Subheading · Chapter 36 · Heading 3604
3604.10: Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals: fireworks
Fireworks
Official description Fireworks
3604.10 is the HS subheading for fireworks, under heading 3604 in chapter 36.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3604 10 00 00 Fireworks 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 1
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 3
- 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 - 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 | £15.9m | 91.6% | -55.3% |
 Spain | £882k | 5.1% | +87.4% |
 Czechia | £217k | 1.2% | +5.4% |
 Italy | £207k | 1.2% | +232.3% |
 United States | £126k | 0.7% | +882% |
 India | £17k | 0.1% | — |
 Poland | £4k | 0% | -97.1% |
 Netherlands | £2k | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$241kUS$241k+US$1m+US$11m+> US$44m
Exports: 79
- China: US$1bn
- Netherlands: US$57m
- Germany: US$44m
- Spain: US$22m
- Poland: US$17m
- United States: US$16m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Italy: US$11m
- Albania: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$984k
- United Kingdom: US$964k
- Croatia: US$951k
- Japan: US$902k
- El Salvador: US$823k
- Austria: US$793k
- Taiwan: US$777k
- Guatemala: US$758k
- South Africa: US$713k
- Hungary: US$697k
- Singapore: US$575k
- India: US$447k
- Sweden: US$396k
- Lithuania: US$310k
- Russia: US$309k
- New Zealand: US$267k
- Türkiye: US$266k
- Norway: US$241k
- Belgium: US$238k
- Panama: US$234k
- Honduras: US$228k
- Ukraine: US$201k
- Romania: US$145k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$135k
- Mexico: US$135k
- Venezuela: US$96k
- Australia: US$61k
- Malaysia: US$54k
- Argentina: US$43k
- Canada: US$43k
- Mauritius: US$42k
- Estonia: US$34k
- Sri Lanka: US$33k
- Tanzania: US$17k
- Israel: US$15k
- Greece: US$15k
- Latvia: US$13k
- Colombia: US$9k
- Luxembourg: US$5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$493kUS$493k+US$3m+US$16m+> US$31m
Imports: 170
- United States: US$565m
- Germany: US$186m
- Netherlands: US$71m
- Italy: US$43m
- Poland: US$42m
- United Kingdom: US$31m
- Malaysia: US$30m
- Japan: US$27m
- Russia: US$26m
- France: US$23m
- Denmark: US$18m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Spain: US$17m
- Taiwan: US$16m
- Djibouti: US$16m
- Guatemala: US$16m
- Indonesia: US$16m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Portugal: US$12m
- Austria: US$12m
- Romania: US$11m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Canada: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Norway: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Finland: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Peru: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Iceland: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- El Salvador: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Paraguay: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 83.8% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$57m | 4.1% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$44m | 3.1% |
| 4 | Spain | US$22m | 1.5% |
| 5 | Poland | US$17m | 1.2% |
| 6 | United States | US$16m | 1.1% |
| 7 | Czechia | US$15m | 1.1% |
| 8 | Italy | US$11m | 0.8% |
| 9 |  Albania | US$5m | 0.3% |
| 10 |  Switzerland | US$3m | 0.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$565m | 40.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$186m | 13.2% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$71m | 5.1% |
| 4 | Italy | US$43m | 3% |
| 5 | Poland | US$42m | 3% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$31m | 2.2% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$30m | 2.1% |
| 8 |  Japan | US$27m | 1.9% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$26m | 1.8% |
| 10 |  France | US$23m | 1.6% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3604.10; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 3604.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
174 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.
Imports of fireworks into the UK came to £17.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 53% on the year before); China supplied 92%, followed by Spain.
In 2024, countries exported fireworks worth US$1bn (+10.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1bn), followed by the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals: fireworks?
Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals: fireworks fall under HS subheading 3604.10, part of heading 3604, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3604.10 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 fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3604.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog…?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (83.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export fireworks 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 fireworks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (92%), Spain (5%) and Czechia (1%), out of total imports of £17.4m.