Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2822

2822.00

2822.00: Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides

Subheading 2822.00 belongs to heading 2822 (cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides) in chapter 28.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20% import VAT
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  1. 2822 00 00 00 Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides

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)

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
    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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£2.5m+28.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£29.83 per kg
Jan 2024: £97kFeb 2024: £295kMar 2024: £115kApr 2024: £381kMay 2024: £62kJun 2024: £209kJul 2024: £91kAug 2024: £231kSept 2024: £117kOct 2024: £134kNov 2024: £4kDec 2024: £137kJan 2025: £205kFeb 2025: £253kMar 2025: £156kApr 2025: £125kMay 2025: £323kJun 2025: £146kJul 2025: £231kAug 2025: £102kSept 2025: £128kOct 2025: £167kNov 2025: £7kDec 2025: £226kJan 2026: £137kFeb 2026: £209kMar 2026: £157kApr 2026: £333kMay 2026: £168kJun 2026: £466kJul 2026: £140kAug 2026: £345k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Finland £1.6m 66.4% +2.1%
Italy £565k 22.8% +186.2%
Germany £136k 5.5% +1,699.2%
China £61k 2.5% +211.3%
Mexico £41k 1.7% —
United Kingdom £14k 0.5% +1,076%
United States £12k 0.5% +339.6%
Japan £5k 0.2% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2822.00 · US$775m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$138kUS$138k+US$2m+US$16m+> US$140m

Exports: 58
  1. Congo - Kinshasa: US$222m
  2. Finland: US$140m
  3. China: US$94m
  4. Zambia: US$82m
  5. Belgium: US$60m
  6. United Kingdom: US$16m
  7. Taiwan: US$10m
  8. Germany: US$5m
  9. Brazil: US$3m
  10. Italy: US$3m
  11. United States: US$3m
  12. Netherlands: US$3m
  13. India: US$2m
  14. Spain: US$2m
  15. South Africa: US$2m
  16. Sweden: US$1m
  17. Malaysia: US$1m
  18. South Korea: US$1m
  19. Hong Kong SAR China: US$860k
  20. Hungary: US$764k
  21. Singapore: US$712k
  22. Poland: US$479k
  23. France: US$413k
  24. Türkiye: US$347k
  25. Russia: US$273k
  26. Japan: US$244k
  27. Portugal: US$148k
  28. Australia: US$138k
  29. Czechia: US$102k
  30. Denmark: US$81k
  31. Austria: US$79k
  32. Slovakia: US$47k
  33. United Arab Emirates: US$42k
  34. Mexico: US$25k
  35. Thailand: US$24k
  36. Morocco: US$21k
  37. Switzerland: US$17k
  38. Norway: US$16k
  39. Canada: US$9k
  40. Kenya: US$9k
  41. Bulgaria: US$7k
  42. Guatemala: US$6k
  43. Lithuania: US$6k
  44. Ukraine: US$5k
  45. Costa Rica: US$5k
  46. Israel: US$3k
  47. Saudi Arabia: US$3k
  48. Slovenia: US$2k
  49. Argentina: US$2k
  50. Serbia: US$900
  51. Tunisia: US$400
  52. Estonia: US$300
  53. Peru: US$200
  54. Ireland: US$100
  55. Latvia: US$100
  56. Tanzania: US$100
  57. Greece: US$0
  58. Luxembourg: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Congo - Kinshasa US$222m 28.7%
2 Finland US$140m 18.1%
3 China US$94m 12.1%
4 Zambia US$82m 10.6%
5 Belgium US$60m 7.8%
6 United Kingdom US$16m 2.1%
7 Taiwan US$10m 1.3%
8 Germany US$5m 0.7%
9 Brazil US$3m 0.4%
10 Italy US$3m 0.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$86m 11.1%
2 South Korea US$82m 10.6%
3 South Africa US$79m 10.3%
4 Zambia US$67m 8.7%
5 Belgium US$62m 7.9%
6 United States US$40m 5.1%
7 Germany US$27m 3.4%
8 Spain US$18m 2.3%
9 Japan US$18m 2.3%
10 Saudi Arabia US$17m 2.2%

Import duty on this product around the world 162

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
  • 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Thailand, Bermuda

162

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 2% 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 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 2% 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 0% 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 0% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 4.6% 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 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 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 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.1%* 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 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 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 0% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Paraguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 1% 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 0% 2023
South Korea 5% 3% – 5.5% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 5% 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 0.1%* 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5.5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 4.6% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 0.1% 2023
Uruguay 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
52255 Cobalt oxides & hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
CPC 2.1 product
34220 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide; chromium oxides and hydroxides; manganese oxides; iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours; cobalt oxides and hydroxides; titanium oxides; lead oxides; red lead and orange lead; inorganic bases n.e.c.; metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides n.e.c., except of mercury
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20172822.00unchanged
20122822.00unchanged
20072822.00unchanged
20022822.00unchanged
19962822.00unchanged
19922822.00unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

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.

  • N299059 U.S. CBP 30 July 2018 · 2822.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of “Cobalt Hydroxide, CAS # 21041-93-0” from China

  • N288463 U.S. CBP 17 August 2017 · 2822.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of “Cobalt Hydroxide, CAS # 21041-93-0” from China

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.

  1. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2163 of 17 September 2026 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

    CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  3. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  4. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Subheading 2822.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4.6%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 2822.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 4.6%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £2.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 29% on the year before); Finland supplied 66%, followed by Italy.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$775m (+7.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was the Congo - Kinshasa (US$222m), followed by Finland.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides?

Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides fall under HS subheading 2822.00, part of heading 2822, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on cobalt oxides and hydroxides in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2822.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on cobalt oxides and hydroxides in Türkiye?

Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 2822.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most cobalt oxides and hydroxides?

The Congo - Kinshasa, with US$222m in 2024 (28.7% of world exports).

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.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Finland (66%), Italy (23%) and Germany (6%), out of total imports of £2.5m.

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