Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2506
2506.20: Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether: quartzite
Official description Quartzite
2506.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2506, quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or…, chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2506 20 00 00 Quartzite Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | 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–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 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–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | £324k | 38.4% | +264.3% |
 Ireland | £118k | 14% | -65% |
 Italy | £99k | 11.7% | -69.9% |
 India | £94k | 11.2% | -39.2% |
 Poland | £63k | 7.5% | -30.9% |
 United States | £55k | 6.5% | +32.1% |
 China | £27k | 3.1% | -59.6% |
 Germany | £23k | 2.7% | +160% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$53kUS$53k+US$439k+US$5m+> US$19m
Exports: 113
- Brazil: US$109m
- Italy: US$21m
- China: US$20m
- India: US$19m
- Canada: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Norway: US$11m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$10m
- Germany: US$6m
- Russia: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Poland: US$3m
- Angola: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Tanzania: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Bhutan: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- South Korea: US$999k
- Estonia: US$737k
- Zambia: US$628k
- Finland: US$576k
- Japan: US$572k
- Latvia: US$520k
- Ireland: US$439k
- Netherlands: US$293k
- Madagascar: US$278k
- United Kingdom: US$264k
- Greece: US$262k
- Austria: US$256k
- Mongolia: US$252k
- Indonesia: US$251k
- Uzbekistan: US$229k
- Vietnam: US$216k
- North Macedonia: US$212k
- Portugal: US$201k
- Sweden: US$190k
- France: US$173k
- Belgium: US$171k
- Israel: US$145k
- Mozambique: US$142k
- Nigeria: US$118k
- South Africa: US$110k
- Malaysia: US$106k
- Mexico: US$102k
- Kazakhstan: US$78k
- Czechia: US$75k
- United Arab Emirates: US$59k
- Colombia: US$58k
- Switzerland: US$55k
- Sri Lanka: US$54k
- Morocco: US$53k
- Australia: US$47k
- Laos: US$47k
- Uruguay: US$41k
- Bolivia: US$32k
- Nicaragua: US$30k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$75kUS$75k+US$471k+US$3m+> US$11m
Imports: 144
- China: US$80m
- Italy: US$52m
- Iceland: US$22m
- United States: US$19m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Japan: US$7m
- Sweden: US$6m
- India: US$5m
- Azerbaijan: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Bhutan: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Georgia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Canada: US$938k
- Mexico: US$826k
- Thailand: US$714k
- South Korea: US$570k
- Sri Lanka: US$555k
- Iran: US$541k
- Romania: US$535k
- Taiwan: US$471k
- Croatia: US$433k
- Russia: US$408k
- Slovakia: US$389k
- Finland: US$370k
- Maldives: US$367k
- Kuwait: US$360k
- Qatar: US$270k
- Ireland: US$262k
- Vietnam: US$253k
- Singapore: US$252k
- New Zealand: US$247k
- Norway: US$240k
- Türkiye: US$234k
- Lithuania: US$228k
- Malaysia: US$228k
- Nepal: US$208k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$207k
- Brazil: US$202k
- Albania: US$200k
- Malta: US$193k
- United Arab Emirates: US$188k
- Costa Rica: US$174k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$172k
- Oman: US$164k
- Nigeria: US$162k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$109m | 41.8% |
| 2 | Italy | US$21m | 8.1% |
| 3 | China | US$20m | 7.6% |
| 4 | India | US$19m | 7.3% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$14m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Türkiye | US$13m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Norway | US$11m | 4.4% |
| 8 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$10m | 3.8% |
| 9 | Germany | US$6m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$5m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$80m | 30.6% |
| 2 | Italy | US$52m | 20% |
| 3 |  Iceland | US$22m | 8.6% |
| 4 | United States | US$19m | 7.5% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$11m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$7m | 2.8% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$6m | 2.3% |
| 8 | India | US$5m | 1.9% |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan | US$4m | 1.6% |
| 10 | Germany | US$4m | 1.5% |
Subheading 2506.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2506.20; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £842.4k (down 28% on the year before), at an average of £0.66 per kg; Brazil supplied 38%, followed by Ireland.
World trade in these goods reached US$261m in 2024, down 8.1% on 2023.
Brazil was the largest exporter with 41.8% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether: quartzite?
Quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite, whether: quartzite fall under HS subheading 2506.20, part of heading 2506, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2506.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2506.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most quartz (other than natural sands); quartzite…?
Brazil, with US$109m in 2024 (41.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Brazil (38%), Ireland (14%) and Italy (12%), out of total imports of £842.4k.