Subheading · Chapter 48 · Heading 4819
4819.50: Other packing containers, including record sleeves
Other paper packing containers
4819.50 is the HS subheading for other paper packing containers, under heading 4819 in chapter 48.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4819 50 00 00 Other packing containers, including record sleeves 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. 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 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | £42.6m | 37.3% | +44.9% |
 Germany | £35.5m | 31.1% | +6.8% |
 Belgium | £9.4m | 8.2% | -10.6% |
 France | £5.2m | 4.6% | +66.3% |
 Türkiye | £4.2m | 3.7% | -4% |
 Austria | £3.9m | 3.4% | -25% |
 United States | £2.2m | 1.9% | +121.2% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £1.1m | 1% | -18.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$484kUS$484k+US$7m+US$46m+> US$100m
Exports: 147
- China: US$871m
- Germany: US$676m
- Austria: US$198m
- United States: US$167m
- Netherlands: US$100m
- France: US$86m
- Türkiye: US$82m
- Thailand: US$79m
- Italy: US$76m
- Belgium: US$67m
- Czechia: US$63m
- South Korea: US$59m
- Poland: US$58m
- Vietnam: US$57m
- Greece: US$46m
- Canada: US$45m
- Singapore: US$43m
- Romania: US$43m
- Spain: US$39m
- Indonesia: US$25m
- Taiwan: US$24m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Saudi Arabia: US$20m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Denmark: US$18m
- Mexico: US$17m
- Hungary: US$14m
- India: US$12m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Estonia: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Japan: US$7m
- Kenya: US$7m
- Dominican Republic: US$7m
- Ireland: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- Chile: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- El Salvador: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$615kUS$615k+US$6m+US$40m+> US$114m
Imports: 212
- United States: US$369m
- France: US$248m
- Germany: US$214m
- Italy: US$173m
- Austria: US$131m
- United Kingdom: US$122m
- Mexico: US$114m
- United Arab Emirates: US$113m
- Netherlands: US$111m
- Spain: US$111m
- Greece: US$103m
- Japan: US$88m
- Indonesia: US$87m
- Vietnam: US$87m
- South Korea: US$83m
- Poland: US$80m
- Switzerland: US$80m
- Canada: US$67m
- Belgium: US$61m
- Czechia: US$53m
- Romania: US$46m
- Morocco: US$40m
- Taiwan: US$35m
- Russia: US$32m
- Singapore: US$31m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24m
- Australia: US$22m
- Norway: US$22m
- Denmark: US$20m
- Malaysia: US$18m
- Portugal: US$17m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15m
- Philippines: US$14m
- Sweden: US$14m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$13m
- India: US$12m
- New Zealand: US$12m
- Brazil: US$11m
- Israel: US$11m
- Hungary: US$11m
- Finland: US$11m
- China: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Dominican Republic: US$9m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Iraq: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Armenia: US$6m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Mauritania: US$6m
- Jamaica: US$5m
- Kuwait: US$5m
- Paraguay: US$5m
- Nigeria: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$5m
- Uganda: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$871m | 27.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$676m | 21.2% |
| 3 | Austria | US$198m | 6.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$167m | 5.2% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$100m | 3.1% |
| 6 | France | US$86m | 2.7% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$82m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$79m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$76m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$67m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$369m | 11.6% |
| 2 | France | US$248m | 7.8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$214m | 6.7% |
| 4 | Italy | US$173m | 5.4% |
| 5 | Austria | US$131m | 4.1% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$122m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$114m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | US$113m | 3.6% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$111m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$111m | 3.5% |
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
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Sudan, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 35% | 25% – 45% | 2022 |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 8.5% | 3% – 14% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 11% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 15% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 10% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 7% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 9.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 18% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 20% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 12% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 2% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 25% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 64215 Other packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper/paperboard,
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 32153 Cartons, boxes, cases, record sleeves and other packing containers (except bags) of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1702 Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4819.50 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4819.50 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4819.50 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4819.50 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4819.50 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4819.50 | 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.
- Wood applies from 30 December 2026
Paper and Paperboard: Articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (not including waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC; not including used products and second-hand products; not including recovered (waste and scrap) products and products derived from recovered (waste and scrap) products; not including single use packing material and packing containers used exclusively to support, protect or carry another product made available on the market or exported and presented with that product; not including packing material and packing containers clearly suitable for repetitive use used exclusively to support, protect or carry another product made available on the market or exported and presented with that product from the moment they are used for such purpose and onwards; not including items of correspondence and marketing and information materials exclusively accompanying another product made available on the market or exported, or supplied for marketing or information purposes free of charge)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
Binding rulings for similar goods 39
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.
- N364323 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a paperboard keepsake box from China
- N358871 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a rigid paperboard box from China
- N343031 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of paperboard clamshell boxes from China
- N340859 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a rigid paperboard box from China
- H315829 U.S. CBP
Modification of NY N302628; tariff classification of a paperboard cosmetic container with sleeve from China
- N332684 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of packaging items from China
- 600014686 HMRC
12inch vinyl record inner sleeves. The record sleeves are constructed from 100g plain white paper and are lined with 320 gauge polypropylene. There are 50 sleeves within a card box, it is put up for retail sale.
- 600010140 HMRC
A printed cardboard box, designed for the packing and transportation of a mobile phone device. The dimensions are 8.4cm x 15.4cm x 6cm.
39 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 4819.50 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 4819.50; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 other paper packing containers worth £114m (up 17% on the year before), at an average of £3.94 per kg; China supplied 37%, followed by Germany.
World trade in other paper packing containers reached US$3bn in 2024, up 8.4% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 27.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other packing containers, including record sleeves?
Other packing containers, including record sleeves fall under HS subheading 4819.50, part of heading 4819, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other packing containers, including record sleeves in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4819.50 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 other packing containers, including record sleeves in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4819.50 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 other packing containers, including record sleeves?
China, with US$871m in 2024 (27.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export other paper packing containers to the UK duty-free?
156 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 other paper packing containers?
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 paper packing containers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (37%), Germany (31%) and Belgium (8%), out of total imports of £114m.