Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2525
2525.30: Mica, including splittings; mica waste: mica waste
Official description Mica waste
2525.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2525, mica, including splittings; mica waste, chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2525 30 00 00 Mica waste 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
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
Türkiye
USAWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5.7kUS$5.7k+US$23.5k+US$350.2k+> US$5.1m
Exports: 25
- India: US$5.1m
- Madagascar: US$514.4k
- Tanzania: US$350.2k
- Sri Lanka: US$47.1k
- China: US$24k
- Belgium: US$23.5k
- Brazil: US$22.9k
- Zambia: US$15.2k
- United Kingdom: US$14.9k
- Nigeria: US$11.9k
- United States: US$5.7k
- Spain: US$5.2k
- Italy: US$5k
- South Korea: US$2k
- Türkiye: US$1k
- France: US$700
- Malaysia: US$700
- Kenya: US$300
- United Arab Emirates: US$100
- Germany: US$100
- Japan: US$100
- South Africa: US$100
- Czechia: US$0
- Kyrgyzstan: US$0
- Sweden: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11kUS$11k+US$68.5k+US$216.8k+> US$399.8k
Imports: 47
- China: US$4m
- Romania: US$399.8k
- France: US$290.9k
- Belgium: US$233.7k
- Japan: US$216.8k
- Russia: US$156k
- Brazil: US$142.4k
- India: US$116k
- United States: US$106.7k
- Kuwait: US$74k
- Nigeria: US$68.5k
- Algeria: US$54.7k
- Tunisia: US$47.5k
- South Korea: US$47.4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$39.8k
- Poland: US$31.9k
- Netherlands: US$30.9k
- Oman: US$19k
- United Arab Emirates: US$15.7k
- Malaysia: US$15.3k
- Thailand: US$11k
- Paraguay: US$9.5k
- Germany: US$5.4k
- United Kingdom: US$5.2k
- Mexico: US$5k
- Philippines: US$5k
- Cameroon: US$3.3k
- Vietnam: US$2k
- Malawi: US$1.2k
- Lebanon: US$1.1k
- Hungary: US$1k
- Singapore: US$900
- Spain: US$800
- Uganda: US$600
- Niger: US$300
- Ireland: US$200
- Austria: US$100
- Canada: US$100
- Switzerland: US$100
- Indonesia: US$100
- Pakistan: US$100
- Bahrain: US$0
- Czechia: US$0
- Finland: US$0
- Honduras: US$0
- Lesotho: US$0
- Zambia: US$0
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$5.1m | 83% |
| 2 |  Madagascar | US$514.4k | 8.3% |
| 3 |  Tanzania | US$350.2k | 5.7% |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka | US$47.1k | 0.8% |
| 5 |  China | US$24k | 0.4% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$23.5k | 0.4% |
| 7 |  Brazil | US$22.9k | 0.4% |
| 8 |  Zambia | US$15.2k | 0.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$14.9k | 0.2% |
| 10 |  Nigeria | US$11.9k | 0.2% |
Subheading 2525.30 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 2525.30; 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.
World trade in these goods reached US$6.2m in 2024, down 43% on 2023.
India was the largest exporter with 83% of the total, ahead of Madagascar.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mica, including splittings; mica waste: mica waste?
Mica, including splittings; mica waste: mica waste fall under HS subheading 2525.30, part of heading 2525, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on mica, including splittings; mica waste: mica waste in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2525.30 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 mica, including splittings; mica waste: mica waste in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2525.30 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 mica, including splittings; mica waste: mica waste?
India, with US$5.1m in 2024 (83% 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.