Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3917
3917.22: Of polymers of propylene
Subheading 3917.22 belongs to heading 3917 (tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor) in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3917 22 00 00 Of polymers of propylene
- 3917 22 10 00 Seamless and of a length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension, whether or not surface-worked, but not otherwise worked 6%
- 3917 22 10 10 For use in certain types of aircraft 6%
- 3917 22 10 90 Other 6%
- 3917 22 90 00 Other
- 3917 22 90 10 With fittings attached, for use in civil aircraft
- 3917 22 90 20 For use in certain types of aircraft 6%
- 3917 22 90 90 Other 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 5
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 5 lines
- 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 5 lines
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 5 lines
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 5 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 5 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.4m | 24.2% | +1,885.7% | |
| £2.3m | 16.1% | +60.9% | |
| £1.8m | 12.5% | +1.2% | |
| £1.4m | 10.1% | +64.5% | |
| £1.4m | 9.8% | -14.4% | |
| £952k | 6.8% | -26.8% | |
| £491k | 3.5% | -8.1% | |
| £391k | 2.8% | +62% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$591kUS$591k+US$7m+US$23m+> US$88m
Exports: 128
- Germany: US$207m
- Türkiye: US$120m
- China: US$117m
- Italy: US$88m
- Poland: US$72m
- Austria: US$67m
- United States: US$45m
- Czechia: US$38m
- Sweden: US$35m
- Belgium: US$29m
- Serbia: US$27m
- Spain: US$25m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- France: US$20m
- Russia: US$19m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- South Korea: US$18m
- United Kingdom: US$18m
- Colombia: US$17m
- Croatia: US$15m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$11m
- Portugal: US$11m
- Slovenia: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Canada: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Argentina: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Romania: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Norway: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Mauritius: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- North Macedonia: US$919k
- Chile: US$806k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$898kUS$898k+US$6m+US$17m+> US$37m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$90m
- Germany: US$83m
- France: US$44m
- Iraq: US$43m
- Denmark: US$39m
- Netherlands: US$37m
- Spain: US$37m
- Italy: US$34m
- Belgium: US$30m
- Portugal: US$29m
- Czechia: US$29m
- Poland: US$26m
- Norway: US$24m
- Austria: US$24m
- Guinea: US$24m
- Canada: US$23m
- Romania: US$22m
- Japan: US$21m
- Sweden: US$21m
- China: US$20m
- United Arab Emirates: US$20m
- Slovakia: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$17m
- Ukraine: US$15m
- Philippines: US$15m
- South Korea: US$15m
- Libya: US$14m
- Morocco: US$13m
- Mexico: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Uzbekistan: US$12m
- Russia: US$12m
- Greece: US$11m
- Kuwait: US$11m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Israel: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$9m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9m
- Georgia: US$9m
- Finland: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Serbia: US$6m
- Ireland: US$6m
- India: US$6m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$6m
- Qatar: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$207m | 16.8% | |
| 2 | US$120m | 9.8% | |
| 3 | US$117m | 9.5% | |
| 4 | US$88m | 7.1% | |
| 5 | US$72m | 5.8% | |
| 6 | US$67m | 5.5% | |
| 7 | US$45m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$38m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$35m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$29m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$90m | 7.3% | |
| 2 | US$83m | 6.8% | |
| 3 | US$44m | 3.6% | |
| 4 | US$43m | 3.5% | |
| 5 | US$39m | 3.2% | |
| 6 | US$37m | 3% | |
| 7 | US$37m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$34m | 2.7% | |
| 9 | US$30m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$29m | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 10%median duty
- 16number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 200%highest: Maldives, Angola, Sudan
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 5% – 32% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.7% | 5.4% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 4.8% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 4.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 200% | 0% – 400% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 18% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6.7% | 5.4% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 3.6%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 17% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4.8% | 0% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 3.1% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 18% | 15% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 0.2% | 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
- 5812 Tubes, pipes & hoses, rigid
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 36320 Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor, of plastics
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2220 Manufacture of plastics products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3917.22 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3917.22 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3917.22 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3917.22 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3917.22 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3917.22 | 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.
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CELEX 32026R1873 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3917.22 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3917.22 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6.5%.
174 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 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £14.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 47% on the year before); Austria supplied 24%, followed by Netherlands.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.2bn (+1.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$207m), followed by Türkiye.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of polymers of propylene?
Of polymers of propylene fall under HS subheading 3917.22, part of heading 3917, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of polymers of propylene in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3917.22 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 of polymers of propylene in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3917.22 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 of polymers of propylene?
Germany, with US$207m in 2024 (16.8% 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 Austria (24%), Netherlands (16%) and Germany (13%), out of total imports of £14.1m.