Subheading · Chapter 26 · Heading 2602
2602.00: Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 % or more, calculated on the dry weight
Manganese ores
2602.00 is the HS subheading for manganese ores, under heading 2602 in chapter 26.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2602 00 00 00 Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 2
- 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) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £895k | 40.3% | -3.5% |
 Netherlands | £509k | 22.9% | -40.6% |
 South Africa | £363k | 16.3% | -38.6% |
 France | £193k | 8.7% | -4.7% |
 Spain | £171k | 7.7% | -22.1% |
 Brazil | £63k | 2.9% | +27.6% |
 Germany | £18k | 0.8% | +11% |
 India | £6k | 0.3% | -5.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$423kUS$423k+US$5m+US$54m+> US$556m
Exports: 82
- South Africa: US$3bn
- Gabon: US$2bn
- Ghana: US$556m
- Australia: US$506m
- Brazil: US$89m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$80m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$59m
- China: US$54m
- Zambia: US$28m
- Mexico: US$24m
- Guyana: US$23m
- Morocco: US$22m
- Malaysia: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Kenya: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- United States: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Mali: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$995k
- Nigeria: US$895k
- Senegal: US$864k
- Romania: US$667k
- Georgia: US$632k
- Spain: US$618k
- Tanzania: US$616k
- Italy: US$576k
- Taiwan: US$566k
- Canada: US$500k
- Peru: US$423k
- South Korea: US$387k
- Pakistan: US$330k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$202k
- Denmark: US$119k
- Burkina Faso: US$103k
- Luxembourg: US$102k
- Austria: US$96k
- Mongolia: US$85k
- Czechia: US$75k
- Uruguay: US$70k
- Angola: US$64k
- Estonia: US$58k
- Russia: US$57k
- Panama: US$49k
- Poland: US$41k
- Japan: US$36k
- Lithuania: US$32k
- Portugal: US$24k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$21k
- Argentina: US$14k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$149kUS$149k+US$5m+US$34m+> US$202m
Imports: 120
- China: US$4bn
- India: US$1bn
- Norway: US$258m
- Japan: US$202m
- Malaysia: US$172m
- Singapore: US$106m
- United States: US$93m
- South Korea: US$88m
- Indonesia: US$78m
- France: US$73m
- Latvia: US$59m
- Spain: US$34m
- Australia: US$29m
- Türkiye: US$28m
- Vietnam: US$24m
- United Arab Emirates: US$22m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Ukraine: US$18m
- Russia: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Germany: US$11m
- Uruguay: US$10m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Colombia: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Angola: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- Oman: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Mauritius: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Thailand: US$975k
- Mozambique: US$813k
- Hungary: US$767k
- Canada: US$601k
- Costa Rica: US$534k
- Georgia: US$324k
- Kenya: US$311k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$261k
- Armenia: US$256k
- Finland: US$216k
- Romania: US$214k
- Sweden: US$212k
- Serbia: US$209k
- Austria: US$198k
- Uzbekistan: US$178k
- Sri Lanka: US$165k
- Ireland: US$149k
- Botswana: US$149k
- Mexico: US$147k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | US$3bn | 49.1% |
| 2 |  Gabon | US$2bn | 26.4% |
| 3 |  Ghana | US$556m | 8.7% |
| 4 |  Australia | US$506m | 7.9% |
| 5 | Brazil | US$89m | 1.4% |
| 6 |  Côte d’Ivoire | US$80m | 1.2% |
| 7 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$59m | 0.9% |
| 8 | China | US$54m | 0.9% |
| 9 |  Zambia | US$28m | 0.4% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$24m | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$4bn | 60.5% |
| 2 | India | US$1bn | 16.6% |
| 3 | Norway | US$258m | 4% |
| 4 | Japan | US$202m | 3.2% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$172m | 2.7% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$106m | 1.7% |
| 7 | United States | US$93m | 1.5% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$88m | 1.4% |
| 9 |  Indonesia | US$78m | 1.2% |
| 10 | France | US$73m | 1.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 2.5%median duty
- 71number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 1.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 2877 Manganese ores & concentrates (including manganiferous iron ores & concentrates with a manganese content of 20%/more calculated on the dry weight)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 2111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 14290 Other non-ferrous metal ores and concentrates (other than uranium or thorium ores and concentrates)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0729 Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2602.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2602.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2602.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2602.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2602.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2602.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N351434 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of calcined manganese ore from South Africa, Gabon, or India
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 2602.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 2602.00; the duty is 1.5%.
Imports of manganese ores into the UK came to £2.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 24% on the year before); China supplied 40%, followed by Netherlands.
In 2024, countries exported manganese ores worth US$6bn (−18.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was South Africa (US$3bn), followed by Gabon.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 % or more, calculated on the dry weight?
Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 % or more, calculated on the dry weight fall under HS subheading 2602.00, part of heading 2602, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on manganese ores and concentrates in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2602.00 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 manganese ores and concentrates in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 2602.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most manganese ores and concentrates?
South Africa, with US$3bn in 2024 (49.1% of world exports).
Where does the UK import manganese ores from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (40%), Netherlands (23%) and South Africa (16%), out of total imports of £2.2m.