Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3925
3925.90: Builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified: other
Other plastic builders' ware
Official description Other
3925.90 is the HS subheading for other plastic builders' ware, under heading 3925 in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3925 90 00 00 Other
- 3925 90 10 00 Fittings and mountings intended for permanent installation in or on doors, windows, staircases, walls or other parts of buildings 6%
- 3925 90 20 00 Trunking, ducting and cable trays for electrical circuits 6%
- 3925 90 80 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
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 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
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 | £96.3m | 32.2% | +13.6% |
 Germany | £47.5m | 15.9% | +0.1% |
 Ireland | £36.9m | 12.4% | +13.3% |
 Poland | £14.8m | 5% | -1.1% |
 Belgium | £12.9m | 4.3% | -7.5% |
 United States | £12.6m | 4.2% | +1% |
 Italy | £12.2m | 4.1% | +4.1% |
 Netherlands | £8.8m | 3% | +7.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$454kUS$454k+US$20.3m+US$82.5m+> US$367.2m
Exports: 175
- China: US$2.1bn
- Germany: US$1.1bn
- Canada: US$634.9m
- Poland: US$454.4m
- Italy: US$369.7m
- United States: US$367.2m
- France: US$230.3m
- Belgium: US$228.8m
- United Kingdom: US$205.9m
- Mexico: US$195.9m
- Türkiye: US$190.1m
- Netherlands: US$188m
- Czechia: US$144.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$138.3m
- Spain: US$127.6m
- Austria: US$104.8m
- Ireland: US$82.5m
- Hungary: US$69m
- Denmark: US$68.7m
- India: US$67.7m
- Russia: US$59.9m
- Slovakia: US$46.6m
- Vietnam: US$45.6m
- Switzerland: US$45m
- Romania: US$43.4m
- Sweden: US$41.6m
- Israel: US$36.3m
- Malaysia: US$35.9m
- Portugal: US$34.2m
- Slovenia: US$29.6m
- Philippines: US$29.3m
- Colombia: US$28.1m
- Japan: US$27.4m
- Greece: US$26.5m
- Thailand: US$26.3m
- Serbia: US$25.5m
- Taiwan: US$25.1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$24.5m
- Ukraine: US$24.3m
- Finland: US$23.5m
- Brazil: US$23m
- Croatia: US$20.3m
- Bulgaria: US$20.3m
- South Korea: US$19.9m
- Lithuania: US$19.4m
- Costa Rica: US$17m
- Australia: US$15m
- Norway: US$12.5m
- Singapore: US$11.5m
- South Africa: US$11.1m
- Uzbekistan: US$10.1m
- Latvia: US$9.4m
- Indonesia: US$8.7m
- Moldova: US$7.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$6.8m
- Bahrain: US$6.6m
- Estonia: US$6.5m
- Egypt: US$6.5m
- El Salvador: US$6.3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$23.9m+US$85.7m+> US$243.9m
Imports: 224
- United States: US$1.2bn
- France: US$546.3m
- Germany: US$518.9m
- United Kingdom: US$346.1m
- Canada: US$284.1m
- Netherlands: US$259.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$243.9m
- Poland: US$194.5m
- Belgium: US$183.6m
- Austria: US$183.2m
- Italy: US$175.5m
- Switzerland: US$164.3m
- Spain: US$162.1m
- Australia: US$133.7m
- Romania: US$123.8m
- Mexico: US$112m
- Czechia: US$110.6m
- Japan: US$97.7m
- Malaysia: US$95.2m
- Vietnam: US$95m
- Indonesia: US$92.1m
- Sweden: US$89.1m
- Hungary: US$85.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$85.4m
- Denmark: US$84.3m
- Iraq: US$81.9m
- Ireland: US$81.4m
- Philippines: US$77.1m
- India: US$72.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$72m
- Slovakia: US$68.5m
- Portugal: US$67.4m
- Colombia: US$65.6m
- Norway: US$62.2m
- Ukraine: US$59.4m
- Thailand: US$57.9m
- Croatia: US$52.8m
- Greece: US$50.8m
- Russia: US$50.2m
- Chile: US$44.9m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$39.9m
- Singapore: US$38.2m
- Bulgaria: US$37.8m
- South Korea: US$35.5m
- Israel: US$34.4m
- Serbia: US$33.6m
- Lithuania: US$30.9m
- Brazil: US$30.5m
- Slovenia: US$27.9m
- New Zealand: US$27.4m
- Finland: US$27.3m
- Ecuador: US$26.7m
- China: US$26.6m
- Luxembourg: US$25.4m
- Türkiye: US$24.3m
- Costa Rica: US$23.9m
- Morocco: US$23.4m
- Taiwan: US$23.2m
- Latvia: US$22.4m
- Peru: US$21.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2.1bn | 26.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1.1bn | 13.2% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$634.9m | 7.9% |
| 4 | Poland | US$454.4m | 5.6% |
| 5 | Italy | US$369.7m | 4.6% |
| 6 | United States | US$367.2m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  France | US$230.3m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$228.8m | 2.8% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$205.9m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$195.9m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.2bn | 15.3% |
| 2 | France | US$546.3m | 6.8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$518.9m | 6.4% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$346.1m | 4.3% |
| 5 | Canada | US$284.1m | 3.5% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$259.9m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$243.9m | 3% |
| 8 | Poland | US$194.5m | 2.4% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$183.6m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$183.2m | 2.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 34
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.
- N365326 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of fiberglass reinforced resin spacers from Canada
- N363213 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wall-mounted dispenser containing disposable plastic bags from China
- N362786 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a plastic wall mount bracket from China
- N355570 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of T-pull door closers from Canada
- N353644 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic profiles from Turkey
- N351725 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of cellular polystyrene sheets and shiplap boards
- 600013586 HMRC
The Antenna Hub Floor Assembly is a structural flooring solution designed for use within a satellite communication ground system. It consists of an open-grid panel manufactured from Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP), a durable composite material made by molding fiberglass rovings with a thermosetting…
- 600010674 HMRC
Upstand trim reinforced plastic moulded roof trims Materials: Polyester resin (65% +/- 5%) and glass fibre reinforcement (35% +/- 5%) Length: 3 metres Range: B230 ( 105 mm high) B260 ( 125 mm high) B300 ( 180 mm high) Colour: Grey Function: Fitted to edge of the roof to prevent water run-off
- 600010268 HMRC
Composite fencing panels made from wood powder, plastic resin and additional chemicals. The goods are used to make outdoor fencing. The various components (WPC fence posts, WPC fence panels, WPC fence post caps, post supports and fixings) come packed in a plastic wrapping and cardboard boxes.
- 600009614 HMRC
Green coloured moulded plastic plugs designed for use in the installation of underfloor and wall heating systems. Holes for the plugs are drilled in the substrate which they are to be inserted into. The drill size is dependant on the hardness of the substrate.
34 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3925.90 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3925.90 covers 3 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 other plastic builders' ware into the UK came to £298.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 5% on the year before); China supplied 32%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported other plastic builders' ware worth US$8.1bn (+6.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2.1bn), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified: other?
Builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified: other fall under HS subheading 3925.90, part of heading 3925, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on builders' ware of plastics in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3925.90 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 builders' ware of plastics in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3925.90 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 builders' ware of plastics?
China, with US$2.1bn in 2024 (26.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export other plastic builders' ware 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 builders' ware?
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 builders' ware from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (32%), Germany (16%) and Ireland (12%), out of total imports of £298.9m.