Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2844
2844.20: Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium or compounds of these products
Enriched uranium and plutonium
2844.20 is the HS subheading for enriched uranium and plutonium, under heading 2844 in chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2844 20 00 00 Uranium enriched in u 235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in u 235, plutonium or compounds of these products gi F/S
- Uranium enriched in u 235 and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in u 235 or compounds of these products gi F/S
- 2844 20 25 00 Ferro-uranium Freegi F/S
- 2844 20 35 00 Other Freegi F/S
- Plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing plutonium or compounds of these products gi F/S
- Mixtures of uranium and plutonium gi F/S
- 2844 20 51 00 Ferro-uranium Freegi F/S
- 2844 20 59 00 Other Freegi F/S
- 2844 20 99 00 Other Freegi F/S
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £27k | 84.3% | -99.4% | |
| £5k | 15.7% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$22mUS$22m+US$577m+US$2bn+> US$3bn
Exports: 23
- Russia: US$3bn
- France: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- United Kingdom: US$2bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- China: US$577m
- Canada: US$412m
- Kazakhstan: US$180m
- Australia: US$177m
- United States: US$113m
- Japan: US$22m
- Belgium: US$20m
- Spain: US$18m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Singapore: US$59k
- Israel: US$33k
- Czechia: US$3k
- South Africa: US$3k
- Norway: US$500
- India: US$200
- Thailand: US$100
- Romania: US$0
- Slovakia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$13kUS$13k+US$2m+US$568m+> US$2bn
Imports: 55
- United States: US$5bn
- South Korea: US$2bn
- Sweden: US$1bn
- China: US$965m
- United Kingdom: US$874m
- Kazakhstan: US$568m
- Germany: US$515m
- Spain: US$509m
- France: US$329m
- Japan: US$300m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$807k
- Czechia: US$564k
- Barbados: US$110k
- Austria: US$88k
- Malaysia: US$60k
- Taiwan: US$56k
- Australia: US$44k
- Italy: US$41k
- Ireland: US$37k
- Kenya: US$35k
- Colombia: US$14k
- Pakistan: US$13k
- Bahamas: US$9k
- Senegal: US$7k
- Thailand: US$5k
- Canada: US$5k
- Hungary: US$5k
- Slovenia: US$5k
- Brunei: US$5k
- Switzerland: US$4k
- Singapore: US$4k
- Argentina: US$4k
- Greece: US$3k
- Norway: US$3k
- Zimbabwe: US$3k
- Honduras: US$3k
- Zambia: US$3k
- Lithuania: US$3k
- Tanzania: US$2k
- Nigeria: US$1k
- Luxembourg: US$900
- Bahrain: US$700
- Romania: US$500
- Slovakia: US$500
- Finland: US$200
- Iceland: US$200
- United Arab Emirates: US$100
- Denmark: US$100
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
- Saudi Arabia: US$0
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$3bn | 23.8% | |
| 2 | US$2bn | 19.9% | |
| 3 | US$2bn | 16.3% | |
| 4 | US$2bn | 15.1% | |
| 5 | US$1bn | 11.1% | |
| 6 | US$577m | 4.9% | |
| 7 | US$412m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$180m | 1.5% | |
| 9 | US$177m | 1.5% | |
| 10 | US$113m | 1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$5bn | 39.4% | |
| 2 | US$2bn | 15.6% | |
| 3 | US$1bn | 10% | |
| 4 | US$965m | 8.2% | |
| 5 | US$874m | 7.4% | |
| 6 | US$568m | 4.8% | |
| 7 | US$515m | 4.4% | |
| 8 | US$509m | 4.3% | |
| 9 | US$329m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$300m | 2.6% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 62number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 52513 Uranium enriched in U 235 & its compounds; plutonium & its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products & mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium/compounds of these products
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 33620 Uranium enriched in U235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions, ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2844.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2844.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2844.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2844.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2844.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2844.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- 600009729 HMRC
Unirradiated uranium in a scrap fuel assembly use: for uranium recovery and re-processing Physical form: pellets
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2844.20 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2844.20 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
156 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of enriched uranium and plutonium into the UK came to £31.5k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 99% on the year before); United States supplied 84%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported enriched uranium and plutonium worth US$12bn (+33% year on year).
The largest exporter was Russia (US$3bn), followed by France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium or compounds of these products?
Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U 235, plutonium or compounds of these products fall under HS subheading 2844.20, part of heading 2844, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2844.20 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 uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2844.20 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 uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds?
Russia, with US$3bn in 2024 (23.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export enriched uranium and plutonium 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 enriched uranium and plutonium?
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 enriched uranium and plutonium from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (84%) and Germany (16%), out of total imports of £31.5k.