Subheading · Chapter 25 · Heading 2530
2530.10: Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded
2530.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2530, mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, chapter 25.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2530 10 00 00 Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | £2m | 42.4% | -38.7% |
 Saudi Arabia | £919k | 19.5% | -23.5% |
 Netherlands | £352k | 7.5% | +3,811.5% |
 Greece | £309k | 6.5% | -19.6% |
 Uganda | £213k | 4.5% | — |
 United States | £200k | 4.2% | +104% |
 China | £132k | 2.8% | +130% |
 Zimbabwe | £111k | 2.4% | +38.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$235kUS$235k+US$1m+US$6m+> US$29m
Exports: 86
- Türkiye: US$45m
- Greece: US$39m
- South Africa: US$29m
- China: US$27m
- Brazil: US$11m
- United States: US$8m
- Uganda: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Zimbabwe: US$6m
- Armenia: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Germany: US$5m
- Italy: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- France: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Georgia: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$968k
- Australia: US$790k
- Lithuania: US$696k
- India: US$692k
- United Kingdom: US$688k
- Uzbekistan: US$670k
- Kenya: US$514k
- Portugal: US$405k
- Sweden: US$370k
- Vietnam: US$330k
- Austria: US$309k
- Slovenia: US$294k
- Czechia: US$235k
- Luxembourg: US$207k
- Ireland: US$154k
- Malta: US$151k
- Indonesia: US$139k
- Ukraine: US$138k
- Israel: US$128k
- Canada: US$113k
- Mauritius: US$98k
- Taiwan: US$91k
- Finland: US$83k
- Pakistan: US$76k
- Malaysia: US$59k
- Switzerland: US$57k
- Iran: US$55k
- Egypt: US$46k
- Somalia: US$36k
- North Macedonia: US$30k
- Singapore: US$27k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86kUS$86k+US$965k+US$5m+> US$11m
Imports: 161
- United States: US$35m
- South Korea: US$20m
- Japan: US$13m
- Canada: US$11m
- Germany: US$11m
- India: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- China: US$8m
- Russia: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- France: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Austria: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Mozambique: US$1m
- Greece: US$989k
- Kazakhstan: US$965k
- Portugal: US$919k
- Azerbaijan: US$830k
- Singapore: US$792k
- Egypt: US$759k
- Switzerland: US$654k
- Kuwait: US$644k
- Thailand: US$634k
- Norway: US$615k
- Vietnam: US$518k
- Chile: US$450k
- Luxembourg: US$449k
- Iraq: US$440k
- Morocco: US$414k
- Madagascar: US$405k
- Romania: US$373k
- Hungary: US$362k
- Zimbabwe: US$329k
- Ireland: US$310k
- Belarus: US$309k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Türkiye | US$45m | 19.6% |
| 2 | Greece | US$39m | 17% |
| 3 | South Africa | US$29m | 12.5% |
| 4 | China | US$27m | 11.5% |
| 5 |  Brazil | US$11m | 4.8% |
| 6 | United States | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Uganda | US$7m | 3% |
| 8 |  Hungary | US$6m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | US$6m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Armenia | US$5m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$35m | 15.2% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$20m | 8.8% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$13m | 5.5% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$11m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$11m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  India | US$9m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$9m | 4.1% |
| 8 | China | US$8m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$7m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$7m | 2.9% |
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 2530.10 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 2530.10; 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 UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £4.7m (down 29% on the year before), at an average of £0.32 per kg; South Africa supplied 42%, followed by Saudi Arabia.
World trade in these goods reached US$231m in 2024, down 12.9% on 2023.
Türkiye was the largest exporter with 19.6% of the total, ahead of Greece.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded?
Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded fall under HS subheading 2530.10, part of heading 2530, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2530.10 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 vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2530.10 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 vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded?
Türkiye, with US$45m in 2024 (19.6% 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Africa (42%), Saudi Arabia (20%) and Netherlands (8%), out of total imports of £4.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.