Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2715
2715.00: Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)
Bituminous mixtures
2715.00 is the HS subheading for bituminous mixtures, under heading 2715 in chapter 27.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2715 00 00 00 Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/600
- Documents
- 9071
- 9022
- 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) | — | |
| 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 | £14.7m | 47.5% | +5.9% |
 Austria | £4.7m | 15.2% | +11.3% |
 Netherlands | £3.2m | 10.2% | +103% |
 Belgium | £2.6m | 8.4% | -71.6% |
 Spain | £2m | 6.5% | +234.3% |
 Canada | £1.3m | 4.2% | -23.1% |
 United States | £984k | 3.2% | -41.8% |
 Germany | £923k | 3% | +34.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$764.9kUS$764.9k+US$7.9m+US$31.5m+> US$139.6m
Exports: 123
- Brazil: US$874.1m
- Indonesia: US$226.9m
- United States: US$202.5m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$139.6m
- Venezuela: US$131.9m
- Canada: US$111.5m
- Spain: US$98.1m
- Germany: US$94.2m
- Netherlands: US$71.2m
- Belgium: US$61.8m
- Russia: US$33.5m
- Austria: US$31.5m
- Turkmenistan: US$26.4m
- Poland: US$25.1m
- China: US$25m
- France: US$23.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$23.2m
- South Africa: US$21.2m
- United Kingdom: US$20.5m
- Serbia: US$19.7m
- Malaysia: US$18.6m
- Thailand: US$15.1m
- Ireland: US$14.8m
- Italy: US$12.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10.7m
- Sweden: US$10.1m
- Bulgaria: US$9.9m
- Iraq: US$8.8m
- Greece: US$8m
- Czechia: US$7.9m
- India: US$7.2m
- North Macedonia: US$6.4m
- Denmark: US$6.2m
- Iran: US$5.7m
- Slovakia: US$4.5m
- Japan: US$3.7m
- Hungary: US$3.1m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$2.9m
- Croatia: US$2.8m
- Chile: US$2.7m
- Estonia: US$2.4m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Oman: US$1.9m
- Australia: US$1.6m
- Vietnam: US$1.5m
- Taiwan: US$1.4m
- Egypt: US$1.4m
- Lithuania: US$1.4m
- Cyprus: US$1.2m
- Bahrain: US$1.2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.2m
- Colombia: US$1.1m
- Mexico: US$942.5k
- Finland: US$878.1k
- Israel: US$865.5k
- Portugal: US$793.5k
- Luxembourg: US$764.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$628.6kUS$628.6k+US$3.5m+US$18m+> US$42.1m
Imports: 209
- China: US$1.4bn
- United States: US$167.5m
- Chile: US$80.6m
- Finland: US$47.4m
- United Kingdom: US$43.9m
- Netherlands: US$43.8m
- France: US$42.1m
- New Zealand: US$41.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$40.3m
- Germany: US$37.4m
- Poland: US$31.9m
- Portugal: US$30.1m
- Canada: US$29.4m
- Uzbekistan: US$28.8m
- Austria: US$25.3m
- Romania: US$21.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$20.7m
- Belgium: US$20.2m
- Czechia: US$19.7m
- Brazil: US$19.6m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Paraguay: US$10.8m
- Kenya: US$10.6m
- Bolivia: US$9.2m
- Zambia: US$8.7m
- Slovakia: US$8.3m
- Serbia: US$7.7m
- Slovenia: US$7.3m
- Türkiye: US$7.2m
- Japan: US$7.1m
- Italy: US$7m
- Norway: US$6.8m
- Ireland: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Hungary: US$5.6m
- Australia: US$5.4m
- Bulgaria: US$5.4m
- Luxembourg: US$5.1m
- India: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Panama: US$4.9m
- Israel: US$4.8m
- Cambodia: US$4.8m
- Lithuania: US$4.6m
- Uganda: US$4.3m
- Indonesia: US$4.2m
- Croatia: US$4.2m
- Denmark: US$4.1m
- Vietnam: US$3.9m
- Greenland: US$3.7m
- Singapore: US$3.5m
- Zimbabwe: US$3.5m
- Uruguay: US$3.4m
- Lesotho: US$3.3m
- Ukraine: US$3.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.2m
- Malaysia: US$3.2m
- Pakistan: US$3.2m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | US$874.1m | 35.5% |
| 2 |  Indonesia | US$226.9m | 9.2% |
| 3 | United States | US$202.5m | 8.2% |
| 4 |  Trinidad & Tobago | US$139.6m | 5.7% |
| 5 |  Venezuela | US$131.9m | 5.4% |
| 6 | Canada | US$111.5m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Spain | US$98.1m | 4% |
| 8 | Germany | US$94.2m | 3.8% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$71.2m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$61.8m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$1.4bn | 55.1% |
| 2 | United States | US$167.5m | 6.8% |
| 3 |  Chile | US$80.6m | 3.3% |
| 4 |  Finland | US$47.4m | 1.9% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$43.9m | 1.8% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$43.8m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  France | US$42.1m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  New Zealand | US$41.2m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Dominican Republic | US$40.3m | 1.6% |
| 10 | Germany | US$37.4m | 1.5% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
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
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/436 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2715.00; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2715.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 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 bituminous mixtures worth £30.9m (down 10% on the year before), at an average of £0.60 per kg; Ireland supplied 48%, followed by Austria.
World trade in bituminous mixtures reached US$2.5bn in 2024, up 44.1% on 2023.
Brazil was the largest exporter with 35.5% of the total, ahead of Indonesia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs)?
Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs) fall under HS subheading 2715.00, part of heading 2715, in section V of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2715.00 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 bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on… in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 2715.00 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 bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on…?
Brazil, with US$874.1m in 2024 (35.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export bituminous mixtures 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import bituminous mixtures from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (48%), Austria (15%) and Netherlands (10%), out of total imports of £30.9m.