Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2708
2708.10: Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other: pitch
Coal tar pitch
Official description Pitch
2708.10 is the HS subheading for coal tar pitch, under heading 2708 in chapter 27.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2708 10 00 00 Pitch Free
- 2708 10 00 10 Pitch, coal tar, high-temp. (cas rn 65996-93-2) Free
- 2708 10 00 90 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 1
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £49k | 34.8% | +57.3% |
 India | £44k | 31% | 0% |
 United States | £37k | 26.4% | -53.6% |
 Switzerland | £6k | 4.4% | -15.5% |
 Germany | £3k | 2.3% | — |
 Canada | £1k | 0.7% | — |
 China | £498 | 0.4% | — |
 Belgium | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$229kUS$229k+US$22m+US$103m+> US$176m
Exports: 50
- China: US$445m
- Belgium: US$176m
- Germany: US$114m
- Spain: US$104m
- Czechia: US$103m
- India: US$95m
- Denmark: US$92m
- Canada: US$77m
- South Korea: US$66m
- Taiwan: US$56m
- Poland: US$24m
- United States: US$22m
- Russia: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Italy: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$647k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$476k
- Switzerland: US$405k
- Türkiye: US$323k
- Brazil: US$267k
- Zimbabwe: US$229k
- Malaysia: US$92k
- Slovenia: US$84k
- France: US$81k
- United Arab Emirates: US$70k
- Sweden: US$44k
- Romania: US$28k
- Venezuela: US$15k
- Estonia: US$15k
- Bulgaria: US$13k
- Kuwait: US$12k
- Guatemala: US$5k
- Austria: US$4k
- New Zealand: US$3k
- Greece: US$3k
- Serbia: US$3k
- United Kingdom: US$2k
- South Africa: US$1k
- Singapore: US$1k
- Netherlands: US$900
- Iran: US$800
- Portugal: US$500
- Moldova: US$400
- Croatia: US$200
- Hungary: US$100
- Malta: US$0
- Thailand: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$133kUS$133k+US$8m+US$63m+> US$102m
Imports: 101
- United Arab Emirates: US$143m
- Canada: US$137m
- Norway: US$102m
- United States: US$101m
- Australia: US$84m
- Brazil: US$78m
- Bahrain: US$74m
- Belgium: US$65m
- Russia: US$63m
- Saudi Arabia: US$63m
- South Africa: US$53m
- Poland: US$51m
- Argentina: US$46m
- France: US$46m
- Qatar: US$40m
- Mozambique: US$30m
- Oman: US$24m
- Netherlands: US$24m
- New Zealand: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$20m
- India: US$16m
- Egypt: US$12m
- Greece: US$12m
- Japan: US$9m
- China: US$8m
- Germany: US$7m
- Austria: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Romania: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Tajikistan: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- North Korea: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Cameroon: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Iceland: US$1m
- Ethiopia: US$848k
- United Kingdom: US$793k
- Ghana: US$703k
- Colombia: US$344k
- Vietnam: US$183k
- Bangladesh: US$133k
- Denmark: US$115k
- Iran: US$102k
- Vanuatu: US$97k
- Bulgaria: US$88k
- Pakistan: US$79k
- Czechia: US$76k
- Peru: US$74k
- Thailand: US$71k
- Switzerland: US$45k
- Albania: US$43k
- Tanzania: US$43k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$445m | 31.8% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$176m | 12.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$114m | 8.1% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$104m | 7.4% |
| 5 |  Czechia | US$103m | 7.4% |
| 6 | India | US$95m | 6.8% |
| 7 |  Denmark | US$92m | 6.5% |
| 8 | Canada | US$77m | 5.5% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$66m | 4.7% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$56m | 4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates | US$143m | 10.2% |
| 2 | Canada | US$137m | 9.8% |
| 3 |  Norway | US$102m | 7.3% |
| 4 | United States | US$101m | 7.2% |
| 5 |  Australia | US$84m | 6% |
| 6 |  Brazil | US$78m | 5.6% |
| 7 |  Bahrain | US$74m | 5.3% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$65m | 4.6% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$63m | 4.5% |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | US$63m | 4.5% |
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2708.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2708.10 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 coal tar pitch into the UK came to £142.1k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 76% on the year before); Poland supplied 35%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported coal tar pitch worth US$1bn (−23.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$445m), followed by Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other: pitch?
Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other: pitch fall under HS subheading 2708.10, part of heading 2708, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2708.10 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 pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2708.10 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 pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or…?
China, with US$445m in 2024 (31.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export coal tar pitch 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 coal tar pitch from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (35%), India (31%) and United States (26%), out of total imports of £142.1k.