Subheading · Chapter 35 · Heading 3503
3503.00: Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 3501
Gelatin
3503.00 is the HS subheading for gelatin, under heading 3503 in chapter 35.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3503 00 10 00 Gelatin and derivatives thereof Free
- 3503 00 80 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- Import controlVeterinary control
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica and 232 more
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/782
- Documents
- C084 Exemption by virtue of Articles 3 and 4 of regulation 2019/2122 (animals intended for scientific purposes, research and diagnostic samples, and samples for product analysis and quality testing).
- N853 Common Health Entry Document for Products (CHED-P) (as set out in Part 2, Section B of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y058 Exemption by virtue of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122 (Goods which form part of passengers' personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use) or Article 10 (small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/2122
- Y930 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632
- 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 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | £26.1m | 36.1% | +12.5% |
 Germany | £8.2m | 11.3% | +32.8% |
 Belgium | £7.9m | 10.9% | -0% |
 China | £5.6m | 7.8% | +151.4% |
 France | £4.7m | 6.5% | +62.7% |
 Italy | £4.3m | 6% | -5.2% |
 Pakistan | £2.9m | 4% | +112.6% |
 Netherlands | £2.6m | 3.6% | -5.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$667.4kUS$667.4k+US$13.7m+US$56.6m+> US$194.8m
Exports: 108
- Brazil: US$305.2m
- Germany: US$274.8m
- China: US$238.1m
- France: US$194.8m
- Belgium: US$163.6m
- Netherlands: US$109.5m
- Türkiye: US$107.3m
- United States: US$92.9m
- Italy: US$78.1m
- Sweden: US$72.4m
- Spain: US$56.6m
- India: US$56.2m
- Canada: US$54.5m
- United Kingdom: US$50.9m
- Argentina: US$49.8m
- Switzerland: US$27.6m
- Colombia: US$27.2m
- Paraguay: US$26m
- Japan: US$25.3m
- South Korea: US$25.2m
- Poland: US$23m
- Vietnam: US$22.7m
- Denmark: US$20.6m
- Pakistan: US$18.2m
- Ecuador: US$13.7m
- Mexico: US$13.7m
- Australia: US$12.5m
- Slovakia: US$10.4m
- Egypt: US$10.3m
- Thailand: US$10.2m
- Ireland: US$9.6m
- Uganda: US$7.2m
- Uzbekistan: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- South Africa: US$5.5m
- Hungary: US$4.3m
- Cambodia: US$3.4m
- Ethiopia: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$2.7m
- Singapore: US$2.4m
- Portugal: US$2.1m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1.8m
- Austria: US$1.8m
- Lithuania: US$1.7m
- Croatia: US$1.4m
- Guatemala: US$1.1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Belarus: US$806.6k
- Bulgaria: US$763.8k
- Iceland: US$667.4k
- Romania: US$636k
- Greece: US$546.2k
- Tajikistan: US$465.4k
- Armenia: US$435k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$398.4k
- Slovenia: US$335.5k
- Estonia: US$299.8k
- Saudi Arabia: US$287.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$390.1kUS$390.1k+US$5.9m+US$37.8m+> US$81.8m
Imports: 197
- United States: US$305.1m
- Germany: US$238.7m
- France: US$115.6m
- Belgium: US$97.9m
- Japan: US$94.8m
- Spain: US$81.8m
- Netherlands: US$76.2m
- United Kingdom: US$74m
- Mexico: US$62.3m
- Canada: US$60.3m
- Vietnam: US$59.2m
- Poland: US$58.1m
- South Korea: US$49.8m
- Switzerland: US$47.8m
- India: US$46.6m
- Italy: US$46.5m
- Russia: US$45.4m
- Australia: US$41.8m
- Indonesia: US$41.4m
- China: US$37.8m
- Argentina: US$33.2m
- Romania: US$29.7m
- Austria: US$27.4m
- Hungary: US$25.1m
- Thailand: US$24.5m
- Croatia: US$22.5m
- Taiwan: US$22.3m
- Denmark: US$22.1m
- Brazil: US$19.4m
- Peru: US$19.3m
- Iran: US$17.7m
- Türkiye: US$16.8m
- Chile: US$16.5m
- Czechia: US$16.3m
- Colombia: US$16.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$13.5m
- Ukraine: US$12.5m
- New Zealand: US$11.9m
- South Africa: US$11.3m
- Guatemala: US$11.2m
- Egypt: US$10.1m
- Singapore: US$9.9m
- Portugal: US$9.8m
- Malaysia: US$9.2m
- Bolivia: US$8.4m
- Sweden: US$6.6m
- Greece: US$5.9m
- Philippines: US$5.9m
- Norway: US$5.8m
- Dominican Republic: US$5.3m
- Sri Lanka: US$4.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4.9m
- Iraq: US$4.7m
- Israel: US$4.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.4m
- Ireland: US$4.4m
- Serbia: US$4.3m
- Finland: US$4.3m
- Bulgaria: US$3.6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$305.2m | 13.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$274.8m | 12.1% |
| 3 | China | US$238.1m | 10.5% |
| 4 | France | US$194.8m | 8.6% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$163.6m | 7.2% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$109.5m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  Türkiye | US$107.3m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  United States | US$92.9m | 4.1% |
| 9 | Italy | US$78.1m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$72.4m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$305.1m | 13.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$238.7m | 10.5% |
| 3 | France | US$115.6m | 5.1% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$97.9m | 4.3% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$94.8m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$81.8m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$76.2m | 3.4% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$74m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$62.3m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$60.3m | 2.7% |
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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Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-03484 · 91 FR 8433 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Countervailing duty
FR Doc. 2026-03485 · 91 FR 8415 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3503.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 3503.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 7.7%.
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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported gelatin worth £72.2m (up 12% on the year before), at an average of £5.18 per kg; Brazil supplied 36%, followed by Germany.
World trade in gelatin reached US$2.3bn in 2024, down 18.9% on 2023.
Brazil was the largest exporter with 13.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 3501?
Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 3501 fall under HS subheading 3503.00, part of heading 3503, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3503.00 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 gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3503.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular…?
Brazil, with US$305.2m in 2024 (13.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export gelatin 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.
Where does the UK import gelatin from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Brazil (36%), Germany (11%) and Belgium (11%), out of total imports of £72.2m.