Subheading · Chapter 49 · Heading 4906
4906.00
4906.00: Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; handwritten texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing
4906.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4906, plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial…, chapter 49.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3 VAT 20% import VAT
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UK lines →- 4906 00 00 00 Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; handwritten texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing
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 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 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
- Belarus, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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
last 12 months£1m-80.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£121.21 per kg
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £332k | 33% | -81.5% |
 Japan | £189k | 18.8% | +1,862.3% |
 Algeria | £82k | 8.1% | — |
 Germany | £74k | 7.3% | -86.6% |
 Italy | £61k | 6% | -4.2% |
 India | £54k | 5.4% | +680% |
| United Kingdom | £50k | 4.9% | -63.1% |
 Iran | £29k | 2.9% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 3.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 3.6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$34kUS$34k+US$330k+US$1m+> US$5m
Exports: 116
- Italy: US$8m
- Germany: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- France: US$5m
- United States: US$5m
- China: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Japan: US$2m
- Poland: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Norway: US$805k
- Switzerland: US$680k
- Canada: US$523k
- United Arab Emirates: US$477k
- Hungary: US$470k
- Taiwan: US$444k
- Slovenia: US$373k
- Bulgaria: US$357k
- Denmark: US$353k
- South Korea: US$342k
- Croatia: US$330k
- El Salvador: US$321k
- Czechia: US$312k
- Ukraine: US$251k
- Australia: US$234k
- Sweden: US$229k
- Romania: US$219k
- Singapore: US$212k
- Portugal: US$209k
- Finland: US$208k
- South Africa: US$195k
- Slovakia: US$175k
- Brazil: US$164k
- São Tomé & Príncipe: US$127k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$113k
- Latvia: US$111k
- Ireland: US$88k
- Lithuania: US$87k
- India: US$81k
- Oman: US$73k
- Estonia: US$73k
- Thailand: US$66k
- Vietnam: US$63k
- Morocco: US$57k
- Greece: US$43k
- Saudi Arabia: US$35k
- Malaysia: US$35k
- New Zealand: US$34k
- Bahrain: US$32k
- Tunisia: US$28k
- Mexico: US$28k
- Philippines: US$27k
- Indonesia: US$25k
- Egypt: US$11k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$29kUS$29k+US$222k+US$1m+> US$3m
Imports: 168
- India: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- China: US$5m
- United States: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Turkmenistan: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Jordan: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$934k
- Netherlands: US$929k
- Canada: US$816k
- Singapore: US$696k
- New Zealand: US$635k
- Pakistan: US$626k
- Bangladesh: US$585k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$570k
- Indonesia: US$549k
- Belgium: US$507k
- Japan: US$504k
- Mexico: US$503k
- Spain: US$445k
- Hungary: US$441k
- Thailand: US$416k
- Peru: US$408k
- Panama: US$397k
- Kuwait: US$387k
- Denmark: US$351k
- Saudi Arabia: US$348k
- Russia: US$276k
- Poland: US$271k
- Croatia: US$232k
- Guatemala: US$222k
- Australia: US$222k
- Finland: US$220k
- Serbia: US$214k
- Brazil: US$209k
- Malaysia: US$206k
- Slovenia: US$201k
- Czechia: US$198k
- Sweden: US$189k
- Romania: US$188k
- Norway: US$185k
- Ireland: US$181k
- Vietnam: US$177k
- Kenya: US$175k
- Israel: US$171k
- Bulgaria: US$166k
- Greece: US$147k
- Luxembourg: US$140k
- Ukraine: US$120k
- Slovakia: US$118k
- Kazakhstan: US$116k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$8m | 12.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$7m | 11.1% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$6m | 9.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 8.6% |
| 5 | France | US$5m | 8.4% |
| 6 | United States | US$5m | 8% |
| 7 |  China | US$3m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$3m | 4.8% |
| 9 | Japan | US$2m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$1m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$8m | 12.2% |
| 2 | Taiwan | US$6m | 9.4% |
| 3 | China | US$5m | 8.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$5m | 7.8% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$3m | 4.9% |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates | US$3m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Germany | US$2m | 4% |
| 8 | France | US$2m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Turkmenistan | US$2m | 3% |
| 10 |  Portugal | US$2m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 0%median duty
- 96number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Ethiopia, Madagascar
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 5% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 3% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 0% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Iran | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Niger | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 0% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 0% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 89282 Plans & drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical/similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; handwritten texts; photographic reproductions on sensitized paper & carbon copies of the foregoing
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 32550 Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photographic reproductions and carbon copies of the foregoing
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 7110 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4906.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4906.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4906.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4906.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4906.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4906.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4906.00; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4906.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £1m (down 81% on the year before), at an average of £121.21 per kg; France supplied 33%, followed by Japan.
World trade in these goods reached US$62m in 2024, up 23.9% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 12.3% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; handwritten texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing?
Plans and drawings for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar purposes, being originals drawn by hand; handwritten texts; photographic reproductions on sensitised paper and carbon copies of the foregoing fall under HS subheading 4906.00, part of heading 4906, in section X of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on plans and drawings for architectural… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4906.00 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 plans and drawings for architectural… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 4906.00 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 plans and drawings for architectural…?
Italy, with US$8m in 2024 (12.3% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (33%), Japan (19%) and Algeria (8%), out of total imports of £1m.