Subheading · Chapter 49 · Heading 4902

4902.10

4902.10: Appearing at least four times a week

Subheading 4902.10 belongs to heading 4902 (newspapers, journals and periodicals) in chapter 49.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges — Import requirements: 1
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 4902 10 00 00 Appearing at least four times a week Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Import requirements 1

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Iraq, Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£3.3m-3.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£10.88 per kg
Jan 2024: £290kFeb 2024: £276kMar 2024: £311kApr 2024: £296kMay 2024: £275kJun 2024: £289kJul 2024: £299kAug 2024: £283kSept 2024: £304kOct 2024: £260kNov 2024: £282kDec 2024: £303kJan 2025: £285kFeb 2025: £288kMar 2025: £296kApr 2025: £304kMay 2025: £272kJun 2025: £284kJul 2025: £289kAug 2025: £268kSept 2025: £311kOct 2025: £311kNov 2025: £281kDec 2025: £294kJan 2026: £215kFeb 2026: £293kMar 2026: £275kApr 2026: £307kMay 2026: £267kJun 2026: £193kJul 2026: £272kAug 2026: £282k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Ireland £3.2m 97.1% -5.7%
Saudi Arabia £39k 1.2% —
France £13k 0.4% +238%
Japan £11k 0.3% —
United States £8k 0.3% -23.2%
Belgium £7k 0.2% —
Germany £5k 0.2% +134%
India £4k 0.1% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

4902.10 · US$101.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$16.8kUS$16.8k+US$524.2k+US$4.1m+> US$8.9m

Exports: 110
  1. Germany: US$19.5m
  2. France: US$9.8m
  3. United Kingdom: US$8.9m
  4. Singapore: US$7.5m
  5. Italy: US$6.9m
  6. Ireland: US$5.8m
  7. Belgium: US$4.8m
  8. Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.4m
  9. Spain: US$4.3m
  10. Romania: US$4.1m
  11. Serbia: US$3.5m
  12. Hungary: US$2.5m
  13. Netherlands: US$2.3m
  14. Switzerland: US$1.6m
  15. Croatia: US$1.6m
  16. Slovakia: US$1.6m
  17. United States: US$1.5m
  18. Poland: US$1.4m
  19. Austria: US$1.3m
  20. Slovenia: US$1.3m
  21. Japan: US$1m
  22. China: US$673k
  23. Czechia: US$620.5k
  24. Malaysia: US$566.9k
  25. Denmark: US$524.2k
  26. South Korea: US$378.2k
  27. Canada: US$361.7k
  28. Egypt: US$325.4k
  29. South Africa: US$310k
  30. United Arab Emirates: US$288k
  31. Israel: US$210.9k
  32. Greece: US$198.3k
  33. Macao SAR China: US$172.4k
  34. Taiwan: US$165.7k
  35. Portugal: US$140.5k
  36. Australia: US$135.9k
  37. Sweden: US$119.4k
  38. Finland: US$115k
  39. Kuwait: US$102.8k
  40. India: US$90.5k
  41. Brazil: US$71.3k
  42. Türkiye: US$55.2k
  43. Russia: US$50.4k
  44. Mexico: US$32.5k
  45. Mauritius: US$32.4k
  46. Latvia: US$30.9k
  47. Kenya: US$25.5k
  48. Thailand: US$24.4k
  49. Brunei: US$23k
  50. Pakistan: US$16.8k
  51. Saudi Arabia: US$16.4k
  52. Norway: US$15.2k
  53. North Macedonia: US$12.9k
  54. Colombia: US$11.8k
  55. Indonesia: US$10.7k
  56. Lebanon: US$8k
  57. Cambodia: US$7.9k
  58. Mali: US$7.8k
  59. Oman: US$7.3k
  60. Angola: US$6.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$19.5m 19.1%
2 France US$9.8m 9.7%
3 United Kingdom US$8.9m 8.8%
4 Singapore US$7.5m 7.4%
5 Italy US$6.9m 6.7%
6 Ireland US$5.8m 5.7%
7 Belgium US$4.8m 4.8%
8 Hong Kong SAR China US$4.4m 4.3%
9 Spain US$4.3m 4.3%
10 Romania US$4.1m 4.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Switzerland US$12.3m 12.1%
2 Austria US$8.7m 8.6%
3 Australia US$6.8m 6.7%
4 France US$6.1m 6%
5 Belgium US$5.8m 5.7%
6 Luxembourg US$5.7m 5.6%
7 United Kingdom US$5.4m 5.3%
8 Netherlands US$5.3m 5.2%
9 Ireland US$4.8m 4.7%
10 Spain US$3m 2.9%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 4902.10; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 4902.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.

156 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 £3.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Ireland supplied 97%, followed by Saudi Arabia.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$101.8m (−22.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$19.5m), followed by France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for appearing at least four times a week?

Appearing at least four times a week fall under HS subheading 4902.10, part of heading 4902, in section X of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on appearing at least four times a week in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4902.10 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 appearing at least four times a week in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4902.10 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 appearing at least four times a week?

Germany, with US$19.5m in 2024 (19.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (97%), Saudi Arabia (1%) and France (0%), out of total imports of £3.3m.

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