Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3801

3801.90

3801.90: Artificial graphite: other

Official description Other

3801.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3801, artificial graphite, chapter 38.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 3801 90 00 00 Other Free
  2. 3801 90 00 10 Expandable graphite (cas rn 90387-90-9 and cas rn 12777-87-6) Free
  3. Other Free
  4. 3801 90 00 80 In blocks or cylinders with an apparent density of 1.5 g/cm³ or more and an electrical resistivity of 7.0 μ.ω.m or less with a nominal diameter of more than 350 mm Free
  5. 3801 90 00 85 Other 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. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • 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 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£10.8m+8.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£8.01 per kg
Jan 2024: £888kFeb 2024: £513kMar 2024: £788kApr 2024: £823kMay 2024: £352kJun 2024: £719kJul 2024: £790kAug 2024: £766kSept 2024: £605kOct 2024: £521kNov 2024: £672kDec 2024: £846kJan 2025: £850kFeb 2025: £729kMar 2025: £960kApr 2025: £754kMay 2025: £734kJun 2025: £726kJul 2025: £987kAug 2025: £1.5mSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £1mNov 2025: £707kDec 2025: £452kJan 2026: £847kFeb 2026: £839kMar 2026: £580kApr 2026: £1.3mMay 2026: £989kJun 2026: £657kJul 2026: £1.6mAug 2026: £615k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Germany £4.1m 38.4% +29%
United States £3m 27.8% +24.6%
China £2.2m 20.7% -2.8%
India £975k 9% -29.4%
Netherlands £115k 1.1% -9.2%
Spain £65k 0.6% +223.8%
Canada £39k 0.4% +152.1%
Japan £35k 0.3% +458.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

3801.90 · US$739m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$345kUS$345k+US$2m+US$12m+> US$46m

Exports: 96
  1. China: US$314m
  2. Germany: US$87m
  3. United States: US$46m
  4. Japan: US$45m
  5. South Korea: US$38m
  6. France: US$31m
  7. Austria: US$31m
  8. Poland: US$20m
  9. India: US$17m
  10. Malaysia: US$12m
  11. Mexico: US$11m
  12. Hungary: US$10m
  13. United Kingdom: US$10m
  14. Spain: US$7m
  15. Russia: US$6m
  16. Iceland: US$6m
  17. Netherlands: US$5m
  18. Italy: US$5m
  19. Canada: US$4m
  20. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
  21. United Arab Emirates: US$3m
  22. Indonesia: US$3m
  23. Norway: US$2m
  24. Taiwan: US$2m
  25. Switzerland: US$2m
  26. Azerbaijan: US$2m
  27. Singapore: US$1m
  28. Bahrain: US$1m
  29. Australia: US$1m
  30. Mozambique: US$1m
  31. Czechia: US$1m
  32. Belgium: US$1m
  33. Saudi Arabia: US$1m
  34. Denmark: US$980k
  35. Romania: US$843k
  36. Türkiye: US$828k
  37. South Africa: US$791k
  38. Sweden: US$603k
  39. Ukraine: US$586k
  40. Slovakia: US$586k
  41. Luxembourg: US$493k
  42. Thailand: US$491k
  43. Slovenia: US$425k
  44. North Korea: US$404k
  45. Montenegro: US$364k
  46. Brazil: US$345k
  47. Croatia: US$304k
  48. New Zealand: US$302k
  49. Qatar: US$186k
  50. Oman: US$173k
  51. Portugal: US$142k
  52. Lithuania: US$131k
  53. Peru: US$119k
  54. Philippines: US$116k
  55. Israel: US$82k
  56. Bulgaria: US$74k
  57. Pakistan: US$68k
  58. Vietnam: US$68k
  59. Serbia: US$49k
  60. Bhutan: US$45k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$314m 42.5%
2 Germany US$87m 11.8%
3 United States US$46m 6.3%
4 Japan US$45m 6.1%
5 South Korea US$38m 5.2%
6 France US$31m 4.2%
7 Austria US$31m 4.1%
8 Poland US$20m 2.7%
9 India US$17m 2.3%
10 Malaysia US$12m 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Hungary US$107m 14.5%
2 China US$104m 14%
3 South Korea US$70m 9.5%
4 India US$50m 6.7%
5 Germany US$49m 6.6%
6 Malaysia US$40m 5.5%
7 Japan US$35m 4.7%
8 Poland US$32m 4.3%
9 France US$29m 3.9%
10 United States US$28m 3.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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
  • 46number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Angola, Bermuda

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 2.5% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 6.5% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 3.7% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 3.2% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0.5%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 15% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 6.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 0% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 1% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 2.5% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 6.5% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 6% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0.4%* 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 6.5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 3% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 3.7% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 4.9% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 3% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 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
59861 Artificial graphite; colloidal/semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite/other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates/other semi-manufactures
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
CPC 2.1 product
37950 Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of semi-manufactures
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2399 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20173801.90unchanged
20123801.90unchanged
20073801.90unchanged
20023801.90unchanged
19963801.90unchanged
19923801.90unchanged

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.

  1. US Anti-dumping

    Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

    FR Doc. 2026-20030 · 91 FR 61828 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. US Anti-dumping

    Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

    FR Doc. 2026-15396 · 91 FR 48081 · Source: federalregister.gov

  4. US Anti-dumping

    Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

    FR Doc. 2026-15397 · 91 FR 48076 · Source: federalregister.gov

  5. US Countervailing duty

    Large Diameter Graphite Electrodes From the People's Republic of China and India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

    FR Doc. 2026-05496 · 91 FR 13577 · Source: federalregister.gov

  6. US Anti-dumping

    Active Anode Material From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

    FR Doc. 2026-02998 · 91 FR 7247 · Source: federalregister.gov

  7. US Countervailing duty

    Active Anode Material From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

    FR Doc. 2026-02999 · 91 FR 7261 · Source: federalregister.gov

  8. US Tariff change · Applies from:

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 2

    2026HTSRev2 · Source: hts.usitc.gov

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3801.90 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3801.90; the duty is 3.7%.

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 UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £10.8m (up 9% on the year before), at an average of £8.01 per kg; Germany supplied 38%, followed by United States.

World trade in these goods reached US$739m in 2024, down 19.6% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 42.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for artificial graphite: other?

Artificial graphite: other fall under HS subheading 3801.90, part of heading 3801, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on artificial graphite: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3801.90 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 artificial graphite: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3801.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most artificial graphite: other?

China, with US$314m in 2024 (42.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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.

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 Germany (38%), United States (28%) and China (21%), out of total imports of £10.8m.

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