Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2508
2508.60: Other clays: mullite
Official description Mullite
2508.60 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2508, other clays (not including expanded clays of heading 6806), andalusite, kyanite…, chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2508 60 00 00 Mullite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £887k | 34.8% | +50.8% |
 Germany | £725k | 28.4% | +138.7% |
 China | £510k | 20% | +2.5% |
 Hungary | £337k | 13.2% | +8.8% |
 Spain | £49k | 1.9% | +2,244.2% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £31k | 1.2% | — |
 Japan | £9k | 0.4% | -94.4% |
 Luxembourg | £4k | 0.2% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$88kUS$88k+US$797k+US$9m+> US$37m
Exports: 48
- China: US$43m
- Japan: US$37m
- United States: US$23m
- Germany: US$10m
- Hungary: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$982k
- Italy: US$822k
- Spain: US$797k
- Bahrain: US$690k
- France: US$537k
- Kazakhstan: US$318k
- Taiwan: US$263k
- Czechia: US$195k
- India: US$191k
- Austria: US$190k
- Brazil: US$127k
- South Korea: US$121k
- Angola: US$105k
- Egypt: US$88k
- Türkiye: US$70k
- Portugal: US$65k
- Belgium: US$57k
- Bulgaria: US$55k
- Mexico: US$54k
- Sweden: US$41k
- Cameroon: US$38k
- Denmark: US$27k
- Singapore: US$20k
- Poland: US$15k
- Uruguay: US$13k
- Slovenia: US$13k
- Guatemala: US$12k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10k
- Latvia: US$9k
- South Africa: US$8k
- Guyana: US$6k
- Russia: US$6k
- Tonga: US$5k
- Barbados: US$3k
- Switzerland: US$400
- Algeria: US$100
- Australia: US$0
- Cyprus: US$0
- Romania: US$0
- Tunisia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$93kUS$93k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$14m
Imports: 86
- Poland: US$33m
- Germany: US$14m
- South Korea: US$14m
- Japan: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- United States: US$6m
- France: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Sweden: US$900k
- Russia: US$813k
- Türkiye: US$724k
- Kazakhstan: US$696k
- Switzerland: US$669k
- Malaysia: US$628k
- Slovakia: US$544k
- Austria: US$529k
- Canada: US$504k
- Brazil: US$488k
- Hungary: US$483k
- United Arab Emirates: US$440k
- Greece: US$212k
- Portugal: US$202k
- Israel: US$162k
- Morocco: US$128k
- Serbia: US$115k
- Tunisia: US$112k
- New Zealand: US$110k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$105k
- Peru: US$93k
- Philippines: US$60k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$54k
- Oman: US$43k
- South Africa: US$36k
- Bangladesh: US$36k
- Ukraine: US$29k
- Bulgaria: US$26k
- Nigeria: US$25k
- Argentina: US$24k
- Saudi Arabia: US$22k
- Uzbekistan: US$20k
- Uruguay: US$19k
- Finland: US$16k
- Colombia: US$12k
- Dominican Republic: US$12k
- Croatia: US$10k
- Sri Lanka: US$9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$43m | 32.1% |
| 2 | Japan | US$37m | 27.4% |
| 3 | United States | US$23m | 17% |
| 4 | Germany | US$10m | 7.7% |
| 5 | Hungary | US$9m | 6.5% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$3m | 1.9% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$2m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$2m | 1.4% |
| 9 | Luxembourg | US$982k | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$822k | 0.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | US$33m | 24.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$14m | 10.4% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$14m | 10.3% |
| 4 | Japan | US$8m | 6.1% |
| 5 |  Mexico | US$8m | 5.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$6m | 4.7% |
| 7 |  France | US$6m | 4.2% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$5m | 3.8% |
| 9 | Italy | US$5m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  India | US$5m | 3.6% |
Subheading 2508.60 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 2508.60; 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 £2.6m (up 36% on the year before), at an average of £0.73 per kg; United States supplied 35%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$135m in 2024, up 1.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 32.1% of the total, ahead of Japan.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other clays: mullite?
Other clays: mullite fall under HS subheading 2508.60, part of heading 2508, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other clays: mullite in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2508.60 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 other clays: mullite in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2508.60 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 other clays: mullite?
China, with US$43m in 2024 (32.1% 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 United States (35%), Germany (28%) and China (20%), out of total imports of £2.6m.