Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6810

6810.91

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

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
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 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 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–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

last 12 months£184.9m+47.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.58 per kg
Jan 2024: £13.4mFeb 2024: £14.2mMar 2024: £11.9mApr 2024: £14.2mMay 2024: £14.2mJun 2024: £18.2mJul 2024: £13.2mAug 2024: £12.5mSept 2024: £15.3mOct 2024: £12.9mNov 2024: £12.5mDec 2024: £8.9mJan 2025: £7.4mFeb 2025: £7.8mMar 2025: £11.8mApr 2025: £8.4mMay 2025: £9mJun 2025: £9.2mJul 2025: £11.3mAug 2025: £10.8mSept 2025: £12mOct 2025: £14.6mNov 2025: £13.4mDec 2025: £8.3mJan 2026: £10.6mFeb 2026: £17.5mMar 2026: £17.8mApr 2026: £17.5mMay 2026: £15.5mJun 2026: £18.3mJul 2026: £20.1mAug 2026: £19.3m 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
Ireland £104.7m 56.6% +30.7%
Poland £21.5m 11.6% +534.2%
Belgium £18.8m 10.2% +102.2%
Germany £10.1m 5.5% +3.1%
Lithuania £9.8m 5.3% +68.3%
Czechia £5.6m 3% +78.7%
France £4.7m 2.6% +156.5%
Spain £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

6810.91 · US$2.9bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$926.6kUS$926.6k+US$15.1m+US$50m+> US$216.8m

Exports: 112
  1. Malaysia: US$549.5m
  2. China: US$401.7m
  3. Germany: US$379.6m
  4. Belgium: US$216.8m
  5. Poland: US$201.6m
  6. Czechia: US$136.5m
  7. Ireland: US$128m
  8. Italy: US$69.8m
  9. Spain: US$69.6m
  10. Austria: US$64.8m
  11. Netherlands: US$64.2m
  12. Sweden: US$50m
  13. France: US$49.3m
  14. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$42.9m
  15. Latvia: US$39.8m
  16. Türkiye: US$38.5m
  17. Canada: US$37.8m
  18. United States: US$33.9m
  19. Estonia: US$33m
  20. Portugal: US$31.4m
  21. Mexico: US$25.9m
  22. Hungary: US$23.4m
  23. Slovakia: US$22.4m
  24. Greece: US$18.8m
  25. United Kingdom: US$18.1m
  26. Denmark: US$17.3m
  27. Vietnam: US$15.8m
  28. Lithuania: US$15.1m
  29. United Arab Emirates: US$12.4m
  30. Luxembourg: US$11.3m
  31. Slovenia: US$9.7m
  32. Serbia: US$7.5m
  33. Finland: US$6.6m
  34. Australia: US$4.6m
  35. Philippines: US$4.6m
  36. Saudi Arabia: US$4m
  37. Chile: US$3.5m
  38. Romania: US$3.4m
  39. Switzerland: US$2.7m
  40. Croatia: US$2.6m
  41. South Africa: US$2.4m
  42. Thailand: US$2.4m
  43. India: US$2.1m
  44. Brazil: US$1.8m
  45. Japan: US$1.8m
  46. Norway: US$1.7m
  47. Russia: US$1.7m
  48. Lebanon: US$1.5m
  49. Guatemala: US$1.4m
  50. Bulgaria: US$1.3m
  51. South Korea: US$1.3m
  52. Costa Rica: US$1.2m
  53. Morocco: US$1.2m
  54. Egypt: US$1.1m
  55. Ukraine: US$944.2k
  56. Singapore: US$926.6k
  57. Kyrgyzstan: US$820.8k
  58. Uzbekistan: US$812.3k
  59. Taiwan: US$779.8k
  60. San Marino: US$619.7k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Malaysia US$549.5m 18.9%
2 China US$401.7m 13.8%
3 Germany US$379.6m 13.1%
4 Belgium US$216.8m 7.5%
5 Poland US$201.6m 7%
6 Czechia US$136.5m 4.7%
7 Ireland US$128m 4.4%
8 Italy US$69.8m 2.4%
9 Spain US$69.6m 2.4%
10 Austria US$64.8m 2.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Singapore US$536.1m 18.5%
2 Germany US$243.7m 8.4%
3 Netherlands US$227.9m 7.9%
4 United Kingdom US$197.9m 6.8%
5 Hong Kong SAR China US$195.4m 6.7%
6 France US$163m 5.6%
7 Indonesia US$104.2m 3.6%
8 Sweden US$104m 3.6%
9 Switzerland US$99.5m 3.4%
10 Austria 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.