Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3912
3912.20: Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
3912.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3912, cellulose and its chemical derivatives, chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3912 20 00 00 Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
- Non-plasticised
- 3912 20 11 00 Collodions and celloidin 6%
- 3912 20 19 00 Other 6%
- 3912 20 90 00 Plasticised 6%
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. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 3
- 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 on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- 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) | — | 6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand | £2.7m | 42.2% | +56.9% |
 Germany | £2.2m | 34.4% | -2.4% |
 Switzerland | £764k | 12.1% | +170.9% |
 India | £606k | 9.6% | +2,855.1% |
 France | £46k | 0.7% | +98.6% |
 United States | £38k | 0.6% | +63.7% |
 Serbia | £9k | 0.1% | -0.7% |
 Spain | £9k | 0.1% | +359.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6% – 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Türkiye 6% – 6.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 6.3% USA 5.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$275kUS$275k+US$2m+US$39m+> US$82m
Exports: 66
- Thailand: US$122m
- Germany: US$82m
- Czechia: US$79m
- Brazil: US$69m
- China: US$66m
- Taiwan: US$45m
- France: US$39m
- India: US$23m
- United States: US$16m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Finland: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Austria: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Australia: US$917k
- Canada: US$794k
- Bulgaria: US$781k
- Tunisia: US$562k
- Pakistan: US$498k
- Türkiye: US$475k
- Belgium: US$437k
- South Africa: US$276k
- Luxembourg: US$275k
- Portugal: US$268k
- Iran: US$220k
- United Kingdom: US$212k
- Japan: US$193k
- Kenya: US$191k
- United Arab Emirates: US$139k
- Poland: US$133k
- Vietnam: US$111k
- Denmark: US$78k
- Greece: US$77k
- Singapore: US$75k
- Tanzania: US$63k
- Mexico: US$41k
- Slovenia: US$30k
- New Zealand: US$27k
- Croatia: US$20k
- Uganda: US$17k
- Costa Rica: US$16k
- Hungary: US$15k
- Uruguay: US$13k
- Mauritius: US$7k
- Montenegro: US$7k
- Ireland: US$6k
- Romania: US$5k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4k
- Norway: US$3k
- Kazakhstan: US$3k
- Sri Lanka: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$554kUS$554k+US$3m+US$11m+> US$36m
Imports: 136
- United States: US$87m
- France: US$44m
- Italy: US$43m
- Canada: US$39m
- Vietnam: US$36m
- Türkiye: US$33m
- Spain: US$27m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Egypt: US$18m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17m
- Belgium: US$16m
- India: US$16m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Pakistan: US$11m
- Poland: US$11m
- Japan: US$9m
- Germany: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Colombia: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Uruguay: US$4m
- Kenya: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$3m
- Algeria: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Lebanon: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Belarus: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Australia: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Uganda: US$1m
- Syria: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Qatar: US$949k
- Chile: US$928k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | US$122m | 20.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$82m | 13.9% |
| 3 |  Czechia | US$79m | 13.4% |
| 4 | Brazil | US$69m | 11.6% |
| 5 |  China | US$66m | 11.2% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$45m | 7.6% |
| 7 | France | US$39m | 6.6% |
| 8 | India | US$23m | 3.8% |
| 9 | United States | US$16m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$9m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$87m | 14.8% |
| 2 | France | US$44m | 7.4% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$43m | 7.3% |
| 4 | Canada | US$39m | 6.6% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$36m | 6.2% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$33m | 5.5% |
| 7 | Spain | US$27m | 4.6% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$18m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Egypt | US$18m | 3% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$17m | 2.9% |
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
- 57number 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 7.3% | 2% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.3% | 6% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3.5% | 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 | 3.9% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 1.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 2% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 3% – 7% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.5%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 3% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.3% | 6% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.2% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 9.3% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 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
- 57553 Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34790 Other plastics in primary forms; ion exchangers
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2013 Manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3912.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3912.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3912.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3912.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3912.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3912.20 | unchanged |
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3912.20 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 3912.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 6% and 6.5% (average 6.3%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 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 £6.3m (up 46% on the year before), at an average of £4.16 per kg; Thailand supplied 42%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$591m in 2024, up 1.6% on 2023.
Thailand was the largest exporter with 20.6% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cellulose nitrates (including collodions)?
Cellulose nitrates (including collodions) fall under HS subheading 3912.20, part of heading 3912, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cellulose nitrates (including collodions) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3912.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on cellulose nitrates (including collodions) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3912.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 6.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cellulose nitrates (including collodions)?
Thailand, with US$122m in 2024 (20.6% 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 6% 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 Thailand (42%), Germany (34%) and Switzerland (12%), out of total imports of £6.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.