Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2522
2522.20: Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than: slaked lime
Official description Slaked lime
2522.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2522, quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2522 20 00 00 Slaked lime Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 2
- 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
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–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 |
| 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–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £1.3m | 53.7% | -34.6% |
 Belgium | £439k | 18.6% | -10.5% |
 Germany | £300k | 12.7% | +95.5% |
 Netherlands | £165k | 7% | +17.3% |
 Egypt | £67k | 2.8% | — |
 France | £30k | 1.3% | -37.6% |
 Italy | £28k | 1.2% | -63.1% |
 Spain | £27k | 1.2% | -2.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$618kUS$618k+US$3m+US$8m+> US$15m
Exports: 100
- Germany: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- Belgium: US$15m
- Spain: US$14m
- Vietnam: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Mexico: US$12m
- China: US$12m
- France: US$12m
- Guatemala: US$8m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Zambia: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Italy: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Dominican Republic: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Ghana: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Honduras: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Romania: US$972k
- Portugal: US$809k
- Lithuania: US$708k
- Uzbekistan: US$657k
- Slovenia: US$646k
- Serbia: US$640k
- Colombia: US$633k
- Tanzania: US$618k
- Algeria: US$410k
- Mozambique: US$357k
- Oman: US$340k
- Turkmenistan: US$319k
- Finland: US$316k
- Ecuador: US$202k
- New Zealand: US$200k
- Norway: US$192k
- Malawi: US$191k
- South Korea: US$186k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$350kUS$350k+US$1m+US$4m+> US$8m
Imports: 172
- France: US$26m
- United States: US$23m
- Philippines: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- Germany: US$12m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$6m
- India: US$6m
- Canada: US$6m
- Zimbabwe: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Burkina Faso: US$3m
- Nicaragua: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Senegal: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Mozambique: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Brazil: US$995k
- Montenegro: US$986k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$946k
- Ecuador: US$905k
- Cambodia: US$878k
- Laos: US$878k
- Croatia: US$864k
- Ghana: US$844k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$27m | 10.2% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$21m | 8% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$15m | 5.5% |
| 4 | Spain | US$14m | 5.4% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$14m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  Malaysia | US$12m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$12m | 4.5% |
| 8 |  China | US$12m | 4.4% |
| 9 | France | US$12m | 4.4% |
| 10 |  Guatemala | US$8m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$26m | 9.6% |
| 2 |  United States | US$23m | 8.6% |
| 3 |  Philippines | US$19m | 7.1% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$18m | 6.9% |
| 5 | Germany | US$12m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$8m | 3% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$7m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$6m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  India | US$6m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$6m | 2.3% |
Subheading 2522.20 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 2522.20; the duty is 1.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 £2.4m (down 21% on the year before), at an average of £0.25 per kg; Ireland supplied 54%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$267m in 2024, up 6.7% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 10.2% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than: slaked lime?
Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than: slaked lime fall under HS subheading 2522.20, part of heading 2522, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2522.20 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 quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2522.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime?
Germany, with US$27m in 2024 (10.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 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 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 Ireland (54%), Belgium (19%) and Germany (13%), out of total imports of £2.4m.