Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3822
3822.11: Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared: for malaria
Official description For malaria
3822.11 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3822, diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or…, chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3822 11 00 00 For malaria Free+2
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | 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–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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £622k | 45.5% | -44.3% |
 Germany | £282k | 20.6% | +155.6% |
 Italy | £216k | 15.8% | +101.2% |
 Netherlands | £57k | 4.2% | -54.6% |
 South Korea | £30k | 2.2% | -13.5% |
 Japan | £21k | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| United Kingdom | £20k | 1.5% | +1,603.7% |
 France | £18k | 1.3% | -25.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$61.6kUS$61.6k+US$2m+US$6.7m+> US$33.7m
Exports: 96
- United States: US$73.3m
- India: US$69.4m
- South Korea: US$33.7m
- United Kingdom: US$16.7m
- Netherlands: US$15.4m
- Germany: US$12.7m
- Belgium: US$11.4m
- France: US$11m
- China: US$9.6m
- Ireland: US$6.7m
- Spain: US$4.8m
- Italy: US$4.5m
- Sweden: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3.2m
- Australia: US$3.2m
- Denmark: US$2.9m
- Japan: US$2.8m
- Norway: US$2.5m
- Canada: US$2.5m
- Singapore: US$2.3m
- Austria: US$2.2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Finland: US$1.1m
- Switzerland: US$1.1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$940.5k
- Czechia: US$860.3k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$748.3k
- Hungary: US$629.4k
- Lithuania: US$476.5k
- Poland: US$462k
- Malaysia: US$344.5k
- Latvia: US$282.9k
- Taiwan: US$251.5k
- Ethiopia: US$226.3k
- Türkiye: US$180.2k
- Ecuador: US$154.9k
- Kenya: US$145.6k
- Luxembourg: US$143.3k
- Brazil: US$121.9k
- United Arab Emirates: US$118.8k
- Portugal: US$102.9k
- Jordan: US$73.3k
- North Korea: US$63.4k
- Bulgaria: US$61.6k
- Israel: US$56k
- Romania: US$48.7k
- Iran: US$45.2k
- Croatia: US$37.2k
- New Zealand: US$33.4k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$33.1k
- Slovakia: US$32.4k
- Greece: US$28.1k
- Niger: US$20.7k
- Mauritius: US$19.7k
- Indonesia: US$19.6k
- Russia: US$17.4k
- Vietnam: US$14k
- Mexico: US$13.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$208.1kUS$208.1k+US$1.6m+US$4.4m+> US$11.4m
Imports: 199
- Egypt: US$19.3m
- Mexico: US$18.2m
- France: US$14.7m
- Ireland: US$12.6m
- Tanzania: US$11.5m
- United States: US$11.4m
- Philippines: US$11.3m
- Ethiopia: US$10.6m
- Netherlands: US$9.9m
- Germany: US$9.9m
- China: US$9.3m
- Nigeria: US$8.5m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Uganda: US$7.5m
- Kenya: US$7.2m
- Mozambique: US$6.3m
- Zambia: US$5.5m
- Sweden: US$4.7m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$4.5m
- Burkina Faso: US$4.4m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$4.2m
- Thailand: US$4.1m
- Pakistan: US$3.5m
- Malawi: US$3.2m
- Norway: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$2.8m
- India: US$2.8m
- Dominican Republic: US$2.7m
- Luxembourg: US$2.7m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2.5m
- Qatar: US$2.4m
- Ghana: US$2.4m
- Cameroon: US$2.3m
- Italy: US$2.3m
- South Korea: US$2.2m
- Spain: US$2.2m
- Malta: US$2.2m
- Indonesia: US$2.2m
- Sudan: US$2.2m
- Lithuania: US$2.1m
- Denmark: US$2.1m
- Angola: US$2.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Austria: US$1.9m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$1.8m
- Brazil: US$1.7m
- Switzerland: US$1.6m
- Finland: US$1.6m
- Portugal: US$1.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.5m
- Australia: US$1.4m
- Iran: US$1.4m
- Poland: US$1.3m
- Senegal: US$1.3m
- Slovenia: US$1.3m
- Niger: US$1.2m
- Canada: US$1.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$73.3m | 23.7% |
| 2 |  India | US$69.4m | 22.5% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$33.7m | 10.9% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$16.7m | 5.4% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$15.4m | 5% |
| 6 | Germany | US$12.7m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$11.4m | 3.7% |
| 8 | France | US$11m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  China | US$9.6m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Ireland | US$6.7m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt | US$19.3m | 6.3% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$18.2m | 5.9% |
| 3 | France | US$14.7m | 4.7% |
| 4 | Ireland | US$12.6m | 4.1% |
| 5 |  Tanzania | US$11.5m | 3.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$11.4m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  Philippines | US$11.3m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Ethiopia | US$10.6m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$9.9m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Germany | US$9.9m | 3.2% |
Subheading 3822.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3822.11; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 165 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 165 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 £1.4m (down 28% on the year before), at an average of £213.76 per kg; United States supplied 46%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$308.8m in 2024, down 12% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 23.7% of the total, ahead of India.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared: for malaria?
Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared: for malaria fall under HS subheading 3822.11, part of heading 3822, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3822.11 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 diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3822.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing…?
The United States, with US$73.3m in 2024 (23.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
165 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 (46%), Germany (21%) and Italy (16%), out of total imports of £1.4m.