Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3917
3917.29: Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: of other plastics
Rigid tubes of other plastics
Official description Of other plastics
3917.29 is the HS subheading for rigid tubes of other plastics, under heading 3917 in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3917 29 00 00 Of other plastics
- Of addition polymerisation products
- 3917 29 00 11 For use in certain types of aircraft 6%+4
- 3917 29 00 19 Other 6%+4
- Other
- 3917 29 00 91 With fittings attached, for use in civil aircraft +4
- 3917 29 00 99 Other 6%+4
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 1 of 4 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 4 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 4 lines
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £8.8m | 22.1% | +6.5% |
 Germany | £8.5m | 21.5% | +6.3% |
 China | £4.8m | 12% | +11.8% |
 United States | £3.8m | 9.7% | -28% |
 Poland | £3.1m | 7.9% | -31.6% |
 Netherlands | £2.1m | 5.2% | +97.6% |
 Italy | £1.4m | 3.5% | +18.8% |
 Finland | £1.3m | 3.2% | -1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 50% – 150% Statutory rate (Law 474) 5 tariff lines · average 90% USA 3.1% 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$209.5kUS$209.5k+US$8.8m+US$41.2m+> US$114m
Exports: 161
- Germany: US$316.7m
- China: US$223.2m
- United States: US$205m
- Poland: US$148.1m
- Italy: US$114m
- Türkiye: US$106.6m
- Serbia: US$81.1m
- Tunisia: US$79.5m
- United Kingdom: US$61.4m
- France: US$55.3m
- Austria: US$55.3m
- Hungary: US$54m
- Canada: US$49m
- Romania: US$48.5m
- Spain: US$46.3m
- Netherlands: US$41.2m
- Czechia: US$39.6m
- Egypt: US$37.6m
- Vietnam: US$36m
- Malaysia: US$35.7m
- Japan: US$34.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$31.7m
- Bulgaria: US$27.1m
- India: US$27.1m
- Thailand: US$25.9m
- Switzerland: US$25.3m
- South Africa: US$24.2m
- South Korea: US$24.1m
- Taiwan: US$20.6m
- Belgium: US$19.1m
- Finland: US$17.2m
- Israel: US$16.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$16.4m
- Ireland: US$13.5m
- Mexico: US$13.2m
- Denmark: US$12.6m
- Morocco: US$11.7m
- Brazil: US$11.6m
- Sweden: US$8.8m
- Singapore: US$8.3m
- Greece: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$5.6m
- Indonesia: US$5.4m
- Argentina: US$5.3m
- Oman: US$5.3m
- Australia: US$4.9m
- Norway: US$4.8m
- Slovenia: US$4.6m
- Portugal: US$4.2m
- Qatar: US$4.1m
- Guatemala: US$3.9m
- Estonia: US$3.1m
- Russia: US$2.6m
- North Macedonia: US$2.6m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.1m
- Ukraine: US$1.8m
- Iran: US$1.8m
- Chile: US$1.5m
- El Salvador: US$1.4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.2mUS$1.2m+US$6.6m+US$33m+> US$73.7m
Imports: 218
- Germany: US$219.3m
- United States: US$184.6m
- France: US$158.3m
- China: US$103m
- Italy: US$92.4m
- Spain: US$83.4m
- Canada: US$73.7m
- United Kingdom: US$61.5m
- Poland: US$58.9m
- Japan: US$56.2m
- Mexico: US$56.2m
- Hungary: US$49.2m
- Iraq: US$48.7m
- Netherlands: US$44.8m
- India: US$42.4m
- Türkiye: US$39.3m
- Belgium: US$39.3m
- Czechia: US$39m
- Switzerland: US$35.9m
- Taiwan: US$34.6m
- Morocco: US$33.1m
- Austria: US$33m
- Romania: US$32.4m
- South Korea: US$29.9m
- Slovakia: US$29.8m
- Singapore: US$25.3m
- Sweden: US$23.4m
- Thailand: US$22.3m
- Norway: US$22.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21.2m
- Australia: US$20.5m
- Indonesia: US$19.7m
- Denmark: US$18.2m
- Malaysia: US$17.6m
- Brazil: US$16.3m
- Uganda: US$14.7m
- Portugal: US$14.6m
- Ireland: US$14m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14m
- Vietnam: US$13.3m
- Russia: US$12.5m
- Slovenia: US$12.4m
- Israel: US$12.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Algeria: US$10.4m
- Costa Rica: US$10.1m
- Bangladesh: US$10.1m
- Serbia: US$9.7m
- Philippines: US$9.6m
- Tunisia: US$9.4m
- Croatia: US$8.7m
- Greece: US$7.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$7.7m
- Egypt: US$7.3m
- Angola: US$6.6m
- Bulgaria: US$6.5m
- New Zealand: US$6.2m
- Lithuania: US$6.1m
- Chile: US$6.1m
- Finland: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$316.7m | 13.7% |
| 2 | China | US$223.2m | 9.7% |
| 3 | United States | US$205m | 8.9% |
| 4 | Poland | US$148.1m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Italy | US$114m | 4.9% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$106.6m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Serbia | US$81.1m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Tunisia | US$79.5m | 3.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$61.4m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  France | US$55.3m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$219.3m | 9.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$184.6m | 8% |
| 3 | France | US$158.3m | 6.9% |
| 4 | China | US$103m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Italy | US$92.4m | 4% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$83.4m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$73.7m | 3.2% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$61.5m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Poland | US$58.9m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$56.2m | 2.4% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3917.29 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3917.29; the duty is 6.5%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 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 rigid tubes of other plastics worth £39.6m (down 3% on the year before), at an average of £8.18 per kg; Ireland supplied 22%, followed by Germany.
World trade in rigid tubes of other plastics reached US$2.3bn in 2024, down 3.5% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 13.7% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: of other plastics?
Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: of other plastics fall under HS subheading 3917.29, part of heading 3917, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: of other plastics in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3917.29 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 tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: of other plastics in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3917.29 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 tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: of other plastics?
Germany, with US$316.7m in 2024 (13.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export rigid tubes of other plastics 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 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on rigid tubes of other plastics?
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 rigid tubes of other plastics from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (22%), Germany (22%) and China (12%), out of total imports of £39.6m.