Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2826
2826.90: Fluorides: other
Official description Other
2826.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2826, fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts, chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2826 90 00 00 Other
- 2826 90 10 00 Dipotassium hexafluorozirconate Free
- 2826 90 80 00 Other Free
- 2826 90 80 30 Lithium hexafluorophosphate (cas rn 21324-40-3) with a purity by weight of 99% or more Free
- 2826 90 80 90 Other Free
- 2826 90 00 00 Other
- 2826 90 10 00 Dipotassium hexafluorozirconate Free
- 2826 90 80 00 Other Free
- 2826 90 80 30 Lithium hexafluorophosphate (cas rn 21324-40-3) with a purity by weight of 99% or more Free
- 2826 90 80 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)
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
- 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.3m | 55.6% | +1,007.5% |
 Germany | £314k | 13.3% | +17.2% |
 South Korea | £292k | 12.4% | +51.7% |
 Belgium | £256k | 10.9% | -15.7% |
 Spain | £83k | 3.5% | +235.6% |
 France | £82k | 3.5% | +811.4% |
 United States | £13k | 0.5% | -92.5% |
 India | £3k | 0.1% | -49.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5% – 5.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
Türkiye 5% – 5.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 5.4% USA 3.1% – 4.1% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3% 
Argentina Free – 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 3.3% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.1% 
Taiwan 3.4% – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.9% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$62kUS$62k+US$2m+US$14m+> US$69m
Exports: 64
- China: US$220m
- Germany: US$69m
- South Korea: US$52m
- United States: US$41m
- Thailand: US$37m
- Slovenia: US$16m
- Japan: US$14m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Spain: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- India: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$810k
- Mexico: US$651k
- Italy: US$578k
- Kazakhstan: US$527k
- Singapore: US$469k
- Sweden: US$369k
- Poland: US$302k
- Slovakia: US$249k
- Türkiye: US$187k
- Egypt: US$126k
- Bahrain: US$98k
- Czechia: US$70k
- Switzerland: US$66k
- Guatemala: US$62k
- South Africa: US$60k
- Jordan: US$45k
- Colombia: US$43k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$35k
- Canada: US$33k
- Bulgaria: US$32k
- Chile: US$31k
- Nigeria: US$24k
- Israel: US$23k
- Austria: US$22k
- Norway: US$16k
- Ireland: US$13k
- Australia: US$11k
- Greece: US$7k
- Hungary: US$6k
- Indonesia: US$5k
- Estonia: US$4k
- Latvia: US$4k
- Portugal: US$3k
- Burkina Faso: US$3k
- Kenya: US$3k
- Luxembourg: US$2k
- Costa Rica: US$2k
- Ukraine: US$1k
- Saudi Arabia: US$800
- Rwanda: US$700
- Senegal: US$500
- United Arab Emirates: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$74kUS$74k+US$800k+US$8m+> US$38m
Imports: 136
- Japan: US$147m
- United States: US$92m
- South Korea: US$40m
- Poland: US$38m
- China: US$29m
- Hungary: US$22m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Spain: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- France: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Mexico: US$8m
- India: US$8m
- Germany: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Italy: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Russia: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Israel: US$848k
- Taiwan: US$813k
- Bangladesh: US$800k
- Slovenia: US$714k
- Senegal: US$707k
- Switzerland: US$706k
- Chile: US$626k
- Sri Lanka: US$588k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$588k
- Canada: US$508k
- Austria: US$479k
- Egypt: US$437k
- Iran: US$411k
- Singapore: US$385k
- Pakistan: US$354k
- Sweden: US$330k
- Saudi Arabia: US$283k
- Bulgaria: US$249k
- Colombia: US$249k
- Panama: US$235k
- Guatemala: US$225k
- Tanzania: US$222k
- Ireland: US$214k
- Morocco: US$209k
- Philippines: US$158k
- Ghana: US$142k
- Romania: US$133k
- Slovakia: US$131k
- Portugal: US$131k
- Kazakhstan: US$126k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$220m | 44.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$69m | 14.1% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$52m | 10.6% |
| 4 | United States | US$41m | 8.3% |
| 5 |  Thailand | US$37m | 7.6% |
| 6 |  Slovenia | US$16m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Japan | US$14m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$13m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Spain | US$7m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$4m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$147m | 29.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$92m | 18.6% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$40m | 8.2% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$38m | 7.7% |
| 5 | China | US$29m | 5.9% |
| 6 |  Hungary | US$22m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Brazil | US$13m | 2.6% |
| 8 | Spain | US$10m | 2% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$10m | 2% |
| 10 | France | US$9m | 1.9% |
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
- 54number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 7.3% | 2% – 10% | 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 | 10% | 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 | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 4.7% | 2% – 10% | 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 | 5.1% | 5% – 5.5% | 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 | 10% | 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) | 5.3% | 5% – 5.5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1.1% | 0% – 3.3% | 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 | 0.3%* | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 7.3% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 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 | 5.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 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 | 0.3%* | 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 | 5.4% | 5% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.6% | 3.1% – 4.1% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 4.7% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 7.3% | 2% – 10% | 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
- 5231 Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates & other complex fluorine salts.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34240 Phosphates of triammonium; salts and peroxysalts of inorganic acids and metals n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2826.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2826.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2826.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2826.20, 2826.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 2826.20, 2826.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 2826.20, 2826.90 | changed |
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.
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.
- 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
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-04617 · 91 FR 11560 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2826.90 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2826.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 5.5% (average 5.3%).
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.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.4m (up 108% on the year before), at an average of £4.43 per kg; China supplied 56%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$492m in 2024, down 19.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 44.7% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fluorides: other?
Fluorides: other fall under HS subheading 2826.90, part of heading 2826, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fluorides: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2826.90 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 fluorides: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2826.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fluorides: other?
China, with US$220m in 2024 (44.7% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (56%), Germany (13%) and South Korea (12%), out of total imports of £2.4m.