Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3923
3923.90: Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics: other
Other plastic packing articles
Official description Other
3923.90 is the HS subheading for other plastic packing articles, under heading 3923 in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3923 90 00 00 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- 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 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £50.7m | 18.1% | +10% |
 Netherlands | £26.6m | 9.5% | -10.5% |
 Italy | £24.2m | 8.7% | +74.8% |
 Ireland | £19.4m | 6.9% | +26.6% |
 Germany | £17.9m | 6.4% | +4.9% |
 Poland | £16.3m | 5.8% | +26.6% |
 India | £14.5m | 5.2% | -8.2% |
 France | £14.5m | 5.2% | +3.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 5.7% 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Japan 3.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$905kUS$905k+US$22m+US$177m+> US$357m
Exports: 188
- China: US$2bn
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$792m
- Canada: US$736m
- Mexico: US$375m
- France: US$357m
- Netherlands: US$356m
- Italy: US$313m
- Spain: US$279m
- South Korea: US$277m
- Switzerland: US$267m
- Malaysia: US$246m
- Poland: US$239m
- Taiwan: US$227m
- India: US$206m
- Japan: US$196m
- Austria: US$194m
- Belgium: US$177m
- Hungary: US$156m
- Czechia: US$155m
- Vietnam: US$128m
- Thailand: US$116m
- Türkiye: US$106m
- United Kingdom: US$103m
- Indonesia: US$82m
- Sweden: US$69m
- Denmark: US$52m
- Israel: US$51m
- Serbia: US$50m
- Singapore: US$49m
- South Africa: US$45m
- Slovakia: US$44m
- Honduras: US$39m
- Philippines: US$36m
- Ireland: US$36m
- Lithuania: US$31m
- Portugal: US$31m
- Russia: US$30m
- Egypt: US$29m
- United Arab Emirates: US$28m
- Slovenia: US$26m
- Saudi Arabia: US$26m
- Croatia: US$23m
- Brazil: US$22m
- Dominican Republic: US$21m
- Australia: US$21m
- New Zealand: US$21m
- Greece: US$20m
- Guatemala: US$19m
- Romania: US$18m
- Argentina: US$17m
- Norway: US$17m
- Peru: US$16m
- Colombia: US$15m
- Bulgaria: US$14m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14m
- El Salvador: US$13m
- Uruguay: US$11m
- Chile: US$10m
- Kenya: US$10m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$25m+US$125m+> US$289m
Imports: 223
- United States: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$885m
- Germany: US$736m
- Canada: US$570m
- France: US$371m
- United Kingdom: US$310m
- Netherlands: US$289m
- Belgium: US$238m
- Poland: US$233m
- China: US$221m
- Italy: US$219m
- Spain: US$217m
- Singapore: US$207m
- South Korea: US$202m
- Japan: US$194m
- Indonesia: US$168m
- Switzerland: US$153m
- Australia: US$149m
- Taiwan: US$148m
- Austria: US$143m
- Vietnam: US$140m
- Czechia: US$127m
- Malaysia: US$125m
- Thailand: US$123m
- India: US$100m
- Türkiye: US$88m
- Denmark: US$87m
- Morocco: US$86m
- Dominican Republic: US$85m
- Hungary: US$84m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$76m
- Portugal: US$73m
- Ireland: US$72m
- Slovakia: US$69m
- Sweden: US$68m
- Philippines: US$66m
- Romania: US$59m
- Brazil: US$55m
- Russia: US$49m
- Finland: US$49m
- Norway: US$45m
- United Arab Emirates: US$44m
- Greece: US$39m
- Guatemala: US$38m
- Chile: US$37m
- Kazakhstan: US$37m
- Costa Rica: US$35m
- Nigeria: US$33m
- Saudi Arabia: US$32m
- Cambodia: US$32m
- Serbia: US$32m
- New Zealand: US$30m
- Argentina: US$28m
- Slovenia: US$27m
- Ukraine: US$27m
- Israel: US$25m
- Croatia: US$22m
- South Africa: US$22m
- Libya: US$20m
- Bulgaria: US$20m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 17.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$2bn | 14.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$792m | 7.4% |
| 4 | Canada | US$736m | 6.9% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$375m | 3.5% |
| 6 | France | US$357m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$356m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Italy | US$313m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$279m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$277m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 18.6% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$885m | 8.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$736m | 6.9% |
| 4 | Canada | US$570m | 5.3% |
| 5 | France | US$371m | 3.5% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$310m | 2.9% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$289m | 2.7% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$238m | 2.2% |
| 9 | Poland | US$233m | 2.2% |
| 10 | China | US$221m | 2.1% |
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
- 12number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Kiribati, Sudan, Ethiopia
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 28% | 10% – 45% | 2022 |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 19% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
| Canada | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Chad | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 6.9% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 17% | 5% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominica | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Eswatini | 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 25% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 15% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 11% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 15% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 20% | 0% – 35% | 2023 |
 Kiribati | 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 11%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 13% | 10% – 18% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 14% | 7.5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 30% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 18% | 16% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 2.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 12% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 11%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Ukraine | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 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
- 89319 Articles for the conveyance/packing of goods, n.e.s.; stoppers, lids, caps & other closures
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 36490 Other articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2220 Manufacture of plastics products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3923.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3923.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3923.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3923.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3923.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3923.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 47
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.
- N363423 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polyethylene foam packaging inserts from China
- N358771 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a lipstick container from South Korea
- N357643 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of disposable cups from China
- N354857 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of disposable polypropylene containers and lids from China
- N353098 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic deli containers from China
- N350919 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a polyethylene packaging tube from Korea
- 600016933 HMRC
A retrieving device kit. This is used to transport surgically removed ear implants safely and securely back to the manufacturer. The item consists of a plastic container, complete with foam inserts designed to secure and keep the implants in place during transit. The plastic container is further…
- 600014061 HMRC
Plastic foam corners. These are used to protect the corners of composite wooden panels, whilst in transit.
47 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.
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1045 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-03484 · 91 FR 8433 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Countervailing duty
FR Doc. 2026-03485 · 91 FR 8415 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3923.90; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 3923.90 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 other plastic packing articles into the UK came to £279.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 12% on the year before); China supplied 18%, followed by Netherlands.
In 2024, countries exported other plastic packing articles worth US$11bn (+0.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics: other?
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics: other fall under HS subheading 3923.90, part of heading 3923, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on articles for the conveyance or packing of goods… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3923.90 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 articles for the conveyance or packing of goods… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3923.90 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 articles for the conveyance or packing of goods…?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (17.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export other plastic packing articles 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 other plastic packing articles?
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 other plastic packing articles from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (18%), Netherlands (10%) and Italy (9%), out of total imports of £279.7m.