Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2526
2526.10: Not crushed, not powdered
Subheading 2526.10 belongs to heading 2526 (natural steatite) in chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £13k | 39.1% | +131.8% | |
| £12k | 36.2% | +3,082.3% | |
| £8k | 23.6% | — | |
| £388 | 1.1% | — | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$27.7kUS$27.7k+US$378.8k+US$5m+> US$28.8m
Exports: 65
- Pakistan: US$54.9m
- United States: US$28.8m
- China: US$26.8m
- India: US$20.9m
- Australia: US$7.3m
- France: US$5m
- Belgium: US$3.2m
- Finland: US$1.8m
- Brazil: US$1.3m
- Afghanistan: US$1.3m
- Italy: US$1.1m
- Türkiye: US$515k
- Germany: US$449k
- Saudi Arabia: US$378.8k
- Japan: US$371.5k
- Netherlands: US$340.6k
- Canada: US$190.6k
- Taiwan: US$163.9k
- Czechia: US$153.5k
- Spain: US$145.3k
- Egypt: US$138.2k
- Austria: US$122.9k
- Kenya: US$56.5k
- South Africa: US$37.4k
- Thailand: US$30.5k
- Nepal: US$28.4k
- Nigeria: US$27.7k
- Poland: US$22.9k
- Bhutan: US$22.1k
- Singapore: US$19.6k
- Iran: US$18.9k
- United Kingdom: US$15.5k
- South Korea: US$12.7k
- Denmark: US$9k
- Russia: US$7.7k
- Malaysia: US$5.2k
- Indonesia: US$4.7k
- New Zealand: US$4.6k
- Portugal: US$4.5k
- Croatia: US$2.8k
- Sweden: US$2.2k
- Zambia: US$2.2k
- Peru: US$1.6k
- Hungary: US$1.1k
- Philippines: US$700
- Bulgaria: US$300
- Switzerland: US$300
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$200
- United Arab Emirates: US$100
- Armenia: US$100
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
- Kuwait: US$100
- Tunisia: US$100
- Belarus: US$0
- Bermuda: US$0
- Estonia: US$0
- Greece: US$0
- Lithuania: US$0
- Luxembourg: US$0
- Latvia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$12.1kUS$12.1k+US$189.9k+US$2.8m+> US$16.3m
Imports: 127
- United States: US$27m
- Japan: US$25.9m
- South Korea: US$16.6m
- China: US$16.3m
- Indonesia: US$13m
- Belgium: US$9.5m
- Netherlands: US$6.5m
- Austria: US$5.3m
- Thailand: US$5.2m
- Spain: US$4.5m
- Italy: US$3.4m
- Türkiye: US$3.1m
- Mexico: US$2.8m
- Taiwan: US$2.6m
- France: US$1.7m
- Germany: US$1.7m
- Colombia: US$1.4m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$982.6k
- Bangladesh: US$977.7k
- Costa Rica: US$608k
- Portugal: US$512.1k
- Uzbekistan: US$438.5k
- Russia: US$413.3k
- Egypt: US$391.9k
- Vietnam: US$371.6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$311.5k
- Argentina: US$284.4k
- Sri Lanka: US$267.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$250.7k
- Switzerland: US$189.9k
- Canada: US$168.3k
- South Africa: US$163.1k
- Poland: US$160.4k
- Czechia: US$141.9k
- Zambia: US$141.4k
- Nepal: US$141.3k
- India: US$134.5k
- Cameroon: US$113k
- Ghana: US$85k
- Lithuania: US$82.6k
- Malaysia: US$81.8k
- French Polynesia: US$57.9k
- Greece: US$50.8k
- Hungary: US$39.6k
- Qatar: US$37.8k
- Brazil: US$34.9k
- Romania: US$33.6k
- Fiji: US$33.5k
- Singapore: US$33k
- Bulgaria: US$32.9k
- Chile: US$28.5k
- Tanzania: US$27.3k
- Norway: US$26.8k
- Australia: US$26.4k
- Morocco: US$21.9k
- United Kingdom: US$21.2k
- Mozambique: US$21.2k
- Denmark: US$15.1k
- Algeria: US$12.4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$54.9m | 35.3% | |
| 2 | US$28.8m | 18.5% | |
| 3 | US$26.8m | 17.2% | |
| 4 | US$20.9m | 13.4% | |
| 5 | US$7.3m | 4.7% | |
| 6 | US$5m | 3.2% | |
| 7 | US$3.2m | 2% | |
| 8 | US$1.8m | 1.2% | |
| 9 | US$1.3m | 0.9% | |
| 10 | US$1.3m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$27m | 17.3% | |
| 2 | US$25.9m | 16.6% | |
| 3 | US$16.6m | 10.7% | |
| 4 | US$16.3m | 10.4% | |
| 5 | US$13m | 8.4% | |
| 6 | US$9.5m | 6.1% | |
| 7 | US$6.5m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$5.3m | 3.4% | |
| 9 | US$5.2m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | 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.