Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2819
2819.90: Chromium oxides and hydroxides: other
Official description Other
2819.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2819, chromium oxides and hydroxides, chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2819 90 00 00 Other
- 2819 90 10 00 Chromium dioxide Free
- 2819 90 90 00 Other Free
- 2819 90 90 10 Dichromium trioxide for use in metallurgy (cas rn 1308-38-9) Free
- 2819 90 90 20 Dihydroxy(dioxo)chromium (cas rn 7738-94-5) Free
- 2819 90 90 30 Dichromic acid (cas rn 13530-68-2) Free
- 2819 90 90 90 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 5 lines
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- 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)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- 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
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$106kUS$106k+US$767k+US$15m+> US$49m
Exports: 58
- Kazakhstan: US$206m
- China: US$49m
- Germany: US$40m
- Russia: US$29m
- United States: US$24m
- India: US$15m
- Spain: US$6m
- Japan: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$999k
- Belgium: US$937k
- France: US$844k
- Slovakia: US$767k
- South Africa: US$686k
- Canada: US$666k
- United Kingdom: US$630k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$471k
- South Korea: US$379k
- Austria: US$295k
- Türkiye: US$291k
- Saudi Arabia: US$242k
- Uruguay: US$200k
- Georgia: US$187k
- Czechia: US$148k
- Taiwan: US$147k
- Brazil: US$146k
- Denmark: US$106k
- Thailand: US$71k
- Switzerland: US$67k
- Singapore: US$60k
- Malaysia: US$57k
- Vietnam: US$56k
- Slovenia: US$53k
- Sweden: US$33k
- Luxembourg: US$31k
- Finland: US$26k
- Poland: US$25k
- Greece: US$21k
- Romania: US$17k
- Israel: US$15k
- Mexico: US$14k
- Portugal: US$13k
- Ireland: US$9k
- New Zealand: US$8k
- Australia: US$8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$7k
- Serbia: US$3k
- Kenya: US$3k
- Panama: US$2k
- Latvia: US$1k
- Lithuania: US$1k
- Norway: US$800
- Croatia: US$500
- Hungary: US$400
- Morocco: US$100
- Bulgaria: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$51kUS$51k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$23m
Imports: 128
- Estonia: US$94m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$82m
- Spain: US$33m
- China: US$23m
- United States: US$16m
- Belgium: US$15m
- Japan: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Germany: US$12m
- Mexico: US$7m
- India: US$6m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- Russia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Morocco: US$935k
- Malaysia: US$866k
- Israel: US$862k
- Portugal: US$766k
- Croatia: US$561k
- Czechia: US$537k
- Sweden: US$457k
- Finland: US$444k
- Romania: US$360k
- Philippines: US$354k
- Singapore: US$327k
- Costa Rica: US$323k
- Slovenia: US$317k
- Slovakia: US$241k
- Egypt: US$240k
- Bangladesh: US$236k
- Denmark: US$232k
- Lithuania: US$205k
- Tanzania: US$204k
- Argentina: US$202k
- Pakistan: US$166k
- Hungary: US$155k
- Serbia: US$142k
- Iran: US$141k
- Greece: US$137k
- El Salvador: US$103k
- Luxembourg: US$97k
- Cambodia: US$79k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$206m | 53.4% | |
| 2 | US$49m | 12.8% | |
| 3 | US$40m | 10.4% | |
| 4 | US$29m | 7.6% | |
| 5 | US$24m | 6.1% | |
| 6 | US$15m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$6m | 1.6% | |
| 8 | US$3m | 0.8% | |
| 9 | US$2m | 0.6% | |
| 10 | US$1m | 0.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$94m | 24.4% | |
| 2 | US$82m | 21.3% | |
| 3 | US$33m | 8.5% | |
| 4 | US$23m | 6.1% | |
| 5 | US$16m | 4.2% | |
| 6 | US$15m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$14m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$14m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$12m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$7m | 1.8% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N271328 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Chromium Oxide Powder from Germany
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2819.90 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2819.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 3.7% and 5.5% (average 4.6%).
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 UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
World trade in these goods reached US$386m in 2024, up 13.7% on 2023.
Kazakhstan was the largest exporter with 53.4% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chromium oxides and hydroxides: other?
Chromium oxides and hydroxides: other fall under HS subheading 2819.90, part of heading 2819, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on chromium oxides and hydroxides: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2819.90 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 chromium oxides and hydroxides: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2819.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most chromium oxides and hydroxides: other?
Kazakhstan, with US$206m in 2024 (53.4% 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.