Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2803
2803.00: Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)
Carbon black
2803.00 is the HS subheading for carbon black, under heading 2803 in chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2803 00 00 00 Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £9.2m | 17.4% | -11% |
 Germany | £8.4m | 15.8% | -5.7% |
 United States | £6m | 11.4% | +9% |
 India | £5.1m | 9.7% | -14.1% |
 China | £5.1m | 9.6% | +28.6% |
 Canada | £4.1m | 7.7% | +36.7% |
 Netherlands | £3.6m | 6.8% | +15.1% |
 Egypt | £3m | 5.7% | +10.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 25% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Brazil Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Argentina Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% – 3.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
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$607kUS$607k+US$46m+US$214m+> US$512m
Exports: 119
- China: US$1bn
- Russia: US$678m
- India: US$519m
- Germany: US$512m
- South Korea: US$394m
- United States: US$352m
- Italy: US$333m
- Canada: US$263m
- Egypt: US$217m
- Poland: US$216m
- Belgium: US$214m
- Hungary: US$213m
- Japan: US$191m
- Thailand: US$179m
- Czechia: US$173m
- Netherlands: US$155m
- France: US$104m
- Ukraine: US$86m
- Colombia: US$79m
- Singapore: US$76m
- Spain: US$58m
- Mexico: US$56m
- Sweden: US$53m
- Argentina: US$52m
- United Arab Emirates: US$50m
- Belarus: US$49m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$46m
- Taiwan: US$46m
- Türkiye: US$35m
- Brazil: US$30m
- Venezuela: US$30m
- Indonesia: US$29m
- Slovakia: US$21m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19m
- Austria: US$19m
- Iran: US$17m
- Serbia: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Turkmenistan: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$900k
- Latvia: US$880k
- Oman: US$839k
- Bulgaria: US$706k
- Australia: US$693k
- Norway: US$608k
- Ireland: US$607k
- Mozambique: US$573k
- Portugal: US$532k
- Finland: US$508k
- Sri Lanka: US$321k
- Chile: US$287k
- Romania: US$286k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$652kUS$652k+US$16m+US$131m+> US$361m
Imports: 173
- China: US$554m
- Thailand: US$526m
- United States: US$433m
- Türkiye: US$407m
- Vietnam: US$390m
- Germany: US$361m
- Poland: US$361m
- Indonesia: US$309m
- Japan: US$224m
- India: US$213m
- Spain: US$184m
- Slovakia: US$178m
- Czechia: US$170m
- Italy: US$151m
- Romania: US$141m
- Mexico: US$137m
- Hungary: US$135m
- Brazil: US$131m
- France: US$127m
- Cambodia: US$126m
- Canada: US$117m
- Belgium: US$102m
- Netherlands: US$98m
- Malaysia: US$92m
- United Arab Emirates: US$84m
- South Korea: US$83m
- Saudi Arabia: US$74m
- Serbia: US$73m
- United Kingdom: US$71m
- Taiwan: US$66m
- Sri Lanka: US$59m
- Portugal: US$55m
- Philippines: US$53m
- Luxembourg: US$50m
- Slovenia: US$49m
- Chile: US$44m
- Sweden: US$44m
- Finland: US$43m
- Switzerland: US$35m
- Pakistan: US$31m
- Austria: US$28m
- Costa Rica: US$26m
- Peru: US$22m
- Australia: US$16m
- South Africa: US$15m
- Bangladesh: US$14m
- Greece: US$14m
- Egypt: US$13m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- Singapore: US$8m
- Uzbekistan: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Ecuador: US$7m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 18.1% |
| 2 |  Russia | US$678m | 9.9% |
| 3 | India | US$519m | 7.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$512m | 7.4% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$394m | 5.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$352m | 5.1% |
| 7 | Italy | US$333m | 4.8% |
| 8 | Canada | US$263m | 3.8% |
| 9 | Egypt | US$217m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$216m | 3.1% |
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
- 50number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 1% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 6% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 6% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 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 | 2.5% | 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 | 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 | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 5.8% | 5% – 7.5% | 2023 |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 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 | 12% | 0% – 16% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 6% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1.5% | 1% – 3% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 5.4% | 5% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5.5% | 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 | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 6% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8.7% | 8% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 4.3% | 2% – 10% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 5221 Carbon (including carbon black), n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34231 Chemical elements n.e.c.; inorganic acids except phosphoric, nitric and sulphonitric; inorganic oxygen compounds of boron, silicon and carbon; halogen or sulphur compounds of non-metals; sodium hydroxide; hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium; aluminium hydroxide; hydrozine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2803.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2803.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2803.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2803.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2803.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2803.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- 600014434 HMRC
Carbon Black Powder CAS Number: 333-86-4 use: in Rubber/Plastics/Paints/Coatings/Ink and other applications Stored in Polyethylene or polypropylene containers
- 600014435 HMRC
Carbon Black Powder CAS Number: 333-86-4 use: in Rubber/Plastics/Paints/Coatings/Ink and other applications Stored in Polyethylene or polypropylene containers
- 600014436 HMRC
Carbon Black Powder CAS Number: 333-86-4 use: in Rubber/Plastics/Paints/Coatings/Ink and other applications Stored in Polyethylene or polypropylene containers
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 32026R1540 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2803.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 2803.00 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported carbon black worth £52.9m (up 0% on the year before), at an average of £1.68 per kg; Italy supplied 17%, followed by Germany.
World trade in carbon black reached US$7bn in 2024, up 0% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 18.1% of the total, ahead of Russia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)?
Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included) fall under HS subheading 2803.00, part of heading 2803, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2803.00 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 carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 2803.00 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 carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon…?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (18.1% of world exports).
Is there anti-dumping duty on carbon black?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import carbon black from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (17%), Germany (16%) and United States (11%), out of total imports of £52.9m.