Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2526

2526.10

2526.10: Not crushed, not powdered

Subheading 2526.10 belongs to heading 2526 (natural steatite) in chapter 25.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2526 10 00 00 Not crushed, not powdered 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£34k+61.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.91 per kg
Feb 2024: £2kNov 2024: £11kMar 2025: £2kMay 2025: £4kJun 2025: £4kSept 2025: £388Oct 2025: £8kNov 2025: £1kJan 2026: £2kMar 2026: £4kMay 2026: £2kJun 2026: £9kAug 2026: £7k 2026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
India £13k 39.1% +131.8%
China £12k 36.2% +3,082.3%
France £8k 23.6% —
Ireland £388 1.1% —
Brazil £0 0% -100%
Finland £0 0% -100%
Iran £0 0% -100%
Kenya £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2526.10 · US$155.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$27.7kUS$27.7k+US$378.8k+US$5m+> US$28.8m

Exports: 65
  1. Pakistan: US$54.9m
  2. United States: US$28.8m
  3. China: US$26.8m
  4. India: US$20.9m
  5. Australia: US$7.3m
  6. France: US$5m
  7. Belgium: US$3.2m
  8. Finland: US$1.8m
  9. Brazil: US$1.3m
  10. Afghanistan: US$1.3m
  11. Italy: US$1.1m
  12. Türkiye: US$515k
  13. Germany: US$449k
  14. Saudi Arabia: US$378.8k
  15. Japan: US$371.5k
  16. Netherlands: US$340.6k
  17. Canada: US$190.6k
  18. Taiwan: US$163.9k
  19. Czechia: US$153.5k
  20. Spain: US$145.3k
  21. Egypt: US$138.2k
  22. Austria: US$122.9k
  23. Kenya: US$56.5k
  24. South Africa: US$37.4k
  25. Thailand: US$30.5k
  26. Nepal: US$28.4k
  27. Nigeria: US$27.7k
  28. Poland: US$22.9k
  29. Bhutan: US$22.1k
  30. Singapore: US$19.6k
  31. Iran: US$18.9k
  32. United Kingdom: US$15.5k
  33. South Korea: US$12.7k
  34. Denmark: US$9k
  35. Russia: US$7.7k
  36. Malaysia: US$5.2k
  37. Indonesia: US$4.7k
  38. New Zealand: US$4.6k
  39. Portugal: US$4.5k
  40. Croatia: US$2.8k
  41. Sweden: US$2.2k
  42. Zambia: US$2.2k
  43. Peru: US$1.6k
  44. Hungary: US$1.1k
  45. Philippines: US$700
  46. Bulgaria: US$300
  47. Switzerland: US$300
  48. Côte d’Ivoire: US$200
  49. United Arab Emirates: US$100
  50. Armenia: US$100
  51. Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
  52. Kuwait: US$100
  53. Tunisia: US$100
  54. Belarus: US$0
  55. Bermuda: US$0
  56. Estonia: US$0
  57. Greece: US$0
  58. Lithuania: US$0
  59. Luxembourg: US$0
  60. Latvia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Pakistan US$54.9m 35.3%
2 United States US$28.8m 18.5%
3 China US$26.8m 17.2%
4 India US$20.9m 13.4%
5 Australia US$7.3m 4.7%
6 France US$5m 3.2%
7 Belgium US$3.2m 2%
8 Finland US$1.8m 1.2%
9 Brazil US$1.3m 0.9%
10 Afghanistan US$1.3m 0.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$27m 17.3%
2 Japan US$25.9m 16.6%
3 South Korea US$16.6m 10.7%
4 China US$16.3m 10.4%
5 Indonesia US$13m 8.4%
6 Belgium US$9.5m 6.1%
7 Netherlands US$6.5m 4.2%
8 Austria US$5.3m 3.4%
9 Thailand US$5.2m 3.4%
10 Spain US$4.5m 2.9%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2526.10; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 2526.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

156 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.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £33.8k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 61% on the year before); India supplied 39%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$155.8m (+4.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was Pakistan (US$54.9m), followed by the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for not crushed, not powdered?

Not crushed, not powdered fall under HS subheading 2526.10, part of heading 2526, in section V of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on not crushed, not powdered in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2526.10 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 not crushed, not powdered in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2526.10 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 not crushed, not powdered?

Pakistan, with US$54.9m in 2024 (35.3% 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 India (39%), China (36%) and France (24%), out of total imports of £33.8k.