Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6810
6810.91: Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering
Precast concrete building components
6810.91 is the HS subheading for precast concrete building components, under heading 6810 in chapter 68.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6810 91 00 00 Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering Free+3
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 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £104.7m | 56.6% | +30.7% | |
| £21.5m | 11.6% | +534.2% | |
| £18.8m | 10.2% | +102.2% | |
| £10.1m | 5.5% | +3.1% | |
| £9.8m | 5.3% | +68.3% | |
| £5.6m | 3% | +78.7% | |
| £4.7m | 2.6% | +156.5% | |
| £2.9m | 1.6% | -7.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$926.6kUS$926.6k+US$15.1m+US$50m+> US$216.8m
Exports: 112
- Malaysia: US$549.5m
- China: US$401.7m
- Germany: US$379.6m
- Belgium: US$216.8m
- Poland: US$201.6m
- Czechia: US$136.5m
- Ireland: US$128m
- Italy: US$69.8m
- Spain: US$69.6m
- Austria: US$64.8m
- Netherlands: US$64.2m
- Sweden: US$50m
- France: US$49.3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$42.9m
- Latvia: US$39.8m
- Türkiye: US$38.5m
- Canada: US$37.8m
- United States: US$33.9m
- Estonia: US$33m
- Portugal: US$31.4m
- Mexico: US$25.9m
- Hungary: US$23.4m
- Slovakia: US$22.4m
- Greece: US$18.8m
- United Kingdom: US$18.1m
- Denmark: US$17.3m
- Vietnam: US$15.8m
- Lithuania: US$15.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12.4m
- Luxembourg: US$11.3m
- Slovenia: US$9.7m
- Serbia: US$7.5m
- Finland: US$6.6m
- Australia: US$4.6m
- Philippines: US$4.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Chile: US$3.5m
- Romania: US$3.4m
- Switzerland: US$2.7m
- Croatia: US$2.6m
- South Africa: US$2.4m
- Thailand: US$2.4m
- India: US$2.1m
- Brazil: US$1.8m
- Japan: US$1.8m
- Norway: US$1.7m
- Russia: US$1.7m
- Lebanon: US$1.5m
- Guatemala: US$1.4m
- Bulgaria: US$1.3m
- South Korea: US$1.3m
- Costa Rica: US$1.2m
- Morocco: US$1.2m
- Egypt: US$1.1m
- Ukraine: US$944.2k
- Singapore: US$926.6k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$820.8k
- Uzbekistan: US$812.3k
- Taiwan: US$779.8k
- San Marino: US$619.7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$749.3kUS$749.3k+US$4.4m+US$23.9m+> US$163m
Imports: 199
- Singapore: US$536.1m
- Germany: US$243.7m
- Netherlands: US$227.9m
- United Kingdom: US$197.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$195.4m
- France: US$163m
- Indonesia: US$104.2m
- Sweden: US$104m
- Switzerland: US$99.5m
- Austria: US$89.7m
- United States: US$87.6m
- Norway: US$85.7m
- Belgium: US$69.4m
- Denmark: US$59.6m
- Croatia: US$42m
- Macao SAR China: US$36m
- Slovakia: US$32.3m
- Poland: US$30.3m
- Ireland: US$26.2m
- Finland: US$23.9m
- Luxembourg: US$22.9m
- Romania: US$22.8m
- Canada: US$21.7m
- Spain: US$20.7m
- Czechia: US$20.5m
- Australia: US$19.6m
- Hungary: US$18.3m
- Taiwan: US$16.4m
- Portugal: US$16.3m
- Lithuania: US$11.9m
- Japan: US$11.7m
- Slovenia: US$10.8m
- Philippines: US$10.2m
- Zimbabwe: US$9.7m
- Italy: US$8.3m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$8.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7.9m
- Malaysia: US$7.4m
- Serbia: US$7.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$6.5m
- South Korea: US$6.4m
- Gabon: US$6.2m
- New Zealand: US$6.1m
- Türkiye: US$5.5m
- Israel: US$5.5m
- Mexico: US$5.4m
- Bahamas: US$5.2m
- Bulgaria: US$4.8m
- Kuwait: US$4.6m
- North Macedonia: US$4.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4.1m
- Montenegro: US$3.9m
- Greece: US$3.8m
- Cyprus: US$3.7m
- Morocco: US$3.4m
- Guyana: US$3.3m
- South Africa: US$2.9m
- Ukraine: US$2.7m
- Costa Rica: US$2.7m
- Liberia: US$2.7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$549.5m | 18.9% | |
| 2 | US$401.7m | 13.8% | |
| 3 | US$379.6m | 13.1% | |
| 4 | US$216.8m | 7.5% | |
| 5 | US$201.6m | 7% | |
| 6 | US$136.5m | 4.7% | |
| 7 | US$128m | 4.4% | |
| 8 | US$69.8m | 2.4% | |
| 9 | US$69.6m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$64.8m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$536.1m | 18.5% | |
| 2 | US$243.7m | 8.4% | |
| 3 | US$227.9m | 7.9% | |
| 4 | US$197.9m | 6.8% | |
| 5 | US$195.4m | 6.7% | |
| 6 | US$163m | 5.6% | |
| 7 | US$104.2m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$104m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$99.5m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | US$89.7m | 3.1% |
Subheading 6810.91 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 6810.91; the duty is 1.7%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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 precast concrete building components worth £184.9m (up 47% on the year before), at an average of £0.58 per kg; Ireland supplied 57%, followed by Poland.
World trade in precast concrete building components reached US$2.9bn in 2024, down 10.4% on 2023.
Malaysia was the largest exporter with 18.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering?
Prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering fall under HS subheading 6810.91, part of heading 6810, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on prefabricated structural components for building… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6810.91 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 prefabricated structural components for building… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6810.91 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 prefabricated structural components for building…?
Malaysia, with US$549.5m in 2024 (18.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export precast concrete building components to the UK duty-free?
175 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 precast concrete building components?
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 precast concrete building components from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (57%), Poland (12%) and Belgium (10%), out of total imports of £184.9m.