Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6810

6810.19

6810.19: Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: other

Concrete tiles, bricks and paving

Official description Other

6810.19 is the HS subheading for concrete tiles, bricks and paving, under heading 6810 in chapter 68.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6810 19 00 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. 376
    Documents
    • 9008
  • 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
    Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2023 No. 616, 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9015
    • 9016
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017

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
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
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

last 12 months£99.4m+4.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.38 per kg
Jan 2024: £6.2mFeb 2024: £8.1mMar 2024: £8.4mApr 2024: £5.4mMay 2024: £6mJun 2024: £8mJul 2024: £5.7mAug 2024: £7.4mSept 2024: £8.8mOct 2024: £9.6mNov 2024: £9.5mDec 2024: £5mJan 2025: £5.7mFeb 2025: £10.2mMar 2025: £8.9mApr 2025: £8mMay 2025: £6.3mJun 2025: £6.9mJul 2025: £8.5mAug 2025: £7.5mSept 2025: £9.1mOct 2025: £9mNov 2025: £9.1mDec 2025: £4.5mJan 2026: £6.3mFeb 2026: £7.4mMar 2026: £9.6mApr 2026: £7.4mMay 2026: £9.5mJun 2026: £8.7mJul 2026: £10mAug 2026: £9.1m 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
China £48.8m 49.1% +3.2%
Ireland £22.5m 22.7% +15.7%
Germany £8.3m 8.3% -5.1%
Italy £4.5m 4.5% +12.9%
Portugal £3.4m 3.4% +1.8%
South Africa £1.6m 1.6% +32.6%
India £1.5m 1.5% -4.5%
Türkiye £1.1m 1.2% +152.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6810.19 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$384kUS$384k+US$6m+US$31m+> US$109m

Exports: 131
  1. China: US$583m
  2. Italy: US$132m
  3. Philippines: US$117m
  4. Germany: US$109m
  5. Spain: US$58m
  6. United States: US$52m
  7. Czechia: US$46m
  8. Poland: US$45m
  9. Portugal: US$40m
  10. Canada: US$34m
  11. Saudi Arabia: US$33m
  12. India: US$31m
  13. Israel: US$31m
  14. Belgium: US$30m
  15. United Arab Emirates: US$30m
  16. Malaysia: US$26m
  17. Ireland: US$24m
  18. Hungary: US$21m
  19. Netherlands: US$21m
  20. Türkiye: US$20m
  21. Thailand: US$18m
  22. Estonia: US$17m
  23. United Kingdom: US$15m
  24. Vietnam: US$13m
  25. France: US$13m
  26. Sweden: US$11m
  27. Mexico: US$10m
  28. Indonesia: US$9m
  29. Austria: US$9m
  30. Japan: US$8m
  31. Slovakia: US$7m
  32. Morocco: US$6m
  33. Slovenia: US$6m
  34. Denmark: US$5m
  35. Romania: US$5m
  36. Croatia: US$4m
  37. Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
  38. Argentina: US$4m
  39. Taiwan: US$4m
  40. Lithuania: US$4m
  41. South Africa: US$3m
  42. Brazil: US$3m
  43. Singapore: US$3m
  44. Luxembourg: US$3m
  45. South Korea: US$3m
  46. Finland: US$2m
  47. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
  48. Sri Lanka: US$2m
  49. Guatemala: US$2m
  50. Australia: US$1m
  51. Greece: US$1m
  52. Bulgaria: US$1m
  53. Kazakhstan: US$1m
  54. Botswana: US$1m
  55. Egypt: US$1m
  56. Cyprus: US$974k
  57. Latvia: US$837k
  58. Serbia: US$805k
  59. Ukraine: US$748k
  60. Oman: US$693k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$583m 34.4%
2 Italy US$132m 7.8%
3 Philippines US$117m 6.9%
4 Germany US$109m 6.5%
5 Spain US$58m 3.4%
6 United States US$52m 3%
7 Czechia US$46m 2.7%
8 Poland US$45m 2.7%
9 Portugal US$40m 2.3%
10 Canada US$34m 2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Japan US$135m 7.9%
2 United States US$108m 6.4%
3 United Kingdom US$107m 6.3%
4 France US$74m 4.4%
5 Netherlands US$71m 4.2%
6 Saudi Arabia US$62m 3.6%
7 Germany US$60m 3.6%
8 Canada US$60m 3.5%
9 Vietnam US$56m 3.3%
10 Brazil US$52m 3.1%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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.

  • 12%median duty
  • 20number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 40%highest: Morocco, Sudan, Ethiopia

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 16% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 11% 10% – 12% 2023
Aruba 8.7% 6% – 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 20% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 15% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 11% 10% – 12% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 15% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 5% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 0% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 1.7% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
Gabon 30% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 11% 10% – 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 15% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 11% 10% – 12% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 1.8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 20% 10% – 30% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 15% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 13% 5% – 20% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 23% 15% – 30% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 18% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 11% 10% – 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 11% 10% – 12% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 6.7% 5% – 15% 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 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 15% 2023
St Lucia 15% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 15% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 15% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 1.4%* 2023
Syria 12% 10% – 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 10% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 1.7% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 5.9% 3.9% – 9% 2023
Uruguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 35% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 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
66332 Building blocks & bricks, tiles, flagstones & similar articles
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
CPC 2.1 product
37540 Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles, of cement, concrete or artificial stone
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2395 Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176810.19unchanged
20126810.19unchanged
20076810.19unchanged
20026810.19unchanged
19966810.19unchanged
19926810.19unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 4

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.

  • N277638 U.S. CBP 7 February 2017 · 6810.19.14.00

    The tariff classification of concrete tiles and panels from Hungary.

  • N287603 U.S. CBP 11 October 2017 · 6810.19.14.00 revoked

    The tariff classification of mineral board tiles from Germany.

  • 600011577 HMRC 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2027 · 6810 19 00 00

    Concrete Block Paving used in the main for driveways although it can also be used for paths and patios

  • 600010059 HMRC 3 April 2024 – 2 April 2027 · 6810 19 00 00

    Artificial stone slabs used to make kitchen worktops. These have and polished but not cut to shape. Composite materials: Ball Clay Kaolinite Potassium feldspar K-Na-Feldspar Albite Calcined talc Cornish stone

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. US Anti-dumping

    Certain Quartz Surface Products From India and the Republic of Türkiye: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

    FR Doc. 2026-00739 · 91 FR 1751 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Subheading 6810.19 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6810.19; the duty is 1.7%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 concrete tiles, bricks and paving worth £99.4m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £0.38 per kg; China supplied 49%, followed by Ireland.

World trade in concrete tiles, bricks and paving reached US$2bn in 2024, up 6.7% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 34.4% of the total, ahead of Italy.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: other?

Tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles: other fall under HS subheading 6810.19, part of heading 6810, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6810.19 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 tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6810.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most tiles, flagstones, bricks and similar articles?

China, with US$583m in 2024 (34.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export concrete tiles, bricks and paving 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 concrete tiles, bricks and paving?

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 concrete tiles, bricks and paving from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (49%), Ireland (23%) and Germany (8%), out of total imports of £99.4m.

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