Subheading · Chapter 64 · Heading 6402
6402.12: Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots
6402.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6402, other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics, chapter 64.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6402 12 00 00 Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots pa
- 6402 12 10 00 Ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear 16%pa
- 6402 12 90 00 Snowboard boots 16%pa
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 16% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Romania | £4.1m | 41.8% | +36% |
 Italy | £1.9m | 19.4% | -2.2% |
 Hungary | £1.2m | 12.4% | +28.5% |
 China | £1.1m | 11.2% | -13.4% |
 Czechia | £729k | 7.4% | +49.1% |
 Vietnam | £637k | 6.5% | -2.6% |
 Cambodia | £28k | 0.3% | -24.3% |
 Netherlands | £22k | 0.2% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 17% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 17% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines 
Peru 11% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan 8% – 27% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 17.5% 
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) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$75kUS$75k+US$1m+US$8m+> US$119m
Exports: 108
- Romania: US$282m
- Italy: US$224m
- Hungary: US$119m
- Austria: US$101m
- China: US$84m
- Vietnam: US$84m
- France: US$54m
- Czechia: US$54m
- Germany: US$34m
- Cambodia: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- United States: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Finland: US$998k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$649k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$646k
- Ireland: US$588k
- United Kingdom: US$565k
- South Africa: US$494k
- Russia: US$427k
- Taiwan: US$387k
- Denmark: US$302k
- Latvia: US$298k
- Albania: US$273k
- Lithuania: US$258k
- Ukraine: US$241k
- Croatia: US$202k
- Australia: US$148k
- Bulgaria: US$147k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$138k
- Japan: US$115k
- Nigeria: US$96k
- Portugal: US$90k
- Singapore: US$84k
- Armenia: US$75k
- Serbia: US$73k
- Moldova: US$67k
- Kazakhstan: US$58k
- United Arab Emirates: US$56k
- Bangladesh: US$43k
- Greece: US$43k
- Egypt: US$37k
- Tunisia: US$30k
- Malaysia: US$25k
- El Salvador: US$23k
- New Zealand: US$18k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$73kUS$73k+US$1m+US$13m+> US$88m
Imports: 160
- Austria: US$184m
- United States: US$165m
- France: US$160m
- Italy: US$122m
- Germany: US$88m
- Switzerland: US$48m
- Canada: US$38m
- Japan: US$32m
- Czechia: US$25m
- Norway: US$22m
- Sweden: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- Poland: US$18m
- China: US$17m
- Spain: US$14m
- Finland: US$13m
- Russia: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Romania: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Andorra: US$2m
- Azerbaijan: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Serbia: US$994k
- Latvia: US$931k
- Singapore: US$863k
- Ukraine: US$844k
- Iceland: US$792k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$725k
- Qatar: US$710k
- Lithuania: US$595k
- Belarus: US$494k
- Georgia: US$462k
- Portugal: US$457k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$442k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$374k
- Greece: US$366k
- Armenia: US$352k
- Senegal: US$327k
- India: US$308k
- Israel: US$289k
- Lebanon: US$286k
- Malaysia: US$277k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | US$282m | 25.6% |
| 2 | Italy | US$224m | 20.4% |
| 3 | Hungary | US$119m | 10.9% |
| 4 |  Austria | US$101m | 9.1% |
| 5 | China | US$84m | 7.7% |
| 6 | Vietnam | US$84m | 7.6% |
| 7 |  France | US$54m | 4.9% |
| 8 | Czechia | US$54m | 4.9% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$34m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Cambodia | US$8m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | US$184m | 16.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$165m | 15% |
| 3 | France | US$160m | 14.6% |
| 4 | Italy | US$122m | 11.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$88m | 8% |
| 6 | Switzerland | US$48m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Canada | US$38m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Japan | US$32m | 2.9% |
| 9 | Czechia | US$25m | 2.3% |
| 10 | Norway | US$22m | 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.
- 15%median duty
- 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Egypt, Kiribati, Türkiye
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 10% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0.5%* | 0.5% – 0.6% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 20% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 1.2%* | 1.1% – 1.3% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 10% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 15% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 30% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 35% | 2023 | |
| Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 4% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 19%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 60% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 30% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 17% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 35% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 18% | 8% – 27% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0.5%* | 0.5% – 0.6% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1.2%* | 1.1% – 1.3% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 30% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 5.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 40% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 1.2%* | 1.1% – 1.3% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 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 | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 30% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 13% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 1.4%* | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 2% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 35% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 47% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 16% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 42%* | 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
- 85121 Ski boots, cross-country ski footwear & snowboard boots with outer soles & uppers of rubber/plastics
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 413202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 29410 Ski-boots, snowboard boots and cross-country ski footwear
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3230 Manufacture of sports goods
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6402.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6402.12 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6402.12 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6402.12 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6402.12 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6402.11, 6402.91 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Sanctions
Trade Tariff news 5806 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6402.12 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 16%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 6402.12 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 17%.
Goods from 173 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 16%; 173 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 £9.9m (up 16% on the year before), at an average of £38.90 per kg; Romania supplied 42%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$1.1bn in 2024, down 17.1% on 2023.
Romania was the largest exporter with 25.6% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. For the purposes of subheadings 640212, 640219, 640312, 640319 and 640411, the expression ‘sports footwear’ applies only to:
(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bars or the like;
(b) skating boots, ski-boots and cross-country ski footwear, snowboard boots, wrestling boots, boxing boots and cycling shoes.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots?
Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots fall under HS subheading 6402.12, part of heading 6402, in section XII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6402.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 16%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6402.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 17%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and…?
Romania, with US$282m in 2024 (25.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
173 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 16% 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 Romania (42%), Italy (19%) and Hungary (12%), out of total imports of £9.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.