Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3917
3917.40: Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor: fittings
Plastic pipe fittings
Official description Fittings
3917.40 is the HS subheading for plastic pipe fittings, under heading 3917 in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3917 40 00 00 Fittings
- 3917 40 00 10 For use in civil aircraft
- Other
- 3917 40 00 20 Plastic fittings (kit of nuts and ferrules or nuts) and connectors: -threaded, -supported with or without a stainless steel ring, -suitable for a maximum working pressure rate of 2.7 mpa or more but not more than 114 mpa, for tubings with: -outer diameter of 0.33 mm or more but not more than 3.3 mm, -suitable for a maximum working pressure rate of 2.7 mpa or more but not more than 114 mpa, -suitable for all solutions used in chromatography, for use in the production of chromatographic systems 6%
- 3917 40 00 91 Plastic connectors containing o-rings, a retainer clip and a release system for insertion into car fuel hoses 6%
- 3917 40 00 99 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 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
- 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 suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
- 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 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
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £37.7m | 18.5% | +11.2% |
 Germany | £25.6m | 12.5% | -9.6% |
 China | £18.1m | 8.9% | -3.9% |
 Israel | £14.3m | 7% | +35.3% |
 Italy | £13.4m | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| United Kingdom | £11.2m | 5.5% | +113.6% |
 Netherlands | £9.7m | 4.8% | +14.2% |
 Poland | £8.3m | 4.1% | +251.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$403kUS$403k+US$15m+US$90m+> US$269m
Exports: 189
- Germany: US$1bn
- United States: US$1bn
- China: US$1bn
- Italy: US$486m
- Switzerland: US$323m
- Poland: US$269m
- Türkiye: US$262m
- United Kingdom: US$257m
- Austria: US$251m
- France: US$240m
- Canada: US$231m
- Japan: US$216m
- Netherlands: US$190m
- Spain: US$176m
- Mexico: US$155m
- Israel: US$134m
- Czechia: US$100m
- Belgium: US$98m
- Singapore: US$90m
- South Korea: US$87m
- Taiwan: US$85m
- Egypt: US$79m
- India: US$77m
- Malaysia: US$64m
- Sweden: US$62m
- Hungary: US$56m
- Thailand: US$46m
- Denmark: US$45m
- Portugal: US$41m
- Australia: US$38m
- Serbia: US$37m
- Finland: US$33m
- Vietnam: US$31m
- Slovenia: US$31m
- Romania: US$29m
- Norway: US$29m
- United Arab Emirates: US$26m
- Costa Rica: US$26m
- Cyprus: US$25m
- Brazil: US$22m
- South Africa: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Bulgaria: US$16m
- Ireland: US$16m
- Slovakia: US$16m
- Greece: US$15m
- New Zealand: US$15m
- Russia: US$14m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Latvia: US$12m
- Argentina: US$12m
- Bahrain: US$10m
- Morocco: US$10m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Tunisia: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Chile: US$5m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$28m+US$94m+> US$238m
Imports: 223
- United States: US$800m
- Germany: US$695m
- Mexico: US$641m
- France: US$330m
- China: US$268m
- Canada: US$245m
- Poland: US$238m
- United Kingdom: US$213m
- Netherlands: US$211m
- Italy: US$208m
- Switzerland: US$202m
- Belgium: US$180m
- Spain: US$171m
- Czechia: US$163m
- Saudi Arabia: US$150m
- Sweden: US$144m
- Austria: US$135m
- Australia: US$129m
- Romania: US$127m
- Iraq: US$116m
- Morocco: US$101m
- Brazil: US$98m
- United Arab Emirates: US$94m
- Japan: US$88m
- Hungary: US$88m
- Denmark: US$86m
- Russia: US$86m
- Türkiye: US$86m
- South Korea: US$79m
- Ireland: US$75m
- Taiwan: US$71m
- India: US$69m
- Singapore: US$66m
- Malaysia: US$65m
- Portugal: US$64m
- Norway: US$64m
- Thailand: US$62m
- Indonesia: US$55m
- Serbia: US$55m
- Slovakia: US$54m
- Vietnam: US$53m
- Bulgaria: US$52m
- Tunisia: US$41m
- Algeria: US$39m
- Chile: US$38m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$36m
- Greece: US$34m
- Finland: US$34m
- Ukraine: US$33m
- South Africa: US$32m
- Dominican Republic: US$31m
- Israel: US$30m
- Kazakhstan: US$30m
- New Zealand: US$30m
- Croatia: US$28m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$28m
- Costa Rica: US$28m
- Libya: US$27m
- Philippines: US$26m
- Lithuania: US$25m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$1bn | 16.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$1bn | 13.5% |
| 3 | China | US$1bn | 12.7% |
| 4 | Italy | US$486m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  Switzerland | US$323m | 3.9% |
| 6 | Poland | US$269m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Türkiye | US$262m | 3.2% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$257m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$251m | 3% |
| 10 |  France | US$240m | 2.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$800m | 9.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$695m | 8.4% |
| 3 |  Mexico | US$641m | 7.7% |
| 4 | France | US$330m | 4% |
| 5 | China | US$268m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Canada | US$245m | 3% |
| 7 | Poland | US$238m | 2.9% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$213m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$211m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Italy | US$208m | 2.5% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 12
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N346612 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic and stainless-steel couplings from Thailand
- N344592 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a maple syrup extraction kit from China
- N337783 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of items used for hobby maple syrup production imported from China
- N326830 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of waste and overflow half kits from Taiwan
- N326451 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic urinal flange kits from Taiwan
- N326063 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic test kit and plastic pipe fittings from China
12 rulings in total for this code
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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Classification · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1873 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3917.40 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 3917.40 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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 plastic pipe fittings into the UK came to £203.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 11% on the year before); United States supplied 19%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported plastic pipe fittings worth US$8bn (+0.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$1bn), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor: fittings?
Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor: fittings fall under HS subheading 3917.40, part of heading 3917, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3917.40 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, and fittings therefor in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3917.40 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, and fittings therefor?
Germany, with US$1bn in 2024 (16.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export plastic pipe fittings 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 plastic pipe fittings?
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 plastic pipe fittings from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (19%), Germany (13%) and China (9%), out of total imports of £203.7m.