Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4013
4013.20: Of a kind used on bicycles
Subheading 4013.20 belongs to heading 4013 (inner tubes, of rubber) in chapter 40.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4013 20 00 00 Of a kind used on bicycles Freep/st
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 1
- 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 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) | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £3.1m | 56.7% | +24.8% |
 Vietnam | £1.1m | 19.7% | +4.4% |
 Thailand | £948k | 17.1% | +655.9% |
 Taiwan | £164k | 3% | +134.1% |
 Czechia | £64k | 1.2% | +79.7% |
 Germany | £26k | 0.5% | -43.1% |
 Indonesia | £25k | 0.5% | -69.5% |
 Hungary | £24k | 0.4% | +83.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 13% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$67kUS$67k+US$446k+US$4m+> US$21m
Exports: 101
- China: US$161m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- India: US$21m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Germany: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Spain: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- United States: US$967k
- Austria: US$684k
- Bangladesh: US$665k
- Belgium: US$664k
- Denmark: US$640k
- Malaysia: US$454k
- Uganda: US$446k
- Finland: US$356k
- Portugal: US$317k
- Sweden: US$314k
- Slovakia: US$308k
- Mexico: US$277k
- Hungary: US$250k
- Canada: US$229k
- Romania: US$219k
- Switzerland: US$205k
- Laos: US$171k
- Japan: US$161k
- Dominican Republic: US$152k
- Greece: US$137k
- United Arab Emirates: US$131k
- Ireland: US$125k
- Panama: US$120k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$117k
- Slovenia: US$116k
- Mauritius: US$109k
- South Africa: US$92k
- Türkiye: US$90k
- Lithuania: US$82k
- Colombia: US$68k
- Bulgaria: US$67k
- Burkina Faso: US$61k
- New Zealand: US$52k
- Cambodia: US$38k
- Russia: US$33k
- South Korea: US$32k
- Philippines: US$29k
- Latvia: US$22k
- Singapore: US$20k
- Australia: US$15k
- Estonia: US$15k
- Chile: US$14k
- Kuwait: US$13k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$414kUS$414k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$10m
Imports: 196
- United States: US$19m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Germany: US$17m
- France: US$15m
- Mexico: US$11m
- Japan: US$10m
- Poland: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Italy: US$10m
- Spain: US$9m
- Tanzania: US$7m
- Ghana: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Iraq: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Togo: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Uganda: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- North Korea: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Mali: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Tajikistan: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Nepal: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Zambia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$974k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$161m | 55.6% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$23m | 8% |
| 3 |  India | US$21m | 7.3% |
| 4 | Thailand | US$21m | 7.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$14m | 4.9% |
| 6 | Indonesia | US$7m | 2.4% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$6m | 2.1% |
| 8 |  France | US$5m | 1.7% |
| 9 | Czechia | US$4m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$4m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$19m | 6.4% |
| 2 | Brazil | US$18m | 6.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$17m | 5.8% |
| 4 | France | US$15m | 5.3% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$11m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Japan | US$10m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$10m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$10m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$10m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$9m | 3.2% |
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.
- 6%median duty
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Morocco, Sudan, Vietnam
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 15% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 4% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 13% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.9%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 13% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 14% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 35% | 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
- 62591 Inner tubes
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 36114 Inner tubes, solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2211 Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4013.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4013.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4013.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4013.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4013.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4013.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)
Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.
- Rubber applies from 30 December 2026
Inner tubes, of rubber
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
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
RG 11.07.2026 sayı 33307 · Tebliğ 2025/9 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4013.20; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4013.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4%.
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.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £5.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 38% on the year before); China supplied 57%, followed by Vietnam.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$291m (+5.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$161m), followed by Vietnam.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a kind used on bicycles?
Of a kind used on bicycles fall under HS subheading 4013.20, part of heading 4013, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a kind used on bicycles in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4013.20 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 of a kind used on bicycles in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4013.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of a kind used on bicycles?
China, with US$161m in 2024 (55.6% 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (57%), Vietnam (20%) and Thailand (17%), out of total imports of £5.5m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.