Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4009
4009.12: Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: with fittings
Official description With fittings
Subheading 4009.12 belongs to heading 4009 (tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or…) in chapter 40.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4009 12 00 00 With fittings
- 4009 12 00 10 Suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
- 4009 12 00 90 Other 2%
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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | £2.1m | 11.5% | -22.2% |
 Ireland | £1.7m | 9.3% | +122.4% |
 Czechia | £1.5m | 8.1% | +54.7% |
 Italy | £1.4m | 7.4% | +27.4% |
 China | £1.3m | 7.1% | -15.7% |
 Japan | £1.2m | 6.8% | -14.1% |
 Poland | £1.2m | 6.3% | -52.5% |
 Spain | £1m | 5.6% | +24.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free – 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
USA 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 7.5% – 10% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 9% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$44kUS$44k+US$2m+US$18m+> US$38m
Exports: 143
- China: US$110m
- United States: US$78m
- Mexico: US$74m
- Germany: US$42m
- Japan: US$38m
- India: US$35m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Czechia: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$27m
- Romania: US$25m
- Spain: US$24m
- Poland: US$21m
- Thailand: US$19m
- South Korea: US$18m
- France: US$14m
- Italy: US$14m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Finland: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$848k
- Switzerland: US$841k
- Ireland: US$726k
- Morocco: US$704k
- Tunisia: US$665k
- Russia: US$632k
- Philippines: US$435k
- United Arab Emirates: US$423k
- Estonia: US$329k
- Greece: US$220k
- Luxembourg: US$213k
- Lithuania: US$213k
- Bangladesh: US$202k
- El Salvador: US$161k
- Colombia: US$129k
- Croatia: US$114k
- Israel: US$111k
- New Zealand: US$100k
- Argentina: US$98k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$27m
Imports: 212
- United States: US$140m
- Germany: US$60m
- Mexico: US$49m
- Brazil: US$35m
- France: US$33m
- China: US$32m
- Canada: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Japan: US$21m
- Spain: US$15m
- Morocco: US$15m
- Sweden: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Poland: US$12m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Czechia: US$8m
- India: US$8m
- Romania: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Norway: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Angola: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Macao SAR China: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$996k
- Ukraine: US$810k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$110m | 15.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$78m | 11% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$74m | 10.5% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$42m | 6% |
| 5 | Japan | US$38m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  India | US$35m | 5% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$34m | 4.8% |
| 8 | Czechia | US$27m | 3.8% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$27m | 3.7% |
| 10 | Romania | US$25m | 3.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$140m | 19.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$60m | 8.5% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$49m | 6.9% |
| 4 | Brazil | US$35m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  France | US$33m | 4.7% |
| 6 | China | US$32m | 4.6% |
| 7 | Canada | US$27m | 3.7% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$24m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Japan | US$21m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Spain | US$15m | 2.1% |
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
- 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Cameroon
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 15% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 8.3% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 10% | 8% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 10% | 8% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 3% – 7% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 15% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
| United States | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 62145 Tubes, pipes, hoses, of unhardened vulcanizedrubber, with fittings
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 36230 Tubes, pipes and hoses of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2219 Manufacture of other rubber products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4009.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4009.12 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4009.12 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4009.12 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4009.50 | changed |
| 1992 | 4009.50 | changed |
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.
- N353249 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of EPDM inlet hose from South Korea
- N310354 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of grill torches, a bottle stand and adaptor hose from China.
- N307964 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a hose assembly from Korea
- N302468 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of vehicle components from South Korea.
- 600011096 HMRC
A water pipe made from silicone rubber. The flexible pipe is made from vulcanised rubber (over 60%) with silicone made from Vinyl Methyl Silicone. The pipe is seamless with the length exceeding the maximum cross-sectional dimension. The pipe is not re-enforced or combined with other materials and…
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
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 4009.12 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 4009.12 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3%.
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 2%.
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 £18.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); Romania supplied 12%, followed by Ireland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$710m (+4.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$110m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: with fittings?
Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: with fittings fall under HS subheading 4009.12, part of heading 4009, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on not reinforced or otherwise combined with other… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4009.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on not reinforced or otherwise combined with other… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4009.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most not reinforced or otherwise combined with other…?
China, with US$110m in 2024 (15.5% 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 2% 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 Romania (12%), Ireland (9%) and Czechia (8%), out of total imports of £18.3m.