%
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Excise dutyExcises
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 70% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 36.35% |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 52.4% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £2k | 48.8% | — |
 Indonesia | £1k | 31.8% | -73.9% |
 Spain | £890 | 19.4% | -47.3% |
 United Arab Emirates | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Egypt | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Türkiye | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 74.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 74.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 67% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Japan 29.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 100% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 45% – 60% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 52.5% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57kUS$57k+US$738k+US$9m+> US$60m
Exports: 74
- Egypt: US$121m
- Türkiye: US$79m
- United Arab Emirates: US$60m
- Poland: US$34m
- India: US$29m
- Uganda: US$18m
- Zimbabwe: US$9m
- Germany: US$9m
- Russia: US$8m
- Jordan: US$7m
- United States: US$5m
- France: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$971k
- Denmark: US$738k
- Belgium: US$478k
- Austria: US$345k
- Mauritania: US$291k
- Indonesia: US$270k
- Armenia: US$269k
- Malaysia: US$269k
- Dominican Republic: US$227k
- China: US$199k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$177k
- Moldova: US$171k
- Saudi Arabia: US$169k
- Brazil: US$153k
- Morocco: US$142k
- Ukraine: US$99k
- Singapore: US$87k
- Georgia: US$86k
- Czechia: US$57k
- Serbia: US$40k
- Yemen: US$39k
- Japan: US$36k
- Italy: US$25k
- United Kingdom: US$25k
- Iraq: US$22k
- Tanzania: US$19k
- Switzerland: US$19k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12k
- Iran: US$12k
- Estonia: US$11k
- Slovenia: US$10k
- Uzbekistan: US$9k
- Hungary: US$7k
- Pakistan: US$7k
- Curaçao: US$6k
- Bahrain: US$6k
- Barbados: US$5k
- New Zealand: US$3k
- Finland: US$2k
- Taiwan: US$2k
- Sweden: US$2k
- Lebanon: US$1k
- Portugal: US$900
- Cyprus: US$800
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$215kUS$215k+US$1m+US$6m+> US$25m
Imports: 154
- Iraq: US$69m
- United Arab Emirates: US$32m
- Saudi Arabia: US$31m
- Spain: US$26m
- United States: US$25m
- Libya: US$25m
- India: US$23m
- Syria: US$15m
- Bahrain: US$11m
- Germany: US$10m
- Nigeria: US$9m
- Mozambique: US$9m
- South Sudan: US$8m
- Kuwait: US$8m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$7m
- Guinea: US$6m
- Sudan: US$5m
- Jordan: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Oman: US$2m
- Lebanon: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Japan: US$1m
- Yemen: US$1m
- Tanzania: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Nepal: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Angola: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- France: US$961k
- Latvia: US$949k
- Venezuela: US$880k
- Chad: US$879k
- Pakistan: US$785k
- Tunisia: US$724k
- Italy: US$701k
- Armenia: US$700k
- Ukraine: US$692k
- Somalia: US$682k
- Malaysia: US$679k
- Panama: US$655k
- Egypt: US$655k
- Cyprus: US$620k
- Indonesia: US$612k
- Mauritania: US$599k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | US$121m | 30.7% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$79m | 20% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | US$60m | 15.3% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$34m | 8.6% |
| 5 | India | US$29m | 7.3% |
| 6 |  Uganda | US$18m | 4.7% |
| 7 |  Zimbabwe | US$9m | 2.3% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$9m | 2.2% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$8m | 2% |
| 10 |  Jordan | US$7m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iraq | US$69m | 17.4% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | US$32m | 8.2% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$31m | 7.9% |
| 4 | Spain | US$26m | 6.6% |
| 5 | United States | US$25m | 6.4% |
| 6 |  Libya | US$25m | 6.4% |
| 7 | India | US$23m | 5.8% |
| 8 |  Syria | US$15m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Bahrain | US$11m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Germany | US$10m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 158
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 25%median duty
- 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 3,000%highest: Bermuda, Solomon Islands, Nauru
158
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 60% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 8.6%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
| Bahrain | 100% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 33% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 201%* | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 3,000%* | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 100% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 15% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 45% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 4% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 57% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 75% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 5%* | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 45% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 75% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 897%* | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 45% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 35% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 100% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 40% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 40% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 30% | 2023 | |
| Jordan | 1.5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 100% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 45% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
| Libya | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 60%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 85%* | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 200% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 67% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 50% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 45% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 2,794%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 80% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 53% | 45% – 60% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 100%* | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 206% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 104%* | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 100% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 70% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 100% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 200% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 2,961%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 45% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 40% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 255% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 61%* | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 45% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 35% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 56%* | 2023 | |
| Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 18% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 60% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 79% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 75% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 100% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 70% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3%* | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 40% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25%* | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 12232 Smoking tobacco, whether/not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 113101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 25090 Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; "homogenized" or "reconstituted" tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1200 Manufacture of tobacco products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2403.11 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2403.11 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2403.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 2403.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 2403.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 2403.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 367 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Other
Update to Excise Measures on Tobacco – 10 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8382 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
RG 03.07.2026 sayı 33299 · Karar 11489 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
Subheading 2403.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 70%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2403.11; the duty is 74.9%.
Goods from 170 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 70%; 168 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £4.6k (down 59% on the year before), at an average of £22.16 per kg; India supplied 49%, followed by Indonesia.
World trade in these goods reached US$395m in 2024, down 16.8% on 2023.
Egypt was the largest exporter with 30.7% of the total, ahead of Türkiye.
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheading 240311, the expression ‘water-pipe tobacco’ means tobacco intended for smoking in a water pipe and which consists of a mixture of tobacco and glycerol, whether or not containing aromatic oils and extracts, molasses or sugar, and whether or not flavoured with fruit. However, tobacco-free products intended for smoking in a water pipe are excluded from this subheading.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter?
Water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter fall under HS subheading 2403.11, part of heading 2403, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2403.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 70%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2403.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 74.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most water-pipe tobacco specified in subheading note 1…?
Egypt, with US$121m in 2024 (30.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
168 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 70% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (49%), Indonesia (32%) and Spain (19%), out of total imports of £4.6k.