Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2519
2519.90: Natural magnesium carbonate: other
Fused and dead-burned magnesia
Official description Other
2519.90 is the HS subheading for fused and dead-burned magnesia, under heading 2519 in chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2519 90 00 00 Other
- 2519 90 10 00 Magnesium oxide, other than calcined natural magnesium carbonate Free
- 2519 90 10 10 Fused magnesia with a purity by weight of 94% or more Free+2
- 2519 90 10 90 Other Free+2
- 2519 90 30 00 Dead-burned (sintered) magnesia Free+2
- 2519 90 90 00 Other Free+2
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
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 | |
| 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 | 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–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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £5.8m | 27.3% | +20% |
 Greece | £3.2m | 15.1% | -0.5% |
 Spain | £2.9m | 13.9% | -31.1% |
 Ireland | £2m | 9.5% | +1.1% |
 Türkiye | £1.8m | 8.6% | -6.6% |
 Japan | £1.4m | 6.6% | +13.3% |
 Israel | £1.1m | 5.2% | +5.9% |
 Germany | £610k | 2.9% | -10.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 0.6% Türkiye 25% Statutory rate (Law 474) 8 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$240.7kUS$240.7k+US$5.1m+US$52.9m+> US$82.6m
Exports: 95
- China: US$922.5m
- Brazil: US$92.7m
- Japan: US$82.6m
- Türkiye: US$81.4m
- Spain: US$79.2m
- Netherlands: US$79.1m
- Israel: US$76.4m
- Slovakia: US$60.4m
- Germany: US$56.9m
- Austria: US$52.9m
- Greece: US$49.1m
- Australia: US$48.6m
- Tanzania: US$44.3m
- United States: US$40.6m
- Mexico: US$29.3m
- France: US$27.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$26.7m
- Canada: US$25.2m
- United Kingdom: US$17.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12.6m
- Russia: US$10.8m
- Zambia: US$6.2m
- Belgium: US$5.1m
- India: US$5m
- Italy: US$3.6m
- Mauritius: US$3.5m
- Czechia: US$2.9m
- Hungary: US$2.9m
- Ireland: US$2.7m
- South Africa: US$2.3m
- Poland: US$1.7m
- Denmark: US$1.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.5m
- Singapore: US$1.5m
- Taiwan: US$1.1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Sweden: US$762.3k
- Malaysia: US$637.7k
- Thailand: US$614.2k
- Romania: US$459.4k
- Slovenia: US$383.1k
- Estonia: US$374.1k
- Switzerland: US$332k
- Malta: US$329.9k
- Pakistan: US$247k
- Turkmenistan: US$240.7k
- Portugal: US$212.8k
- Azerbaijan: US$197k
- Latvia: US$181.3k
- Sri Lanka: US$149.5k
- Peru: US$148.4k
- Luxembourg: US$148.1k
- Guatemala: US$138.6k
- Tunisia: US$122.4k
- Indonesia: US$112.4k
- Bulgaria: US$104.7k
- Egypt: US$96.8k
- Guyana: US$89.6k
- Iceland: US$88.4k
- Niger: US$79.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$635.9kUS$635.9k+US$8.6m+US$38.8m+> US$100m
Imports: 160
- United States: US$219.4m
- India: US$190.9m
- Germany: US$146.6m
- Japan: US$114.8m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$100m
- Netherlands: US$79.7m
- South Korea: US$74.8m
- France: US$73.4m
- Austria: US$70.5m
- Türkiye: US$54.9m
- Poland: US$53.3m
- Taiwan: US$46.8m
- China: US$45.4m
- Indonesia: US$40.6m
- Brazil: US$38.8m
- Italy: US$38.8m
- Russia: US$37.2m
- Spain: US$36.9m
- Ukraine: US$36.3m
- Zambia: US$27.9m
- Mexico: US$27.2m
- Malaysia: US$26.3m
- United Kingdom: US$25.6m
- Vietnam: US$21.8m
- South Africa: US$20.6m
- Belgium: US$20.3m
- Canada: US$18.8m
- Ireland: US$18.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$18.3m
- Czechia: US$17.1m
- Thailand: US$15.5m
- New Zealand: US$11.5m
- Slovakia: US$11.3m
- Argentina: US$11.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10.5m
- Egypt: US$10.4m
- Australia: US$9m
- Romania: US$8.9m
- Sweden: US$8.6m
- Finland: US$8.4m
- Denmark: US$8.4m
- Colombia: US$7.8m
- Ecuador: US$6.9m
- Tanzania: US$6m
- Norway: US$5.6m
- Iran: US$5.3m
- Slovenia: US$5.2m
- Portugal: US$4.9m
- Hungary: US$4.5m
- Chile: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.7m
- Peru: US$3.6m
- Switzerland: US$3.5m
- Singapore: US$3.2m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$2.5m
- Morocco: US$2.5m
- Libya: US$2.5m
- Philippines: US$2.3m
- Algeria: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$922.5m | 46.4% |
| 2 |  Brazil | US$92.7m | 4.7% |
| 3 | Japan | US$82.6m | 4.2% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$81.4m | 4.1% |
| 5 | Spain | US$79.2m | 4% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$79.1m | 4% |
| 7 | Israel | US$76.4m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  Slovakia | US$60.4m | 3% |
| 9 | Germany | US$56.9m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$52.9m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$219.4m | 11% |
| 2 |  India | US$190.9m | 9.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$146.6m | 7.4% |
| 4 | Japan | US$114.8m | 5.8% |
| 5 |  Congo - Kinshasa | US$100m | 5% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$79.7m | 4% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$74.8m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  France | US$73.4m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Austria | US$70.5m | 3.5% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$54.9m | 2.8% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2519.90 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2519.90 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 1.7%. 2 of them are duty-free.
157 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of fused and dead-burned magnesia into the UK came to £21.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); China supplied 27%, followed by Greece.
In 2024, countries exported fused and dead-burned magnesia worth US$2bn (−5.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$922.5m), followed by Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for natural magnesium carbonate: other?
Natural magnesium carbonate: other fall under HS subheading 2519.90, part of heading 2519, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on natural magnesium carbonate: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2519.90 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 natural magnesium carbonate: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2519.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 1.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most natural magnesium carbonate: other?
China, with US$922.5m in 2024 (46.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export fused and dead-burned magnesia to the UK duty-free?
157 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on fused and dead-burned magnesia?
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 fused and dead-burned magnesia from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (27%), Greece (15%) and Spain (14%), out of total imports of £21.1m.