Heading · Chapter 28
2823: Titanium oxides
Heading 2823 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 2823.00, in chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals).
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EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$157kUS$157k+US$1m+US$20m+> US$77m
Exports: 94
- China: US$321m
- France: US$77m
- Germany: US$77m
- Japan: US$67m
- South Korea: US$50m
- India: US$49m
- United States: US$44m
- Canada: US$20m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Mexico: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$11m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10m
- Norway: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Poland: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Australia: US$957k
- Tunisia: US$788k
- Singapore: US$741k
- Switzerland: US$685k
- Iran: US$477k
- Guatemala: US$424k
- Finland: US$396k
- Portugal: US$370k
- Hungary: US$301k
- Thailand: US$261k
- Chile: US$234k
- Vietnam: US$224k
- Brazil: US$212k
- Türkiye: US$190k
- Kazakhstan: US$184k
- Croatia: US$166k
- Egypt: US$158k
- Serbia: US$151k
- Russia: US$143k
- Mozambique: US$128k
- Ireland: US$127k
- Kenya: US$83k
- Costa Rica: US$75k
- Slovakia: US$72k
- Colombia: US$64k
- United Arab Emirates: US$46k
- Zambia: US$37k
- Uganda: US$33k
- Dominican Republic: US$24k
- Nicaragua: US$24k
- Latvia: US$24k
- Greece: US$21k
- Israel: US$21k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$512kUS$512k+US$2m+US$19m+> US$38m
Imports: 160
- Germany: US$73m
- United States: US$67m
- India: US$55m
- Japan: US$44m
- Brazil: US$38m
- Canada: US$37m
- China: US$36m
- Egypt: US$35m
- Saudi Arabia: US$28m
- Spain: US$27m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- South Korea: US$22m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- France: US$20m
- South Africa: US$20m
- Belgium: US$19m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Italy: US$18m
- Taiwan: US$15m
- Indonesia: US$13m
- Thailand: US$11m
- Philippines: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Austria: US$11m
- Russia: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Jordan: US$6m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Finland: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Angola: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Nicaragua: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Zambia: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$321m | 39.5% |
| 2 |  France | US$77m | 9.5% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$77m | 9.4% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$67m | 8.3% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$50m | 6.1% |
| 6 |  India | US$49m | 6.1% |
| 7 |  United States | US$44m | 5.4% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$20m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$20m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$17m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$73m | 9% |
| 2 | United States | US$67m | 8.2% |
| 3 | India | US$55m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Japan | US$44m | 5.4% |
| 5 |  Brazil | US$38m | 4.7% |
| 6 | Canada | US$37m | 4.6% |
| 7 | China | US$36m | 4.4% |
| 8 |  Egypt | US$35m | 4.3% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$28m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$27m | 3.3% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 2823 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for heading 2823; the duty is 5.5%.
Heading 2823 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 5.5%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for heading 2823; the duty is 5.5%.
World trade in heading 2823 goods reached US$815m in 2024, up 2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 39.5% of the total, ahead of France.
Germany imported the most (US$73m).
The United Kingdom ranked 20th among 94 exporters with US$2m.
The United Kingdom imported US$11m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for titanium oxides?
Titanium oxides fall under HS heading 2823, part of chapter 28, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on titanium oxides in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2823 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 titanium oxides in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2823 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most titanium oxides?
China, with US$321m in 2024 (39.5% of world exports).