Subheading · Chapter 36 · Heading 3605
3605.00: Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604
Subheading 3605.00 belongs to heading 3605 (matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604) in chapter 36.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3605 00 00 00 Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 2
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | £2.3m | 50.6% | +14.3% |
 China | £1m | 22.1% | +40.3% |
 India | £694k | 15.2% | +1.1% |
 Poland | £182k | 4% | +26.1% |
 Türkiye | £116k | 2.5% | +67.2% |
| United Kingdom | £99k | 2.2% | -16.3% |
 Hungary | £48k | 1% | -31% |
 Germany | £46k | 1% | +28.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan 4.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$68kUS$68k+US$726k+US$5m+> US$12m
Exports: 97
- India: US$48m
- Sweden: US$25m
- Kenya: US$12m
- China: US$10m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Pakistan: US$6m
- Guatemala: US$6m
- Germany: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- United States: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- France: US$867k
- Ukraine: US$778k
- Czechia: US$735k
- Spain: US$726k
- Poland: US$718k
- Uganda: US$706k
- Bulgaria: US$592k
- United Arab Emirates: US$557k
- Estonia: US$494k
- Ecuador: US$444k
- Japan: US$382k
- Zambia: US$351k
- Romania: US$305k
- Peru: US$275k
- Uzbekistan: US$241k
- Portugal: US$239k
- Belgium: US$201k
- Italy: US$177k
- Mexico: US$171k
- North Macedonia: US$163k
- Canada: US$161k
- Austria: US$146k
- Saudi Arabia: US$101k
- Lithuania: US$101k
- Latvia: US$75k
- Croatia: US$68k
- Serbia: US$68k
- Malawi: US$65k
- Kazakhstan: US$47k
- Singapore: US$47k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$42k
- Argentina: US$39k
- Slovakia: US$38k
- Armenia: US$35k
- Mongolia: US$34k
- Malaysia: US$32k
- Tanzania: US$29k
- Denmark: US$29k
- Fiji: US$27k
- Mozambique: US$24k
- Finland: US$23k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$209kUS$209k+US$958k+US$2m+> US$6m
Imports: 194
- United States: US$12m
- Nigeria: US$10m
- Tanzania: US$10m
- Germany: US$9m
- Angola: US$6m
- Ghana: US$6m
- Mozambique: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Bolivia: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Afghanistan: US$4m
- Honduras: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$3m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$2m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Zambia: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Zimbabwe: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Benin: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Togo: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Haiti: US$2m
- Rwanda: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Finland: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Lesotho: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Azerbaijan: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Botswana: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$989k
- Oman: US$980k
- Kenya: US$973k
- Guinea: US$958k
- South Africa: US$931k
- Ireland: US$930k
- Panama: US$911k
- Austria: US$838k
- South Korea: US$815k
- Uzbekistan: US$753k
- Cameroon: US$707k
- Eswatini: US$701k
- Colombia: US$689k
- Gambia: US$687k
- Slovakia: US$609k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$48m | 27.9% |
| 2 | Sweden | US$25m | 14.4% |
| 3 |  Kenya | US$12m | 7% |
| 4 | China | US$10m | 6% |
| 5 |  South Africa | US$9m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Indonesia | US$8m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Brazil | US$7m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Pakistan | US$6m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Guatemala | US$6m | 3.5% |
| 10 | Germany | US$5m | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$12m | 6.7% |
| 2 | Nigeria | US$10m | 5.9% |
| 3 |  Tanzania | US$10m | 5.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$9m | 5% |
| 5 |  Angola | US$6m | 3.5% |
| 6 |  Ghana | US$6m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Mozambique | US$6m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  France | US$5m | 3.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Bolivia | US$5m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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.
- 15%median duty
- 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Egypt, Iran, Morocco
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 6% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
| Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
| Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 4.4% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| Kenya | 26%* | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 5.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 15% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
| Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 30% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 6% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 5.1%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Tanzania | 26%* | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 20% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 26%* | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4%* | 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
- 89932 Matches, other than pyrotechnical articles of subgroup 593.3
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 813101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38998 Matches
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3605.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3605.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3605.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3605.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3605.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3605.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-13039 · 91 FR 39068 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 3605.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 3605.00; the duty is 6.5%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £4.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 17% on the year before); Sweden supplied 51%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$173m (−11.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was India (US$48m), followed by Sweden.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604?
Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 3604 fall under HS subheading 3605.00, part of heading 3605, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3605.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 3605.00 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 matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of…?
India, with US$48m in 2024 (27.9% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Sweden (51%), China (22%) and India (15%), out of total imports of £4.6m.