Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2844
2844.10: Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds
Natural uranium
2844.10 is the HS subheading for natural uranium, under heading 2844 in chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2844 10 00 00 Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds kg U
- Natural uranium kg U
- 2844 10 10 00 Crude; waste and scrap Freekg U
- 2844 10 30 00 Worked Freekg U
- 2844 10 50 00 Ferro-uranium Freekg U
- 2844 10 90 00 Other Freekg U
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 6
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlHealth and Safety Executive Import Licensing Firearms and Ammunition
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2019 No. 196
- Documents
- 9100
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £512k | 100% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$56kUS$56k+US$5.2m+US$306.5m+> US$3.2bn
Exports: 47
- Kazakhstan: US$4.5bn
- Canada: US$3.2bn
- United States: US$964m
- Australia: US$348.2m
- France: US$306.5m
- Niger: US$239.6m
- Uzbekistan: US$122.4m
- South Africa: US$89.3m
- Ukraine: US$78.4m
- Russia: US$45.3m
- Germany: US$5.2m
- Netherlands: US$2.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$918.4k
- Japan: US$889.5k
- Singapore: US$209.9k
- United Kingdom: US$192.4k
- Türkiye: US$166k
- Indonesia: US$164.3k
- Belgium: US$135.2k
- Egypt: US$105.9k
- China: US$80.3k
- Switzerland: US$56k
- Brazil: US$50k
- Israel: US$44k
- Hungary: US$23.1k
- South Korea: US$14.1k
- Poland: US$11k
- Italy: US$8.8k
- Czechia: US$7.1k
- Saudi Arabia: US$6.5k
- Serbia: US$5.9k
- Spain: US$5.2k
- Guatemala: US$1.2k
- Kuwait: US$1.1k
- Malaysia: US$1.1k
- Bahrain: US$600
- Mongolia: US$400
- Colombia: US$300
- Panama: US$300
- India: US$200
- Thailand: US$200
- Austria: US$100
- Iceland: US$100
- Philippines: US$100
- Greece: US$0
- Taiwan: US$0
- Slovakia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$12.8kUS$12.8k+US$1.7m+US$913.5m+> US$1.9bn
Imports: 56
- China: US$2.5bn
- Russia: US$1.9bn
- United States: US$1.6bn
- Netherlands: US$1.3bn
- France: US$949.6m
- United Kingdom: US$913.5m
- Canada: US$710m
- Germany: US$696.6m
- Romania: US$153.3m
- South Korea: US$50.2m
- Brazil: US$35.7m
- Sweden: US$4.4m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1.7m
- Malaysia: US$1.4m
- Spain: US$465.4k
- Nigeria: US$319.1k
- Taiwan: US$165.7k
- Belgium: US$138.2k
- Italy: US$110k
- Thailand: US$68.4k
- Bahrain: US$63.2k
- Mexico: US$50k
- Switzerland: US$18.3k
- Niger: US$16.7k
- Bermuda: US$14.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$12.8k
- Panama: US$12.6k
- Qatar: US$12.1k
- Austria: US$9.7k
- Japan: US$7.8k
- Norway: US$6.9k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5.9k
- Australia: US$5k
- Guatemala: US$4k
- Singapore: US$3.5k
- Czechia: US$3.2k
- Ecuador: US$3k
- Kazakhstan: US$2.1k
- Finland: US$1.5k
- Belize: US$1.2k
- Indonesia: US$1k
- Iceland: US$1k
- Greece: US$900
- Ireland: US$900
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$600
- Slovakia: US$600
- Tunisia: US$300
- Cyprus: US$200
- Lesotho: US$200
- Peru: US$200
- Colombia: US$100
- Denmark: US$100
- Bahamas: US$0
- Croatia: US$0
- Portugal: US$0
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan | US$4.5bn | 42.4% |
| 2 |  Canada | US$3.2bn | 30% |
| 3 |  United States | US$964m | 9% |
| 4 |  Australia | US$348.2m | 3.3% |
| 5 |  France | US$306.5m | 2.9% |
| 6 |  Niger | US$239.6m | 2.2% |
| 7 |  Uzbekistan | US$122.4m | 1.1% |
| 8 |  South Africa | US$89.3m | 0.8% |
| 9 |  Ukraine | US$78.4m | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$45.3m | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2.5bn | 23% |
| 2 | Russia | US$1.9bn | 17.5% |
| 3 | United States | US$1.6bn | 14.6% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$1.3bn | 12% |
| 5 | France | US$949.6m | 8.9% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$913.5m | 8.5% |
| 7 | Canada | US$710m | 6.6% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$696.6m | 6.5% |
| 9 |  Romania | US$153.3m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$50.2m | 0.5% |
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
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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2844.10 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2844.10 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 natural uranium worth £511.8k, at an average of £114.45 per kg; Netherlands supplied 100%.
World trade in natural uranium reached US$10.7bn in 2024, up 38.7% on 2023.
Kazakhstan was the largest exporter with 42.4% of the total, ahead of Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds?
Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds fall under HS subheading 2844.10, part of heading 2844, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on natural uranium and its compounds in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2844.10 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 natural uranium and its compounds in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2844.10 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 natural uranium and its compounds?
Kazakhstan, with US$4.5bn in 2024 (42.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export natural uranium to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 natural uranium?
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 natural uranium from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (100%), out of total imports of £511.8k.