Subheading · Chapter 48 · Heading 4814
4814.20: Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics
4814.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4814, wallpaper and similar wallcoverings; window transparencies of paper, chapter 48.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4814 20 00 00 Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics Free+3
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. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- 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
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of timber and timber products subject to the FLEGT licensing scheme
- Applies to goods from
- Indonesia
- Legal act
- CS Indonesia No.1/2019
- Documents
- C690 FLEGT import licence for timber
- C631 Formal letter validating the use of non-wooden or recycled materials for paper products, issued by the Ministry of Industry of the FLEGT VPA partner country from which the paper products are originating
- Y057 Goods not requiring the presentation of a FLEGT import licence for timber
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 | |
| 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–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 |
| 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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £10.4m | 25.6% | -4.1% |
 China | £8.5m | 21% | -0.9% |
 Germany | £8.3m | 20.5% | -1.5% |
 Belgium | £7.8m | 19.1% | +13.3% |
 Italy | £2.1m | 5.3% | -3.9% |
 United States | £1.5m | 3.8% | -53.1% |
 Romania | £405k | 1% | +49.1% |
| United Kingdom | £366k | 0.9% | -9.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$109.3kUS$109.3k+US$1.1m+US$17.2m+> US$73.6m
Exports: 121
- China: US$348m
- Germany: US$136.8m
- Belgium: US$96.6m
- Russia: US$73.6m
- United Kingdom: US$61.5m
- Italy: US$54.6m
- France: US$42.9m
- United States: US$37.3m
- South Korea: US$30.4m
- Ukraine: US$21.5m
- Türkiye: US$21.4m
- Sweden: US$17.2m
- Netherlands: US$13.3m
- Japan: US$10m
- Uzbekistan: US$9m
- Belarus: US$8.1m
- Poland: US$7.4m
- Canada: US$3.4m
- Spain: US$3m
- Greece: US$2.5m
- India: US$2.3m
- Malaysia: US$2.3m
- Lithuania: US$2.3m
- Romania: US$2.1m
- Austria: US$1.9m
- Latvia: US$1.7m
- Chile: US$1.4m
- Switzerland: US$1.1m
- Portugal: US$1.1m
- Vietnam: US$888.1k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$869.4k
- South Africa: US$862.9k
- Taiwan: US$740k
- Slovenia: US$710.7k
- Australia: US$595.6k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$551.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$542.3k
- Slovakia: US$523.7k
- Philippines: US$519.5k
- Norway: US$491.7k
- Singapore: US$449.7k
- Finland: US$436.7k
- Croatia: US$395.4k
- United Arab Emirates: US$360.2k
- Ireland: US$358.1k
- Serbia: US$333.6k
- Czechia: US$314.5k
- Argentina: US$312.7k
- Denmark: US$297.9k
- Thailand: US$293.2k
- Hungary: US$279.7k
- Bulgaria: US$241.2k
- Pakistan: US$201.8k
- Brazil: US$180.3k
- Estonia: US$158.7k
- Armenia: US$145.9k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$109.3k
- Indonesia: US$104.6k
- Cyprus: US$97.2k
- North Macedonia: US$70k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$559.6kUS$559.6k+US$3.4m+US$15m+> US$54.7m
Imports: 200
- France: US$85.7m
- United States: US$77.5m
- Uzbekistan: US$63.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$56.7m
- United Kingdom: US$56.5m
- Netherlands: US$54.7m
- Russia: US$45.9m
- Vietnam: US$35.4m
- Azerbaijan: US$30.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$25.3m
- Poland: US$24.2m
- India: US$22.2m
- Indonesia: US$20.6m
- Tajikistan: US$20m
- Germany: US$19.6m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Iran: US$17.7m
- Malaysia: US$17m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$16.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$15m
- Spain: US$13.7m
- Canada: US$13.1m
- Mexico: US$12.1m
- Philippines: US$12m
- Thailand: US$10.7m
- Italy: US$9.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9.2m
- China: US$8.9m
- Ukraine: US$8.7m
- Brazil: US$8.2m
- North Korea: US$7.8m
- Belarus: US$7.6m
- Ghana: US$7.3m
- Georgia: US$7.3m
- Turkmenistan: US$7.1m
- Moldova: US$5.9m
- Austria: US$5.4m
- Türkiye: US$5.1m
- Armenia: US$5.1m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Nigeria: US$4.8m
- Iraq: US$4.8m
- South Africa: US$4.5m
- Mongolia: US$4.4m
- Romania: US$4.4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Greece: US$3.9m
- Latvia: US$3.7m
- Hungary: US$3.4m
- Ireland: US$3.3m
- Cambodia: US$3.3m
- Lithuania: US$3.3m
- Sweden: US$3.2m
- Kuwait: US$3.1m
- Portugal: US$3.1m
- Norway: US$3.1m
- Japan: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$2.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$348m | 33.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$136.8m | 13.3% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$96.6m | 9.4% |
| 4 |  Russia | US$73.6m | 7.2% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$61.5m | 6% |
| 6 | Italy | US$54.6m | 5.3% |
| 7 | France | US$42.9m | 4.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$37.3m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$30.4m | 3% |
| 10 |  Ukraine | US$21.5m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$85.7m | 8.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$77.5m | 7.5% |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan | US$63.4m | 6.2% |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | US$56.7m | 5.5% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$56.5m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$54.7m | 5.3% |
| 7 | Russia | US$45.9m | 4.5% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$35.4m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan | US$30.5m | 3% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$25.3m | 2.5% |
Subheading 4814.20 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 4814.20; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 157 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 157 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 these goods worth £40.7m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £4.63 per kg; France supplied 26%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, down 6.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 33.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics?
Wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting of paper coated or covered, on the face side, with a grained, embossed, coloured, design-printed or otherwise decorated layer of plastics fall under HS subheading 4814.20, part of heading 4814, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4814.20 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 wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4814.20 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 wallpaper and similar wallcoverings, consisting…?
China, with US$348m in 2024 (33.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
157 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 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 France (26%), China (21%) and Germany (21%), out of total imports of £40.7m.