Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2529
2529.30: Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite
2529.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2529, feldspar; leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite; fluorspar, chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2529 30 00 00 Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | £2.3m | 91.1% | -48.7% |
 Germany | £194k | 7.8% | +12.3% |
 Canada | £20k | 0.8% | -28.4% |
 United States | £7k | 0.3% | -59.4% |
| United Kingdom | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$29kUS$29k+US$557k+US$4m+> US$44m
Exports: 51
- Canada: US$120m
- Norway: US$44m
- China: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- United States: US$4m
- Spain: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$756k
- Germany: US$750k
- Türkiye: US$560k
- Italy: US$557k
- Thailand: US$324k
- Czechia: US$261k
- India: US$254k
- France: US$190k
- United Kingdom: US$186k
- Portugal: US$121k
- Taiwan: US$89k
- Greece: US$66k
- Mexico: US$31k
- Armenia: US$30k
- Brazil: US$29k
- Sweden: US$22k
- Croatia: US$20k
- Australia: US$19k
- Costa Rica: US$18k
- Japan: US$15k
- Colombia: US$9k
- South Africa: US$9k
- Iran: US$8k
- Tanzania: US$6k
- Lithuania: US$6k
- Malaysia: US$5k
- Luxembourg: US$4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3k
- Estonia: US$3k
- Oman: US$3k
- Denmark: US$2k
- South Korea: US$2k
- Ireland: US$2k
- Slovenia: US$2k
- Austria: US$1k
- Singapore: US$1k
- Panama: US$1k
- Kazakhstan: US$900
- Finland: US$0
- Hungary: US$0
- Indonesia: US$0
- Macao SAR China: US$0
- Vietnam: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$121kUS$121k+US$659k+US$3m+> US$5m
Imports: 104
- United States: US$110m
- Poland: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Italy: US$5m
- Germany: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- China: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Japan: US$937k
- Sweden: US$847k
- Malaysia: US$798k
- Lithuania: US$685k
- Russia: US$677k
- Thailand: US$660k
- Colombia: US$652k
- Saudi Arabia: US$626k
- Costa Rica: US$565k
- Greece: US$512k
- Brazil: US$499k
- Vietnam: US$486k
- South Africa: US$441k
- New Zealand: US$378k
- Ireland: US$345k
- United Arab Emirates: US$343k
- Dominican Republic: US$323k
- Peru: US$319k
- Kazakhstan: US$302k
- Finland: US$240k
- Denmark: US$232k
- El Salvador: US$230k
- Norway: US$207k
- Ghana: US$197k
- Austria: US$175k
- Panama: US$160k
- South Korea: US$157k
- Uzbekistan: US$146k
- Singapore: US$142k
- Cyprus: US$136k
- Switzerland: US$121k
- Guatemala: US$121k
- Morocco: US$109k
- Iran: US$107k
- Chile: US$83k
- Tunisia: US$70k
- Argentina: US$59k
- Nicaragua: US$58k
- Hungary: US$58k
- Estonia: US$44k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$120m | 62.7% |
| 2 | Norway | US$44m | 22.8% |
| 3 |  China | US$8m | 4% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$6m | 3% |
| 5 | United States | US$4m | 2.1% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$2m | 1.1% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$2m | 1.1% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$2m | 0.9% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$756k | 0.4% |
| 10 | Germany | US$750k | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$110m | 57.5% |
| 2 | Poland | US$12m | 6% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$7m | 3.8% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$5m | 2.5% |
| 5 | Germany | US$4m | 2.3% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$4m | 2.3% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$4m | 2.3% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$4m | 2.2% |
| 9 | Spain | US$4m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  France | US$4m | 2% |
Subheading 2529.30 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 2529.30; 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.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.5m (down 46% on the year before), at an average of £0.11 per kg; Norway supplied 91%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$192m in 2024, up 12.3% on 2023.
Canada was the largest exporter with 62.7% of the total, ahead of Norway.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite?
Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite fall under HS subheading 2529.30, part of heading 2529, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2529.30 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 leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2529.30 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 leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite?
Canada, with US$120m in 2024 (62.7% 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 Norway (91%), Germany (8%) and Canada (1%), out of total imports of £2.5m.