Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2702
2702.10: Lignite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated
Lignite (not agglomerated)
2702.10 is the HS subheading for lignite (not agglomerated), under heading 2702 in chapter 27.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2702 10 00 00 Lignite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated 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
- Excise dutyExcises 6.264 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 801, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y033 Derogation from import prohibition by virtue of Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £70k | 84.1% | -12.1% |
 United States | £9k | 11.3% | -68.7% |
 Canada | £4k | 4.6% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free 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 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 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$226kUS$226k+US$9m+US$76m+> US$514m
Exports: 58
- Indonesia: US$8bn
- Philippines: US$514m
- Russia: US$443m
- Germany: US$127m
- Mongolia: US$120m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$76m
- Czechia: US$52m
- Greece: US$41m
- Kazakhstan: US$35m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$33m
- Montenegro: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$10m
- Canada: US$9m
- Romania: US$7m
- Laos: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Serbia: US$782k
- India: US$468k
- Poland: US$384k
- Hungary: US$328k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$300k
- Bulgaria: US$264k
- Pakistan: US$226k
- South Africa: US$133k
- United Kingdom: US$129k
- Dominican Republic: US$116k
- United Arab Emirates: US$83k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$57k
- Spain: US$43k
- Ireland: US$36k
- Austria: US$36k
- Ecuador: US$33k
- Tajikistan: US$32k
- Australia: US$26k
- Netherlands: US$25k
- Saudi Arabia: US$12k
- North Macedonia: US$11k
- Belgium: US$6k
- Slovenia: US$5k
- Ukraine: US$5k
- Croatia: US$5k
- Colombia: US$3k
- France: US$2k
- Italy: US$2k
- Estonia: US$2k
- Japan: US$2k
- Nigeria: US$700
- Taiwan: US$700
- Mexico: US$100
- Brazil: US$0
- Morocco: US$0
- Norway: US$0
- Portugal: US$0
- Tunisia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$191kUS$191k+US$4m+US$20m+> US$94m
Imports: 86
- China: US$9bn
- Serbia: US$245m
- South Korea: US$94m
- Poland: US$78m
- Uzbekistan: US$62m
- North Macedonia: US$41m
- Pakistan: US$31m
- Slovakia: US$20m
- Belgium: US$20m
- India: US$17m
- Taiwan: US$15m
- Germany: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Singapore: US$10m
- United States: US$9m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Russia: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Spain: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Tajikistan: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$935k
- Saudi Arabia: US$518k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$451k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$431k
- Lithuania: US$407k
- Croatia: US$367k
- Italy: US$362k
- Brazil: US$231k
- Australia: US$191k
- Ireland: US$162k
- South Africa: US$152k
- United Kingdom: US$136k
- Haiti: US$116k
- Chile: US$105k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$92k
- Bolivia: US$84k
- Ecuador: US$70k
- Portugal: US$57k
- Türkiye: US$56k
- Israel: US$52k
- Colombia: US$49k
- Jordan: US$46k
- Cambodia: US$38k
- Guatemala: US$31k
- Morocco: US$28k
- Egypt: US$25k
- Kuwait: US$25k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$8bn | 84.5% |
| 2 |  Philippines | US$514m | 5.3% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$443m | 4.6% |
| 4 | Germany | US$127m | 1.3% |
| 5 |  Mongolia | US$120m | 1.2% |
| 6 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | US$76m | 0.8% |
| 7 |  Czechia | US$52m | 0.5% |
| 8 |  Greece | US$41m | 0.4% |
| 9 |  Kazakhstan | US$35m | 0.4% |
| 10 |  Kyrgyzstan | US$33m | 0.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$9bn | 92.5% |
| 2 |  Serbia | US$245m | 2.5% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$94m | 1% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$78m | 0.8% |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | US$62m | 0.6% |
| 6 | North Macedonia | US$41m | 0.4% |
| 7 |  Pakistan | US$31m | 0.3% |
| 8 |  Slovakia | US$20m | 0.2% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$20m | 0.2% |
| 10 |  India | US$17m | 0.2% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 59number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Comoros
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 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 | 3% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 1% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
| Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 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 | 2.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 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) | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 1% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 2% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 32221 Lignite, whether/not pulverized, but not agglomerated
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 213101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 11030 Brown coal
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 0520 Mining of lignite
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2702.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2702.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2702.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2702.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2702.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2702.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1063 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2702.10; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2702.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
174 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 lignite (not agglomerated) into the UK came to £83k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 24% on the year before); Germany supplied 84%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported lignite (not agglomerated) worth US$10bn (−3.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was Indonesia (US$8bn), followed by the Philippines.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for lignite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated?
Lignite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated fall under HS subheading 2702.10, part of heading 2702, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on lignite, whether or not pulverised, but not… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2702.10 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 lignite, whether or not pulverised, but not… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2702.10 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 lignite, whether or not pulverised, but not…?
Indonesia, with US$8bn in 2024 (84.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export lignite (not agglomerated) to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. 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 lignite (not agglomerated) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (84%), United States (11%) and Canada (5%), out of total imports of £83k.