Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4001

4001.29

4001.29: Natural rubber in other forms: other

Other natural rubber forms

Official description Other

4001.29 is the HS subheading for other natural rubber forms, under heading 4001 in chapter 40.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 4001 29 00 00 Other 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
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£1.5m-42.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£3.83 per kg
Jan 2024: £261kFeb 2024: £140kMar 2024: £434kApr 2024: £522kMay 2024: £237kJun 2024: £132kJul 2024: £243kAug 2024: £181kSept 2024: £254kOct 2024: £293kNov 2024: £464kDec 2024: £137kJan 2025: £421kFeb 2025: £208kMar 2025: £135kApr 2025: £190kMay 2025: £109kJun 2025: £111kJul 2025: £105kAug 2025: £88kSept 2025: £144kOct 2025: £219kNov 2025: £133kDec 2025: £177kJan 2026: £64kFeb 2026: £101kMar 2026: £41kApr 2026: £192kMay 2026: £122kJun 2026: £76kJul 2026: £93kAug 2026: £92k 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
China £457k 31.4% +3.2%
Vietnam £128k 8.8% -81.6%
Thailand £120k 8.3% -35.9%
Sri Lanka £112k 7.7% -5.2%
Italy £106k 7.3% -49.8%
Spain £105k 7.2% +65.7%
United States £79k 5.4% -12.5%
United Kingdom £70k 4.8% +1,778.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

4001.29 · US$1.6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$190.5kUS$190.5k+US$2.1m+US$20.4m+> US$126.4m

Exports: 107
  1. Laos: US$395.7m
  2. Cambodia: US$258.8m
  3. Myanmar (Burma): US$197.3m
  4. Côte d’Ivoire: US$126.4m
  5. Ghana: US$111.8m
  6. Thailand: US$111.7m
  7. Philippines: US$104.3m
  8. Indonesia: US$91.1m
  9. Vietnam: US$80.7m
  10. Guinea: US$21.4m
  11. Sri Lanka: US$20.4m
  12. Liberia: US$17.8m
  13. United States: US$15m
  14. France: US$7.4m
  15. Cameroon: US$7.3m
  16. China: US$7m
  17. Guatemala: US$6.6m
  18. Malaysia: US$6.1m
  19. Malawi: US$4.4m
  20. Gabon: US$4.2m
  21. Spain: US$3.7m
  22. Nigeria: US$3m
  23. Germany: US$2.9m
  24. Taiwan: US$2.8m
  25. Canada: US$2.5m
  26. Brazil: US$2.1m
  27. Italy: US$1.9m
  28. South Africa: US$1.7m
  29. Netherlands: US$1.5m
  30. Sweden: US$1.2m
  31. Belgium: US$1.1m
  32. United Kingdom: US$972k
  33. Russia: US$962.7k
  34. Congo - Kinshasa: US$953.5k
  35. Bangladesh: US$948.8k
  36. Hungary: US$909.7k
  37. Romania: US$900.2k
  38. India: US$889.4k
  39. Papua New Guinea: US$742.5k
  40. Congo - Brazzaville: US$722.7k
  41. Colombia: US$719.8k
  42. Japan: US$585.1k
  43. South Korea: US$433.3k
  44. Denmark: US$422.6k
  45. Austria: US$330k
  46. Poland: US$321.6k
  47. Singapore: US$320.8k
  48. Finland: US$290.9k
  49. Switzerland: US$286.6k
  50. Portugal: US$257.2k
  51. Mexico: US$211.8k
  52. United Arab Emirates: US$190.5k
  53. Hong Kong SAR China: US$172.8k
  54. Czechia: US$153.3k
  55. Israel: US$146.8k
  56. Kazakhstan: US$125.9k
  57. Chile: US$113.8k
  58. Costa Rica: US$110.3k
  59. Türkiye: US$98.2k
  60. Zimbabwe: US$92.2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Laos US$395.7m 24.2%
2 Cambodia US$258.8m 15.8%
3 Myanmar (Burma) US$197.3m 12.1%
4 Côte d’Ivoire US$126.4m 7.7%
5 Ghana US$111.8m 6.8%
6 Thailand US$111.7m 6.8%
7 Philippines US$104.3m 6.4%
8 Indonesia US$91.1m 5.6%
9 Vietnam US$80.7m 4.9%
10 Guinea US$21.4m 1.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$625m 38.3%
2 Malaysia US$274.7m 16.8%
3 Vietnam US$224.7m 13.8%
4 Spain US$93.6m 5.7%
5 Taiwan US$74.3m 4.5%
6 Indonesia US$68.8m 4.2%
7 Canada US$67.1m 4.1%
8 Singapore US$35.3m 2.2%
9 Japan US$31.6m 1.9%
10 Brazil US$21.5m 1.3%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4001.29; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 4001.29 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

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 Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of other natural rubber forms into the UK came to £1.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 42% on the year before); China supplied 31%, followed by Vietnam.

In 2024, countries exported other natural rubber forms worth US$1.6bn (+22.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was Laos (US$395.7m), followed by Cambodia.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for natural rubber in other forms: other?

Natural rubber in other forms: other fall under HS subheading 4001.29, part of heading 4001, in section VII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on natural rubber in other forms: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4001.29 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 natural rubber in other forms: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4001.29 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 natural rubber in other forms: other?

Laos, with US$395.7m in 2024 (24.2% of world exports).

Which countries can export other natural rubber forms 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 other natural rubber forms?

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 natural rubber forms from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (31%), Vietnam (9%) and Thailand (8%), out of total imports of £1.5m.