Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6806
6806.20: Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)
Subheading 6806.20 belongs to heading 6806 (slag-wool, rock-wool and similar mineral wools) in chapter 68.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6806 20 00 00 Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)
- 6806 20 10 00 Expanded clays Free
- 6806 20 90 00 Other 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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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 | |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £2.8m | 14.4% | -14.6% |
 Spain | £2.1m | 11.2% | +7.6% |
 Poland | £1.8m | 9.4% | +41.5% |
 Belgium | £1.7m | 9.1% | -29.6% |
| United Kingdom | £1.7m | 9% | -3.9% |
 United States | £1.6m | 8.2% | +24.4% |
 Portugal | £1.2m | 6.2% | -8.6% |
 Estonia | £1.1m | 5.7% | +169.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$391kUS$391k+US$3m+US$16m+> US$48m
Exports: 93
- United Kingdom: US$57m
- United States: US$51m
- China: US$48m
- Germany: US$42m
- Netherlands: US$35m
- Spain: US$28m
- Belgium: US$22m
- Mexico: US$16m
- Denmark: US$16m
- Kazakhstan: US$14m
- Italy: US$12m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Austria: US$9m
- Poland: US$8m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Norway: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Australia: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$798k
- Serbia: US$790k
- Switzerland: US$668k
- Brazil: US$652k
- Saudi Arabia: US$405k
- Israel: US$391k
- Uzbekistan: US$372k
- Tunisia: US$364k
- Argentina: US$341k
- Croatia: US$241k
- Latvia: US$226k
- Iran: US$198k
- Egypt: US$175k
- Bulgaria: US$158k
- Singapore: US$143k
- Indonesia: US$132k
- New Zealand: US$109k
- Romania: US$105k
- Taiwan: US$78k
- Philippines: US$64k
- Ireland: US$58k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$173kUS$173k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$24m
Imports: 186
- Netherlands: US$47m
- United States: US$32m
- Germany: US$32m
- Canada: US$26m
- Japan: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- France: US$23m
- Italy: US$15m
- Sweden: US$15m
- India: US$12m
- Spain: US$11m
- Poland: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- China: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Finland: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Papua New Guinea: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Peru: US$825k
- Greece: US$817k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$57m | 12.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$51m | 11% |
| 3 |  China | US$48m | 10.5% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$42m | 9.1% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$35m | 7.7% |
| 6 | Spain | US$28m | 6.1% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$22m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$16m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Denmark | US$16m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | US$14m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$47m | 10.1% |
| 2 | United States | US$32m | 7% |
| 3 | Germany | US$32m | 7% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$26m | 5.7% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$25m | 5.5% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$24m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  France | US$23m | 5% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$15m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Sweden | US$15m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  India | US$12m | 2.6% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N302831 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of expanded clay pebbles and expanded clay and coco coir pebbles from the Netherlands.
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 · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6806.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 6806.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
174 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.
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 £19.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 6% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 14%, followed by Spain.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$460m (+6.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United Kingdom (US$57m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof)?
Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof) fall under HS subheading 6806.20, part of heading 6806, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6806.20 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 exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6806.20 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 exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed…?
The United Kingdom, with US$57m in 2024 (12.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
174 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 Free 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 Netherlands (14%), Spain (11%) and Poland (9%), out of total imports of £19.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.