Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3825
3825.50: Wastes of metal-pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids
3825.50 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3825, residual products of the chemical or allied industries, chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3825 50 00 00 Wastes of metal-pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids 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
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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–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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £9k | 89.3% | — |
 Netherlands | £1k | 10.7% | — |
| United Kingdom | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Ireland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% 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$20.7kUS$20.7k+US$164.2k+US$303.5k+> US$797.3k
Exports: 47
- Germany: US$2.7m
- United States: US$797.3k
- Netherlands: US$405.9k
- Romania: US$388.7k
- Switzerland: US$303.5k
- France: US$248.4k
- Czechia: US$243.1k
- Spain: US$228.6k
- Austria: US$212k
- Australia: US$197.4k
- South Africa: US$164.2k
- Canada: US$149.5k
- Serbia: US$139.7k
- Poland: US$138k
- Italy: US$114.6k
- United Kingdom: US$101.1k
- Belgium: US$71.2k
- Greece: US$53.4k
- Kazakhstan: US$35.4k
- Norway: US$24.4k
- Thailand: US$21.4k
- Mexico: US$20.7k
- Denmark: US$19k
- Sweden: US$8.3k
- Luxembourg: US$8k
- China: US$7k
- Japan: US$6.7k
- Portugal: US$4.5k
- Bulgaria: US$4.4k
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.1k
- Estonia: US$2k
- South Korea: US$2k
- Slovakia: US$1.6k
- Türkiye: US$1.4k
- Brazil: US$1k
- Greenland: US$600
- Morocco: US$500
- Taiwan: US$500
- Croatia: US$400
- Qatar: US$300
- Ireland: US$200
- Latvia: US$200
- Cambodia: US$100
- Malaysia: US$100
- Hungary: US$0
- Malta: US$0
- New Zealand: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7.1kUS$7.1k+US$32.4k+US$161.8k+> US$397.9k
Imports: 95
- Belgium: US$2.5m
- Germany: US$1.1m
- France: US$397.9k
- Thailand: US$301.3k
- Austria: US$243.4k
- New Zealand: US$188.6k
- United States: US$169.7k
- Ukraine: US$167.5k
- Portugal: US$161.8k
- Canada: US$152.7k
- Singapore: US$146.5k
- Denmark: US$139k
- China: US$134.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$110.7k
- Italy: US$92.5k
- Spain: US$91.4k
- Romania: US$57.7k
- Zimbabwe: US$54.1k
- Bulgaria: US$53.9k
- Qatar: US$44.6k
- Eswatini: US$44.5k
- Russia: US$35.4k
- Greece: US$32.4k
- South Korea: US$24.8k
- Poland: US$23.5k
- Indonesia: US$23.3k
- Netherlands: US$21.7k
- Cuba: US$20.4k
- Algeria: US$19.6k
- Slovenia: US$18.2k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$17.7k
- Gibraltar: US$17.6k
- Paraguay: US$15.3k
- Iceland: US$14.5k
- Venezuela: US$14.4k
- United Kingdom: US$14.1k
- Azerbaijan: US$14k
- Bahamas: US$11.9k
- Hungary: US$11k
- Iraq: US$9.2k
- Papua New Guinea: US$8.8k
- Cyprus: US$8.7k
- Ireland: US$8k
- Costa Rica: US$7.4k
- Czechia: US$7.1k
- South Africa: US$6.9k
- Bolivia: US$6.6k
- Switzerland: US$5.8k
- Senegal: US$5.5k
- Slovakia: US$5.4k
- Türkiye: US$5.3k
- Sint Maarten: US$5.2k
- Bermuda: US$5.1k
- Sweden: US$5k
- Panama: US$4.6k
- Mozambique: US$3.8k
- Tunisia: US$3.8k
- Ecuador: US$3.4k
- Laos: US$3.4k
- Angola: US$3.1k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | US$2.7m | 39.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$797.3k | 11.6% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$405.9k | 5.9% |
| 4 |  Romania | US$388.7k | 5.7% |
| 5 |  Switzerland | US$303.5k | 4.4% |
| 6 | France | US$248.4k | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Czechia | US$243.1k | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$228.6k | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$212k | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$197.4k | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | US$2.5m | 35.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1.1m | 15.4% |
| 3 | France | US$397.9k | 5.8% |
| 4 |  Thailand | US$301.3k | 4.4% |
| 5 | Austria | US$243.4k | 3.5% |
| 6 |  New Zealand | US$188.6k | 2.7% |
| 7 | United States | US$169.7k | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Ukraine | US$167.5k | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Portugal | US$161.8k | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$152.7k | 2.2% |
Subheading 3825.50 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 3825.50; the duty is 6.5%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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 £10k (up 35% on the year before), at an average of £0.63 per kg; France supplied 89%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in these goods reached US$6.9m in 2024, down 8.3% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 39.8% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wastes of metal-pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids?
Wastes of metal-pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids fall under HS subheading 3825.50, part of heading 3825, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wastes of metal-pickling liquors, hydraulic… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3825.50 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 wastes of metal-pickling liquors, hydraulic… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3825.50 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 wastes of metal-pickling liquors, hydraulic…?
Germany, with US$2.7m in 2024 (39.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
175 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 France (89%), Netherlands (11%) and United Kingdom (0%), out of total imports of £10k.