Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2844
2844.44: Radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than: radioactive residues
Official description Radioactive residues
Subheading 2844.44 belongs to heading 2844 (radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes) in chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2844 44 00 00 Radioactive residues 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 5
- 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
- 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
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £838k | 87.8% | +5,980% |
 China | £108k | 11.4% | — |
 Italy | £7k | 0.8% | — |
 Switzerland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
| United Kingdom | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Netherlands | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$44kUS$44k+US$251k+US$2m+> US$4m
Exports: 46
- United States: US$10m
- Australia: US$4m
- France: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Russia: US$404k
- Canada: US$392k
- Belgium: US$345k
- India: US$327k
- South Korea: US$325k
- Kuwait: US$251k
- United Kingdom: US$215k
- Czechia: US$186k
- Colombia: US$154k
- South Africa: US$152k
- Türkiye: US$129k
- Portugal: US$66k
- Switzerland: US$59k
- Dominican Republic: US$58k
- Norway: US$50k
- Brazil: US$49k
- Ecuador: US$44k
- Tanzania: US$43k
- Spain: US$42k
- Poland: US$41k
- Singapore: US$35k
- Hungary: US$33k
- Finland: US$32k
- Denmark: US$17k
- Israel: US$15k
- Sweden: US$14k
- Indonesia: US$7k
- Bahrain: US$6k
- Mexico: US$4k
- Philippines: US$4k
- Japan: US$3k
- Pakistan: US$2k
- Guatemala: US$1k
- China: US$1k
- Morocco: US$900
- Eswatini: US$300
- Tunisia: US$200
- Ireland: US$100
- Kenya: US$100
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$92kUS$92k+US$324k+US$1m+> US$4m
Imports: 59
- Canada: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Norway: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Brunei: US$1m
- Poland: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$917k
- New Zealand: US$678k
- Kazakhstan: US$664k
- China: US$548k
- Italy: US$478k
- Morocco: US$425k
- Netherlands: US$324k
- Denmark: US$306k
- Pakistan: US$266k
- Germany: US$242k
- United Kingdom: US$220k
- Nepal: US$203k
- Bermuda: US$151k
- South Africa: US$140k
- Australia: US$136k
- Sweden: US$135k
- Tanzania: US$129k
- France: US$117k
- Serbia: US$105k
- Kuwait: US$104k
- Singapore: US$96k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$92k
- South Korea: US$92k
- Lithuania: US$89k
- Brazil: US$70k
- Finland: US$55k
- Saudi Arabia: US$46k
- Türkiye: US$44k
- Argentina: US$44k
- Philippines: US$40k
- Greece: US$40k
- India: US$37k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$28k
- Israel: US$26k
- Botswana: US$22k
- Switzerland: US$20k
- Mexico: US$16k
- Chile: US$16k
- Jordan: US$13k
- Austria: US$11k
- Thailand: US$7k
- Kenya: US$7k
- Peru: US$7k
- Belgium: US$6k
- Angola: US$4k
- Spain: US$4k
- Bahrain: US$3k
- Senegal: US$2k
- Panama: US$1k
- Czechia: US$800
- Romania: US$600
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$10m | 36.2% |
| 2 |  Australia | US$4m | 16.7% |
| 3 |  France | US$3m | 11.6% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$3m | 10% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$2m | 8.5% |
| 6 |  Malaysia | US$1m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Russia | US$404k | 1.5% |
| 8 | Canada | US$392k | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$345k | 1.3% |
| 10 |  India | US$327k | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$6m | 21.5% |
| 2 |  Indonesia | US$4m | 13.7% |
| 3 | Norway | US$3m | 10.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$3m | 10.2% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$1m | 5.1% |
| 6 | Japan | US$1m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Brunei | US$1m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$1m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Malaysia | US$917k | 3.4% |
| 10 | New Zealand | US$678k | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
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.
- 0%median duty
- 53number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Algeria
93
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 52519 Radioactive elements & isotopes & their compounds, n.e.s.; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products & mixtures containing these elements, isotopes/compounds; radioactive residues
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 33690 Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; alloys, dispersions, ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2844.40 | changed |
| 2012 | 2844.40 | changed |
| 2007 | 2844.40 | changed |
| 2002 | 2844.40 | changed |
| 1996 | 2844.40 | changed |
| 1992 | 2844.40 | changed |
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.
- 600014354 HMRC
Treated radioactive waste containing trace quantities of plutonium(0.0021 grams) along with other nuclear isotopes. It is packed in a steel drum, contained within an iso container
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 · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 2844.40.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2844.44; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2844.44 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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 these goods into the UK came to £954.1k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 943% on the year before); United States supplied 88%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$27m (−52.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$10m), followed by Australia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than: radioactive residues?
Radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than: radioactive residues fall under HS subheading 2844.44, part of heading 2844, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2844.44 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 radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2844.44 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 radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds…?
The United States, with US$10m in 2024 (36.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 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 United States (88%), China (11%) and Italy (1%), out of total imports of £954.1k.