Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4009
4009.21: Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: without fittings
Metal-reinforced rubber hoses (no fittings)
Official description Without fittings
4009.21 is the HS subheading for metal-reinforced rubber hoses (no fittings), under heading 4009 in chapter 40.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4009 21 00 00 Without fittings 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 3
- 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)
- 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 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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 on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £28.1m | 49.2% | +22.6% |
 China | £6.1m | 10.8% | +4% |
 Poland | £4.8m | 8.4% | +15.9% |
 United States | £3.9m | 6.8% | -8.7% |
 Czechia | £2.3m | 4.1% | +19.6% |
 Malaysia | £1.9m | 3.4% | +8.5% |
 Austria | £1.6m | 2.7% | +226.8% |
 India | £1.5m | 2.6% | -21.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$82kUS$82k+US$4m+US$32m+> US$108m
Exports: 135
- China: US$371m
- Italy: US$259m
- United States: US$204m
- Czechia: US$108m
- Poland: US$105m
- Türkiye: US$95m
- Germany: US$85m
- Malaysia: US$82m
- India: US$81m
- Mexico: US$78m
- Thailand: US$52m
- Japan: US$35m
- Austria: US$32m
- South Korea: US$23m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Morocco: US$20m
- North Macedonia: US$18m
- France: US$17m
- Romania: US$14m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Canada: US$10m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Luxembourg: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Belarus: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Finland: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Serbia: US$629k
- Bulgaria: US$541k
- Croatia: US$512k
- Albania: US$481k
- Vietnam: US$478k
- United Arab Emirates: US$413k
- Azerbaijan: US$386k
- Estonia: US$237k
- Greece: US$235k
- Argentina: US$234k
- Tunisia: US$195k
- Slovenia: US$191k
- New Zealand: US$163k
- Latvia: US$158k
- Israel: US$140k
- Panama: US$139k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$656kUS$656k+US$4m+US$24m+> US$64m
Imports: 214
- United States: US$277m
- Germany: US$149m
- Canada: US$114m
- Italy: US$91m
- Brazil: US$74m
- Australia: US$66m
- Poland: US$64m
- United Kingdom: US$61m
- Russia: US$51m
- China: US$49m
- France: US$46m
- Mexico: US$43m
- Austria: US$41m
- Czechia: US$39m
- Sweden: US$37m
- India: US$37m
- Netherlands: US$31m
- United Arab Emirates: US$27m
- South Africa: US$27m
- Belgium: US$26m
- Spain: US$26m
- Türkiye: US$24m
- Chile: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$20m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- Japan: US$20m
- Finland: US$18m
- South Korea: US$18m
- Singapore: US$17m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Peru: US$14m
- Norway: US$13m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Slovakia: US$12m
- Colombia: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Argentina: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Ghana: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$7m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Iran: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Belarus: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$371m | 20.1% |
| 2 | Italy | US$259m | 14% |
| 3 | United States | US$204m | 11% |
| 4 | Czechia | US$108m | 5.9% |
| 5 | Poland | US$105m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Türkiye | US$95m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$85m | 4.6% |
| 8 | Malaysia | US$82m | 4.4% |
| 9 | India | US$81m | 4.4% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$78m | 4.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$277m | 15% |
| 2 | Germany | US$149m | 8.1% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$114m | 6.2% |
| 4 | Italy | US$91m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Brazil | US$74m | 4% |
| 6 |  Australia | US$66m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Poland | US$64m | 3.5% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$61m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$51m | 2.8% |
| 10 | China | US$49m | 2.7% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4009.21; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 4009.21 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 metal-reinforced rubber hoses (no fittings) into the UK came to £57.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 15% on the year before); Italy supplied 49%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported metal-reinforced rubber hoses (no fittings) worth US$2bn (−6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$371m), followed by Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: without fittings?
Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: without fittings fall under HS subheading 4009.21, part of heading 4009, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4009.21 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 reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4009.21 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 reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal?
China, with US$371m in 2024 (20.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export metal-reinforced rubber hoses (no fittings) 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 metal-reinforced rubber hoses (no fittings)?
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 metal-reinforced rubber hoses (no fittings) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (49%), China (11%) and Poland (8%), out of total imports of £57.1m.