Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4001
4001.22: Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)
Technically specified natural rubber (TSR)
4001.22 is the HS subheading for technically specified natural rubber (TSR), under heading 4001 in chapter 40.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4001 22 00 00 Technically specified natural rubber (tsnr) Free
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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)
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £2.9m | 29.8% | +79% |
 Vietnam | £2.6m | 26.7% | +20.1% |
 Ghana | £862k | 9% | +18.2% |
 Thailand | £751k | 7.8% | -83% |
 Malaysia | £629k | 6.5% | -32.2% |
 Cameroon | £506k | 5.3% | -17.5% |
 Ireland | £387k | 4% | +28.4% |
 Côte d’Ivoire | £339k | 3.5% | -40.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.6mUS$2.6m+US$21.3m+US$106m+> US$2.4bn
Exports: 88
- Thailand: US$3.2bn
- Indonesia: US$3bn
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2.4bn
- Malaysia: US$1.1bn
- Vietnam: US$648.8m
- Cambodia: US$332.8m
- Liberia: US$160.2m
- Belgium: US$112.4m
- Germany: US$106m
- Ghana: US$100.6m
- Guatemala: US$94.5m
- Singapore: US$82.1m
- Nigeria: US$68.5m
- Philippines: US$48.9m
- Cameroon: US$44.3m
- France: US$35.6m
- Hungary: US$32.8m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$31.5m
- United States: US$24.9m
- Romania: US$22.5m
- Türkiye: US$22m
- China: US$21.3m
- Brazil: US$20.6m
- Colombia: US$18.8m
- Netherlands: US$14.9m
- Luxembourg: US$14.7m
- Guinea: US$13.1m
- South Korea: US$12.7m
- Poland: US$12.5m
- Spain: US$12.4m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$9.2m
- Peru: US$8.6m
- India: US$6.8m
- Italy: US$6.7m
- South Africa: US$5.4m
- Canada: US$4.5m
- Czechia: US$4.3m
- Slovenia: US$4.2m
- Papua New Guinea: US$3.8m
- Russia: US$3.4m
- Gabon: US$3.3m
- Portugal: US$2.8m
- Mexico: US$2.8m
- Taiwan: US$2.6m
- Slovakia: US$2.5m
- Laos: US$2.5m
- Sri Lanka: US$2.4m
- Malawi: US$2.3m
- United Kingdom: US$2.1m
- Serbia: US$1.9m
- Japan: US$1.2m
- Latvia: US$1.1m
- Croatia: US$1.1m
- Norfolk Island: US$868.6k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$779.8k
- Nicaragua: US$701k
- Chile: US$579.2k
- Egypt: US$475.6k
- Libya: US$429.2k
- Ireland: US$384k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.9mUS$1.9m+US$70.7m+US$193.9m+> US$889.1m
Imports: 126
- China: US$2.6bn
- United States: US$1.5bn
- Japan: US$971m
- India: US$889.1m
- South Korea: US$513.5m
- Vietnam: US$491m
- Germany: US$484.4m
- Türkiye: US$400.5m
- Malaysia: US$345.2m
- Spain: US$261.2m
- Canada: US$214.3m
- Mexico: US$195.3m
- Poland: US$193.9m
- Luxembourg: US$193.1m
- Brazil: US$182.2m
- Slovakia: US$179.6m
- Romania: US$176.1m
- Italy: US$173.2m
- Czechia: US$163.4m
- France: US$161m
- Belgium: US$157.9m
- Hungary: US$128.6m
- Russia: US$106.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$100.1m
- Cambodia: US$89.4m
- Serbia: US$89.1m
- Pakistan: US$88.7m
- Slovenia: US$83.9m
- Singapore: US$83m
- Netherlands: US$78.6m
- South Africa: US$70.7m
- Portugal: US$65m
- Sri Lanka: US$56.7m
- Argentina: US$46.8m
- Egypt: US$46.3m
- Chile: US$41m
- Finland: US$31m
- Bulgaria: US$30.5m
- Croatia: US$29.6m
- Costa Rica: US$29.5m
- Indonesia: US$27.2m
- Philippines: US$25.2m
- United Kingdom: US$23.3m
- Austria: US$22.2m
- Taiwan: US$21.9m
- Ukraine: US$17.9m
- Peru: US$14.6m
- Israel: US$11.5m
- Iran: US$11.2m
- Algeria: US$7.8m
- Greece: US$7.7m
- Colombia: US$7.3m
- Australia: US$6.1m
- Lithuania: US$5.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$5.1m
- Tunisia: US$4.8m
- Ecuador: US$4.6m
- Latvia: US$3.9m
- Uzbekistan: US$3.3m
- Ethiopia: US$2.4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | US$3.2bn | 27.2% |
| 2 |  Indonesia | US$3bn | 24.9% |
| 3 | Côte d’Ivoire | US$2.4bn | 20.3% |
| 4 | Malaysia | US$1.1bn | 9.2% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$648.8m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Cambodia | US$332.8m | 2.8% |
| 7 |  Liberia | US$160.2m | 1.3% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$112.4m | 0.9% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$106m | 0.9% |
| 10 | Ghana | US$100.6m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2.6bn | 21.4% |
| 2 |  United States | US$1.5bn | 12.4% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$971m | 8.1% |
| 4 |  India | US$889.1m | 7.5% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$513.5m | 4.3% |
| 6 | Vietnam | US$491m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Germany | US$484.4m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Türkiye | US$400.5m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Malaysia | US$345.2m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$261.2m | 2.2% |
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Anti-dumping · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1540 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 4001.22 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4001.22; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 technically specified natural rubber (TSR) worth £9.6m (down 41% on the year before), at an average of £1.57 per kg; France supplied 30%, followed by Vietnam.
World trade in technically specified natural rubber (TSR) reached US$11.9bn in 2024, up 23.7% on 2023.
Thailand was the largest exporter with 27.2% of the total, ahead of Indonesia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)?
Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) fall under HS subheading 4001.22, part of heading 4001, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4001.22 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4001.22 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)?
Thailand, with US$3.2bn in 2024 (27.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export technically specified natural rubber (TSR) 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on technically specified natural rubber (TSR)?
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 technically specified natural rubber (TSR) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (30%), Vietnam (27%) and Ghana (9%), out of total imports of £9.6m.