Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3921

3921.14

3921.14: Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics: cellular, of regenerated cellulose

Official description Of regenerated cellulose

Subheading 3921.14 belongs to heading 3921 (other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics) in chapter 39.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 3921 14 00 00 Of regenerated cellulose 6%
  2. 3921 14 00 20 Cellular block of regenerated cellulose, impregnated with water containing magnesium chloride and quaternary ammonium compounds, measuring 100 cm (± 10 cm) × 100 cm (± 10 cm) × 40 cm (± 5 cm) 6%
  3. 3921 14 00 80 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 4

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 833
    Documents
    • 9018
  • 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 2 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)
  • 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

Import requirements 4

  • 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 controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/583
    Documents
    • L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
    • Y902
    • 9Y06
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461
    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)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—6%
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£2.6m+38.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£6.03 per kg
Jan 2024: £169kFeb 2024: £132kMar 2024: £211kApr 2024: £207kMay 2024: £184kJun 2024: £214kJul 2024: £171kAug 2024: £108kSept 2024: £110kOct 2024: £216kNov 2024: £127kDec 2024: £78kJan 2025: £160kFeb 2025: £165kMar 2025: £223kApr 2025: £130kMay 2025: £218kJun 2025: £171kJul 2025: £127kAug 2025: £179kSept 2025: £99kOct 2025: £217kNov 2025: £120kDec 2025: £199kJan 2026: £140kFeb 2026: £238kMar 2026: £221kApr 2026: £235kMay 2026: £164kJun 2026: £371kJul 2026: £206kAug 2026: £425k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Spain £1.1m 42.9% +7.3%
China £1m 38.5% +175.3%
Germany £234k 8.9% -30.9%
Sweden £150k 5.7% —
United States £45k 1.7% -50%
France £14k 0.5% -30.2%
Belgium £11k 0.4% —
Italy £11k 0.4% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

3921.14 · US$209m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$132kUS$132k+US$880k+US$7m+> US$31m

Exports: 83
  1. Germany: US$50m
  2. Spain: US$38m
  3. China: US$31m
  4. United States: US$19m
  5. Mexico: US$15m
  6. Poland: US$14m
  7. France: US$8m
  8. Czechia: US$7m
  9. Belgium: US$4m
  10. Sweden: US$3m
  11. Malaysia: US$3m
  12. Italy: US$2m
  13. Hungary: US$2m
  14. Singapore: US$2m
  15. Canada: US$1m
  16. Chile: US$1m
  17. United Kingdom: US$986k
  18. Austria: US$941k
  19. Netherlands: US$885k
  20. Japan: US$880k
  21. Bulgaria: US$725k
  22. Taiwan: US$662k
  23. South Korea: US$568k
  24. Vietnam: US$463k
  25. Iceland: US$391k
  26. Lithuania: US$323k
  27. Slovenia: US$319k
  28. Croatia: US$318k
  29. Hong Kong SAR China: US$295k
  30. Costa Rica: US$286k
  31. Türkiye: US$207k
  32. Norway: US$206k
  33. Serbia: US$206k
  34. Australia: US$174k
  35. Denmark: US$174k
  36. Thailand: US$167k
  37. Estonia: US$166k
  38. India: US$140k
  39. Pakistan: US$132k
  40. Israel: US$105k
  41. Ireland: US$84k
  42. Greece: US$73k
  43. Indonesia: US$63k
  44. El Salvador: US$57k
  45. Finland: US$50k
  46. Latvia: US$43k
  47. South Africa: US$37k
  48. United Arab Emirates: US$33k
  49. Slovakia: US$32k
  50. Brazil: US$28k
  51. Switzerland: US$22k
  52. San Marino: US$18k
  53. Panama: US$16k
  54. Romania: US$10k
  55. Ukraine: US$7k
  56. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$6k
  57. New Zealand: US$5k
  58. Iran: US$5k
  59. Kyrgyzstan: US$5k
  60. Dominican Republic: US$4k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$50m 24%
2 Spain US$38m 18.1%
3 China US$31m 14.6%
4 United States US$19m 8.9%
5 Mexico US$15m 7.2%
6 Poland US$14m 6.6%
7 France US$8m 3.6%
8 Czechia US$7m 3.3%
9 Belgium US$4m 1.7%
10 Sweden US$3m 1.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$28m 13.2%
2 France US$14m 6.8%
3 China US$14m 6.6%
4 Philippines US$14m 6.5%
5 Germany US$10m 5%
6 Italy US$10m 4.6%
7 Canada US$10m 4.6%
8 Mexico US$8m 3.7%
9 Sweden US$8m 3.6%
10 Czechia US$7m 3.2%

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.

  • 10%median duty
  • 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Fiji, Nepal

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 8% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 6% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 6.5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 15% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 6.5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 15% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 10% 2023
Brazil 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 18% 10% – 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 11% 8% – 14% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 10% 2023
Ethiopia 15% 10% – 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 6.5% 2023
Fiji 32% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 15% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 15% 2023
Japan 3.9% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 6.5% 2023
Kenya 18% 10% – 25% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 6.5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 10% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 3.1%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 16% 0% – 20% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 10% 2023
Mauritania 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 6.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 18% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 10% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 30% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 6% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 4% 0% – 6% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 7% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 6.5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 18% 10% – 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 6.5% 2023
Senegal 10% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 10% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 10% 2023
South Korea 6.5% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 15% 2023
St Lucia 15% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 15% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 15% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 3.4%* 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 6.5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 18% 10% – 25% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 17% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 18% 10% – 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 6% 2023
United States 6.5% 2023
Uruguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 6% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 20% 15% – 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 0.1% – 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
58291 Other plates, sheets, film, strip, of plastics, cellular
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
CPC 2.1 product
36390 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2220 Manufacture of plastics products

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20173921.14unchanged
20123921.14unchanged
20073921.14unchanged
20023921.14changed
19963921.14changed
19923921.14changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 5

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.

  • N352713 U.S. CBP 8 September 2025 · 3921.14.00.00

    The tariff classification and country of origin of regenerated cellulose sponge sheets

  • N332758 U.S. CBP 21 February 2024 · 3921.14.00.00

    The tariff classification of regenerated cellulose sponge sheets from Sweden

  • N337980 U.S. CBP 13 February 2024 · 3921.14.00.00

    The tariff classification of regenerated cellulose sponge sheets from China

  • N320460 U.S. CBP 4 November 2021 · 3921.14.00.00

    The tariff classification of regenerated cellulose sponge sheets from China

  • 600010166 HMRC 9 May 2024 – 8 May 2027 · 3921 14 00 80

    Product is a pack of 3 cellulose sponges in blue, purple and beige, put up for retail sale in a printed bag. They are made out of 100% regenerated wood cellulose. After manufacturing, they are simply cut into rectangles. They are not further worked or grounded. They are 0.8cm thick. Sponges are…

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.

  1. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1465 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2283 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products

    CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3921.14 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 3921.14 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 these goods into the UK came to £2.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 38% on the year before); Spain supplied 43%, followed by China.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$209m (+11.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$50m), followed by Spain.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics: cellular, of regenerated cellulose?

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics: cellular, of regenerated cellulose fall under HS subheading 3921.14, part of heading 3921, in section VII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3921.14 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 other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3921.14 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 other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of…?

Germany, with US$50m in 2024 (24% 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 Spain (43%), China (39%) and Germany (9%), out of total imports of £2.6m.

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