Subheading · Chapter 64 · Heading 6403

6403.12

6403.12: Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots

Subheading 6403.12 belongs to heading 6403 (footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather…) in chapter 64.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 8% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6403 12 00 00 Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots 8%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 4

  • 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
  • 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)
  • Import controlImport control on seal products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2018 No. 1034
    Documents
    • C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
    • C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
    • C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
    • Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—8%
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
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 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£198k+6.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£50.76 per kg
Jan 2024: £37kFeb 2024: £7kMar 2024: £2kMay 2024: £1kJun 2024: £121Jul 2024: £15kAug 2024: £31kSept 2024: £14kOct 2024: £29kNov 2024: £18kDec 2024: £4kJan 2025: £928Feb 2025: £5kMar 2025: £57kApr 2025: £19kJun 2025: £7kAug 2025: £30kSept 2025: £2kOct 2025: £24kNov 2025: £14kDec 2025: £10kFeb 2026: £5kMar 2026: £4kApr 2026: £18kMay 2026: £11kJun 2026: £11kJul 2026: £72kAug 2026: £27k 20242025
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Vietnam £63k 31.9% +3,332.6%
Italy £38k 19.3% +100%
Portugal £18k 9.1% +419.2%
Spain £15k 7.7% +672%
Bulgaria £11k 5.5% —
China £9k 4.4% -89.6%
Mexico £8k 4.1% —
United States £5k 2.8% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6403.12 · US$35m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$31kUS$31k+US$332k+US$1m+> US$2m

Exports: 92
  1. China: US$6m
  2. Italy: US$5m
  3. Germany: US$2m
  4. South Korea: US$2m
  5. Austria: US$2m
  6. Slovenia: US$2m
  7. United States: US$1m
  8. Greece: US$1m
  9. Romania: US$1m
  10. United Kingdom: US$1m
  11. Indonesia: US$1m
  12. Vietnam: US$992k
  13. Tunisia: US$980k
  14. Hungary: US$913k
  15. Türkiye: US$686k
  16. Netherlands: US$677k
  17. Czechia: US$583k
  18. Canada: US$564k
  19. France: US$471k
  20. South Africa: US$420k
  21. Denmark: US$414k
  22. Switzerland: US$352k
  23. Spain: US$332k
  24. Hong Kong SAR China: US$316k
  25. Sweden: US$306k
  26. India: US$285k
  27. United Arab Emirates: US$284k
  28. Norway: US$256k
  29. Cambodia: US$250k
  30. Taiwan: US$169k
  31. Estonia: US$148k
  32. Poland: US$136k
  33. Australia: US$100k
  34. Finland: US$100k
  35. Portugal: US$92k
  36. Belgium: US$79k
  37. Croatia: US$77k
  38. Malaysia: US$56k
  39. Russia: US$55k
  40. Macao SAR China: US$45k
  41. Latvia: US$45k
  42. Japan: US$41k
  43. Slovakia: US$39k
  44. Kuwait: US$37k
  45. Bangladesh: US$31k
  46. Mexico: US$21k
  47. Lithuania: US$20k
  48. Singapore: US$20k
  49. New Zealand: US$16k
  50. Pakistan: US$16k
  51. Botswana: US$16k
  52. Brazil: US$14k
  53. Bulgaria: US$14k
  54. Ukraine: US$13k
  55. Thailand: US$13k
  56. Luxembourg: US$9k
  57. Bahrain: US$7k
  58. Colombia: US$7k
  59. Kazakhstan: US$7k
  60. Côte d’Ivoire: US$6k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$6m 16.8%
2 Italy US$5m 14.2%
3 Germany US$2m 6.6%
4 South Korea US$2m 5.1%
5 Austria US$2m 4.9%
6 Slovenia US$2m 4.6%
7 United States US$1m 4.2%
8 Greece US$1m 3.6%
9 Romania US$1m 3.6%
10 United Kingdom US$1m 3.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$5m 12.9%
2 Qatar US$3m 9.4%
3 Austria US$2m 6.9%
4 Germany US$2m 5.4%
5 Poland US$2m 4.7%
6 Romania US$2m 4.4%
7 Norway US$1m 3.6%
8 Cyprus US$1m 3.6%
9 United Arab Emirates US$1m 3.3%
10 Sweden US$1m 3%

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.

  • 14%median duty
  • 21number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 60%highest: Egypt, Kiribati, Zimbabwe

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 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 5.4%* 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 3.9%* 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 10% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 6.5% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 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 14% 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 28%* 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 60% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 30% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 8% 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 29% 27% – 30% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5.4%* 2023
Kenya 35% 2023
Kiribati 50% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3.9%* 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 3.7%* 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 25% 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 3.9%* 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 35% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 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 3%* 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 7.4%* 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 35% 2023
Thailand 30% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 10% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 38% 2023
Tuvalu 19% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 35% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 8% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 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 43%* 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
85122 Ski boots, cross-country ski footwear & snowboard boots with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather/composition leather & uppers of leather
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

HSCode
20176403.12unchanged
20126403.12unchanged
20076403.12unchanged
20026403.12unchanged
19966403.12unchanged
19926403.11, 6403.91changed

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.

  1. GB Sanctions

    Update to Import and Export Sanctions on Gold, Precious Metals, Diamonds and Luxury Goods from Syria – 22 April 2026

    Trade Tariff news 5806 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6403.12; the duty is 8%.

Subheading 6403.12 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8%.

173 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 8%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £198k between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); Vietnam supplied 32%, followed by Italy.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$35m (−14.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$6m), followed by Italy.

Legal notes

Subheading note

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 6403.12, part of heading 6403, 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 6403.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. 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 6403.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and…?

China, with US$6m in 2024 (16.8% 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 8% 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 Vietnam (32%), Italy (19%) and Portugal (9%), out of total imports of £198k.

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