Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2714
2714.10: Bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands
2714.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2714, bitumen and asphalt, natural, chapter 27.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2714 10 00 00 Bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411, 2022 No. 801, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- Y944 Goods other than those described in Annex VI (Petroleum products) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- 9011
- 9022
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £10k | 89.6% | +234.7% |
 United States | £1k | 10.4% | -99.9% |
 Angola | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$30kUS$30k+US$247k+US$1m+> US$4m
Exports: 60
- Türkiye: US$9m
- United States: US$4m
- Cyprus: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Australia: US$942k
- United Arab Emirates: US$885k
- Portugal: US$769k
- China: US$698k
- Hungary: US$619k
- South Africa: US$295k
- Senegal: US$294k
- Jamaica: US$283k
- Austria: US$247k
- United Kingdom: US$225k
- Switzerland: US$213k
- Netherlands: US$97k
- Spain: US$94k
- Germany: US$93k
- Kenya: US$80k
- New Zealand: US$75k
- France: US$75k
- Tanzania: US$66k
- Poland: US$42k
- Thailand: US$42k
- Croatia: US$38k
- Czechia: US$31k
- Afghanistan: US$30k
- Angola: US$18k
- Iraq: US$14k
- Suriname: US$10k
- Colombia: US$10k
- Belgium: US$9k
- Sweden: US$7k
- Brazil: US$5k
- Lithuania: US$4k
- Ireland: US$4k
- Italy: US$3k
- Egypt: US$2k
- Saudi Arabia: US$2k
- Singapore: US$2k
- South Korea: US$2k
- Slovenia: US$1k
- Canada: US$700
- Indonesia: US$600
- Morocco: US$600
- Norway: US$600
- India: US$200
- Uzbekistan: US$200
- Azerbaijan: US$100
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$100
- Denmark: US$100
- Estonia: US$100
- Greece: US$100
- Japan: US$100
- Cambodia: US$100
- Luxembourg: US$100
- Argentina: US$0
- Chile: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14kUS$14k+US$43k+US$592k+> US$4m
Imports: 83
- France: US$10m
- Romania: US$5m
- Bahamas: US$4m
- Thailand: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
- Zimbabwe: US$977k
- Fiji: US$592k
- Germany: US$382k
- Gambia: US$294k
- Malaysia: US$117k
- Canada: US$113k
- Poland: US$101k
- Malawi: US$86k
- Uganda: US$66k
- Tuvalu: US$65k
- Belgium: US$63k
- Singapore: US$58k
- Papua New Guinea: US$56k
- Taiwan: US$43k
- Czechia: US$43k
- Spain: US$38k
- Albania: US$38k
- Luxembourg: US$37k
- Austria: US$35k
- Ireland: US$31k
- Pakistan: US$30k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$29k
- Mozambique: US$28k
- Lithuania: US$25k
- Iran: US$23k
- Croatia: US$22k
- Cambodia: US$20k
- Nigeria: US$19k
- Denmark: US$17k
- Brunei: US$17k
- Rwanda: US$16k
- Netherlands: US$15k
- South Africa: US$14k
- Lesotho: US$13k
- Portugal: US$12k
- Bermuda: US$11k
- United States: US$11k
- Gabon: US$11k
- Switzerland: US$10k
- Italy: US$10k
- United Kingdom: US$9k
- Vietnam: US$9k
- Iceland: US$8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$7k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$6k
- Ghana: US$4k
- Morocco: US$3k
- Türkiye: US$3k
- Botswana: US$3k
- Greece: US$3k
- Hungary: US$2k
- India: US$2k
- Israel: US$2k
- El Salvador: US$1k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Türkiye | US$9m | 33.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$4m | 15.6% |
| 3 |  Cyprus | US$4m | 14.1% |
| 4 |  Malaysia | US$1m | 5% |
| 5 |  Iran | US$1m | 4% |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | US$1m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Australia | US$942k | 3.5% |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | US$885k | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Portugal | US$769k | 2.9% |
| 10 |  China | US$698k | 2.6% |
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- 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 2714.10 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 2714.10; 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 these goods worth £11k (down 99% on the year before), at an average of £1.05 per kg; Ireland supplied 90%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$27m in 2024, down 41.9% on 2023.
Türkiye was the largest exporter with 33.6% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands?
Bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands fall under HS subheading 2714.10, part of heading 2714, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2714.10 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 bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2714.10 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 bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands?
Türkiye, with US$9m in 2024 (33.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (90%), United States (10%) and Angola (0%), out of total imports of £11k.