Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3813
3813.00: Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades
3813.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3813, preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers, chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3813 00 00 10 Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers, of mentioned in code 8424, for use in certain types of aircraft Free
- 3813 00 00 90 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- 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)
- 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 4
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £9.1m | 56.8% | +48.2% |
 France | £2m | 12.6% | +94.5% |
 Sweden | £1.7m | 10.7% | +135.2% |
 Belgium | £1.3m | 8% | +9.5% |
 Germany | £598k | 3.7% | -19.2% |
 Spain | £564k | 3.5% | -45.6% |
 Italy | £314k | 2% | -88.4% |
 China | £217k | 1.4% | -23.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines USA Free – 3.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 2% 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Japan 3.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 6% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$112kUS$112k+US$964k+US$14m+> US$33m
Exports: 104
- United States: US$73m
- China: US$41m
- Italy: US$33m
- Belgium: US$33m
- France: US$32m
- Germany: US$30m
- Spain: US$27m
- Sweden: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$18m
- India: US$14m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$964k
- Slovenia: US$917k
- Luxembourg: US$870k
- Czechia: US$831k
- Denmark: US$827k
- Canada: US$784k
- Austria: US$725k
- Thailand: US$603k
- Greece: US$516k
- Malaysia: US$478k
- Norway: US$308k
- Ukraine: US$222k
- Argentina: US$217k
- Kazakhstan: US$206k
- Portugal: US$191k
- Philippines: US$188k
- Finland: US$162k
- Brazil: US$147k
- Ireland: US$140k
- Panama: US$133k
- Chile: US$130k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$122k
- Latvia: US$118k
- Vietnam: US$116k
- Peru: US$112k
- Qatar: US$110k
- Slovakia: US$99k
- Taiwan: US$94k
- Indonesia: US$77k
- Croatia: US$57k
- Switzerland: US$56k
- Hungary: US$52k
- Guatemala: US$37k
- Romania: US$34k
- Colombia: US$33k
- Israel: US$28k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$299kUS$299k+US$2m+US$5m+> US$14m
Imports: 196
- Canada: US$21m
- Poland: US$20m
- France: US$19m
- Germany: US$17m
- United Kingdom: US$17m
- Italy: US$14m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14m
- China: US$13m
- United States: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Belgium: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9m
- Australia: US$8m
- Spain: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- India: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Cuba: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Angola: US$1m
- Morocco: US$989k
- Cyprus: US$986k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$73m | 19.9% |
| 2 | China | US$41m | 11.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$33m | 9% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$33m | 8.9% |
| 5 | France | US$32m | 8.8% |
| 6 | Germany | US$30m | 8% |
| 7 | Spain | US$27m | 7.3% |
| 8 | Sweden | US$19m | 5.1% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$18m | 4.9% |
| 10 |  India | US$14m | 3.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$21m | 5.6% |
| 2 |  Poland | US$20m | 5.3% |
| 3 | France | US$19m | 5.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$17m | 4.6% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$17m | 4.5% |
| 6 | Italy | US$14m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$14m | 3.7% |
| 8 | China | US$13m | 3.6% |
| 9 | United States | US$12m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$12m | 3.2% |
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
- 54number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 1.8% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 14% | 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 | 8.3% | 6.5% – 10% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 1.8% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 18% | 10% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 1.8% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 1.8% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 2% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 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 | 1.8% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 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 | 1.9% | 0% – 3.7% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 11% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 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
- 59894 Preparations & charges for fire extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35440 Modelling pastes; "dental wax" or "dental impression compounds"; other preparations for use in dentistry with a basis of plaster; preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades; prepared culture media for development and maintenance of micro-organisms and plant, human or animal cells; composite diagnostic or laboratory reagents n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.3250 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3813.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3813.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3813.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3813.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3813.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3813.00 | unchanged |
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.
- 600010470 HMRC
A liquid preparation used in fire extinguishers. suitable for use on all types of fires.
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.
- Tariff change
Update to Russia and Belarus Additional Duties Following Technical Fix – 18 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6302 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3813.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3813.00; the duty is 6.5%.
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 £16m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £9.65 per kg; United States supplied 57%, followed by France.
World trade in these goods reached US$368m in 2024, down 2.8% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 19.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades?
Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades fall under HS subheading 3813.00, part of heading 3813, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3813.00 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 preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3813.00 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 preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers?
The United States, with US$73m in 2024 (19.9% 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 United States (57%), France (13%) and Sweden (11%), out of total imports of £16m.