Heading · Chapter 25
2507: Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined
Heading 2507 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 2507.00, in chapter 25 (salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement).
Duty rates compared
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$292.6kUS$292.6k+US$3.7m+US$22.7m+> US$153.3m
Exports: 120
- United States: US$601.6m
- United Kingdom: US$234.1m
- China: US$207.7m
- Brazil: US$153.3m
- India: US$126.9m
- Germany: US$83.8m
- Czechia: US$67.7m
- Belgium: US$60.2m
- France: US$58.3m
- Bulgaria: US$34.1m
- Ukraine: US$32.1m
- Spain: US$22.7m
- Indonesia: US$21.7m
- Portugal: US$20.2m
- Romania: US$19.2m
- Italy: US$11.4m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$10.4m
- Poland: US$8.3m
- Uzbekistan: US$7.7m
- Japan: US$7.4m
- Netherlands: US$5.7m
- Finland: US$5.6m
- Australia: US$5.6m
- Egypt: US$5.3m
- New Zealand: US$4.4m
- Morocco: US$4.3m
- Thailand: US$3.9m
- Vietnam: US$3.7m
- Taiwan: US$2.9m
- Iran: US$2.6m
- Slovenia: US$2.6m
- Senegal: US$2.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.9m
- South Korea: US$1.8m
- Serbia: US$1.6m
- Guatemala: US$1.5m
- Austria: US$1.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.4m
- Colombia: US$1.3m
- Canada: US$1.2m
- South Africa: US$1.1m
- Mexico: US$909.9k
- Sweden: US$859.2k
- Luxembourg: US$818.2k
- Ireland: US$694.1k
- Hungary: US$679.9k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$667k
- Albania: US$613.4k
- Barbados: US$513.4k
- Peru: US$489.2k
- Switzerland: US$479.7k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$405.4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$400.8k
- Venezuela: US$400.3k
- Laos: US$359.9k
- Costa Rica: US$335.8k
- Denmark: US$292.6k
- Argentina: US$223.8k
- Libya: US$217.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$822.7kUS$822.7k+US$6.5m+US$34.7m+> US$89m
Imports: 180
- China: US$136.4m
- Italy: US$112.1m
- Japan: US$102.7m
- Germany: US$99.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$96.1m
- Spain: US$89m
- India: US$84.6m
- Belgium: US$80.3m
- Türkiye: US$71.2m
- Mexico: US$65.6m
- Finland: US$57.5m
- Canada: US$53m
- South Korea: US$51.2m
- Taiwan: US$46.2m
- Egypt: US$45.6m
- Sweden: US$43.4m
- France: US$39.9m
- Indonesia: US$34.7m
- Poland: US$29.6m
- Thailand: US$29.4m
- United States: US$26m
- Vietnam: US$25.9m
- United Kingdom: US$25.6m
- Brazil: US$25.4m
- Malaysia: US$19m
- Austria: US$18.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$18.2m
- Russia: US$17.6m
- Bangladesh: US$16.4m
- Netherlands: US$15.6m
- Portugal: US$14.8m
- Algeria: US$13.3m
- Slovakia: US$12.8m
- Colombia: US$11.8m
- Pakistan: US$9.9m
- Morocco: US$9.7m
- Switzerland: US$9.1m
- Slovenia: US$8.9m
- Argentina: US$8.4m
- South Africa: US$8.4m
- Philippines: US$8.1m
- Romania: US$7.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$7.3m
- Peru: US$6.5m
- Tunisia: US$6.5m
- Iran: US$6.4m
- Bahrain: US$6.3m
- Denmark: US$5.8m
- Czechia: US$5.7m
- Nigeria: US$5.7m
- Ecuador: US$5.5m
- Bulgaria: US$5.1m
- Sri Lanka: US$5.1m
- Ghana: US$4.9m
- Hungary: US$4.8m
- Costa Rica: US$4.8m
- Australia: US$4.4m
- Norway: US$4.3m
- Greece: US$4.1m
- Mozambique: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$601.6m | 32.1% |
| 2 |  United Kingdom | US$234.1m | 12.5% |
| 3 |  China | US$207.7m | 11.1% |
| 4 |  Brazil | US$153.3m | 8.2% |
| 5 |  India | US$126.9m | 6.8% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$83.8m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Czechia | US$67.7m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$60.2m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  France | US$58.3m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | US$34.1m | 1.8% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 2507 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 2507 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 2507 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Heading 2507 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 2507 goods worth US$1.9bn (+7.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$601.6m), followed by the United Kingdom.
The biggest buyer was China, with imports of US$136.4m.
The United Kingdom ranked 2nd among 120 exporters with US$234.1m.
The United Kingdom imported US$25.6m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined?
Kaolin and other kaolinic clays, whether or not calcined fall under HS heading 2507, part of chapter 25, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on kaolin and other kaolinic clays in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2507 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2507 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 kaolin and other kaolinic clays?
The United States, with US$601.6m in 2024 (32.1% of world exports).