Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3816
3816.00: Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 3801
Refractory cements and mortars
3816.00 is the HS subheading for refractory cements and mortars, under heading 3816 in chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3816 00 10 00 Dolomite ramming mix Free
- 3816 00 90 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
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- 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
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
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 |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £5.6m | 16.2% | +4.1% |
 Germany | £4.3m | 12.7% | -16.3% |
 United States | £4.2m | 12.3% | +56.1% |
 Türkiye | £3.3m | 9.5% | -59.3% |
 Spain | £2.7m | 7.8% | -22.2% |
 Ireland | £2.6m | 7.6% | -18.2% |
 Austria | £2.3m | 6.8% | +36.7% |
 Netherlands | £2m | 5.9% | -28.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$474.4kUS$474.4k+US$13.6m+US$63.2m+> US$239.7m
Exports: 127
- China: US$568.6m
- Germany: US$322m
- Austria: US$248m
- United States: US$239.7m
- Spain: US$153.9m
- France: US$127.2m
- Türkiye: US$116.4m
- United Kingdom: US$83.9m
- India: US$83.5m
- Netherlands: US$83.1m
- Japan: US$68.8m
- Italy: US$65.6m
- Poland: US$63.2m
- Belgium: US$59.6m
- Slovenia: US$55.6m
- Canada: US$52.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$50.5m
- Mexico: US$37.7m
- South Korea: US$31.2m
- Sweden: US$30.1m
- Brazil: US$26.6m
- Malaysia: US$24m
- South Africa: US$18.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$18m
- Slovakia: US$16.3m
- Taiwan: US$15.9m
- Ireland: US$15.4m
- Greece: US$15m
- Thailand: US$14.8m
- Denmark: US$14.3m
- Czechia: US$13.6m
- Australia: US$12.3m
- Russia: US$9.5m
- Luxembourg: US$7m
- Norway: US$5.6m
- Portugal: US$5.5m
- Croatia: US$5.3m
- Bulgaria: US$3.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.7m
- Romania: US$3.1m
- Finland: US$2.7m
- Switzerland: US$2.5m
- Egypt: US$2.5m
- Latvia: US$2.3m
- Hungary: US$2.1m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.8m
- Argentina: US$1.8m
- Colombia: US$1.7m
- Kuwait: US$1.7m
- Chile: US$1.6m
- North Macedonia: US$1.5m
- Lithuania: US$1.1m
- Guatemala: US$1.1m
- Ecuador: US$982.5k
- Serbia: US$947k
- Singapore: US$942.6k
- Vietnam: US$939.8k
- Qatar: US$908.1k
- Peru: US$780.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.2mUS$2.2m+US$10.6m+US$42.3m+> US$90.6m
Imports: 215
- Indonesia: US$243.8m
- United States: US$144.5m
- Canada: US$131.7m
- India: US$127.2m
- Russia: US$126.3m
- Germany: US$110.7m
- Italy: US$90.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$87.2m
- France: US$86.3m
- Türkiye: US$83.5m
- Mexico: US$75.5m
- Netherlands: US$64m
- Austria: US$63.3m
- Vietnam: US$59.1m
- Belgium: US$50.1m
- Poland: US$48.1m
- United Kingdom: US$45.8m
- Malaysia: US$45.2m
- Thailand: US$45.1m
- Czechia: US$43.2m
- South Korea: US$42.7m
- Egypt: US$42.3m
- Algeria: US$37.7m
- Switzerland: US$34.8m
- South Africa: US$31.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$31.3m
- Spain: US$31.1m
- Portugal: US$30.2m
- Ukraine: US$28.9m
- Sweden: US$26.4m
- China: US$25.4m
- Norway: US$23.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$23.7m
- Taiwan: US$21.8m
- Morocco: US$20.7m
- Brazil: US$19.7m
- Japan: US$18.3m
- Finland: US$17.4m
- Hungary: US$17.1m
- Romania: US$16.7m
- Serbia: US$15.9m
- Peru: US$15.3m
- Colombia: US$15.2m
- Slovakia: US$15.2m
- Iraq: US$15m
- Nigeria: US$15m
- Singapore: US$13.8m
- Libya: US$13.2m
- Chile: US$12.4m
- Bangladesh: US$11.8m
- Oman: US$11.8m
- Australia: US$11.3m
- Philippines: US$11.3m
- Luxembourg: US$10.6m
- Argentina: US$9.8m
- Zimbabwe: US$9.8m
- Israel: US$9.4m
- Pakistan: US$9.1m
- Bahrain: US$8.8m
- Greece: US$8.6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$568.6m | 20.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$322m | 11.4% |
| 3 | Austria | US$248m | 8.8% |
| 4 | United States | US$239.7m | 8.5% |
| 5 | Spain | US$153.9m | 5.4% |
| 6 | France | US$127.2m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$116.4m | 4.1% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$83.9m | 3% |
| 9 |  India | US$83.5m | 3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$83.1m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$243.8m | 8.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$144.5m | 5.1% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$131.7m | 4.7% |
| 4 | India | US$127.2m | 4.5% |
| 5 |  Russia | US$126.3m | 4.5% |
| 6 | Germany | US$110.7m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$90.6m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$87.2m | 3.1% |
| 9 | France | US$86.3m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$83.5m | 3% |
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.
- 600010496 HMRC
oil bonded moulding sand Use: metal casting Packaging: 25kg plastic bags
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 2518.30.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3816.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3816.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
156 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 refractory cements and mortars into the UK came to £34.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 14% on the year before); France supplied 16%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported refractory cements and mortars worth US$2.8bn (−6.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$568.6m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 3801?
Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 3801 fall under HS subheading 3816.00, part of heading 3816, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on refractory cements, mortars, concretes and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3816.00 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 refractory cements, mortars, concretes and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3816.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most refractory cements, mortars, concretes and…?
China, with US$568.6m in 2024 (20.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export refractory cements and mortars to the UK duty-free?
156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 refractory cements and mortars from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (16%), Germany (13%) and United States (12%), out of total imports of £34.3m.