Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2704
2704.00: Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon
Coke and semi-coke
2704.00 is the HS subheading for coke and semi-coke, under heading 2704 in chapter 27.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2704 00 10 00 Coke and semi-coke of coal Free
- 2704 00 30 00 Coke and semi-coke of lignite Free
- 2704 00 90 00 Other 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
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | £73.5m | 38.2% | -4.5% |
 Australia | £66.2m | 34.4% | +151.6% |
 Colombia | £24.4m | 12.7% | -54.5% |
 Czechia | £8.3m | 4.3% | +41.9% |
 United States | £7.9m | 4.1% | -68% |
 Poland | £5.8m | 3% | -35.9% |
 Spain | £3.6m | 1.8% | -7.8% |
 Sweden | £2.1m | 1.1% | -3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free – 3.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.6% 
Taiwan Free – 1% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 0.5% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$617kUS$617k+US$39m+US$274m+> US$2bn
Exports: 88
- Poland: US$2bn
- China: US$2bn
- Indonesia: US$2bn
- Colombia: US$1bn
- United States: US$579m
- Japan: US$527m
- Germany: US$442m
- Russia: US$276m
- Czechia: US$274m
- Mozambique: US$257m
- Australia: US$201m
- Zimbabwe: US$170m
- Italy: US$148m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$83m
- Hungary: US$58m
- Spain: US$57m
- Netherlands: US$52m
- India: US$46m
- Türkiye: US$43m
- France: US$43m
- South Africa: US$39m
- Belgium: US$30m
- Kazakhstan: US$29m
- Sweden: US$21m
- Canada: US$20m
- Finland: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Chile: US$14m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Iran: US$6m
- Zambia: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Mongolia: US$1m
- Austria: US$755k
- United Arab Emirates: US$617k
- Egypt: US$513k
- Slovenia: US$451k
- Croatia: US$323k
- South Korea: US$262k
- Qatar: US$260k
- Oman: US$250k
- Brazil: US$239k
- Romania: US$237k
- Singapore: US$220k
- Mexico: US$211k
- Saudi Arabia: US$202k
- Serbia: US$155k
- Venezuela: US$123k
- Slovakia: US$114k
- Thailand: US$91k
- Portugal: US$62k
- Bahrain: US$56k
- Cuba: US$49k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$49m+US$236m+> US$484m
Imports: 140
- India: US$2bn
- Brazil: US$945m
- Germany: US$902m
- Indonesia: US$509m
- United Kingdom: US$484m
- Austria: US$436m
- Türkiye: US$428m
- France: US$398m
- Belgium: US$392m
- Canada: US$382m
- Malaysia: US$296m
- Japan: US$274m
- Vietnam: US$241m
- Ukraine: US$236m
- South Africa: US$206m
- Kazakhstan: US$161m
- Spain: US$160m
- Serbia: US$157m
- Mexico: US$153m
- Australia: US$141m
- Norway: US$138m
- Romania: US$111m
- Czechia: US$105m
- United Arab Emirates: US$88m
- Oman: US$76m
- Netherlands: US$76m
- Bulgaria: US$75m
- Poland: US$73m
- Argentina: US$72m
- South Korea: US$63m
- United States: US$54m
- Slovakia: US$54m
- Italy: US$52m
- Finland: US$50m
- Sweden: US$49m
- Taiwan: US$47m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$46m
- Pakistan: US$40m
- Algeria: US$35m
- Philippines: US$33m
- Croatia: US$33m
- Bhutan: US$30m
- China: US$30m
- Saudi Arabia: US$28m
- Egypt: US$22m
- Zambia: US$20m
- Gabon: US$20m
- Morocco: US$16m
- Slovenia: US$15m
- Russia: US$15m
- Uzbekistan: US$11m
- New Caledonia: US$10m
- Bangladesh: US$9m
- Albania: US$9m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$9m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Portugal: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | US$2bn | 20% |
| 2 |  China | US$2bn | 20% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$2bn | 14.8% |
| 4 | Colombia | US$1bn | 11.5% |
| 5 | United States | US$579m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Japan | US$527m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$442m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$276m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Czechia | US$274m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Mozambique | US$257m | 2.5% |
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.
- 3.2%median duty
- 69number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Comoros
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 6.7% | 0% – 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 | 5% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| Colombia | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Japan | 1.6% | 0% – 3.2% | 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 | 0.3%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 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 | 0% | 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% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 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 | 3% | 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 | 0.2%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 2% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 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
- 3250 Coke & semi-coke (including char) of coal, of lignite/of peat, whether/not agglomerated; retort carbon
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 213101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 33100 Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat; retort carbon
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1910 Manufacture of coke oven products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2704.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2704.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2704.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2704.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2704.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2704.00 | 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.
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1794 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- 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
- Other
Excise climate levy rate changes starting 1 April 2026. Stop Press – 13 March 2026
Trade Tariff news 5246 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2704.00 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2704.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 coke and semi-coke worth £192.3m (down 8% on the year before), at an average of £0.24 per kg; Japan supplied 38%, followed by Australia.
World trade in coke and semi-coke reached US$10bn in 2024, down 13.8% on 2023.
Poland was the largest exporter with 20% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon?
Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon fall under HS subheading 2704.00, part of heading 2704, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2704.00 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 coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2704.00 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 coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat?
Poland, with US$2bn in 2024 (20% of world exports).
Which countries can export coke and semi-coke 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 coke and semi-coke from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Japan (38%), Australia (34%) and Colombia (13%), out of total imports of £192.3m.