Subheading · Chapter 68 · Heading 6814
6814.10: Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support
Subheading 6814.10 belongs to heading 6814 (worked mica and articles of mica) in chapter 68.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6814 10 00 00 Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support Free
- 6814 10 00 10 Agglomerated mica with a thickness of not more than 0.15 mm, on rolls, whether or not calcined, whether or not reinforced with aramid fibres Free
- 6814 10 00 20 Phlogopite mica tape bonded with silicone resin to a glass fabric reinforced polyethylene film, -with a thickness of 0.10 mm or more but not more than 1.60 mm, -with a width of 500 mm or more but not more than 1200 mm, -a mica content of 80 g/m² or more but not more than 165 g/m², -a tensile strength of 110 n/cm or more but not more than 130 n/cm Free
- 6814 10 00 90 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 1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.2m | 35.9% | +26.2% |
 Switzerland | £711k | 20.5% | -29% |
 United States | £529k | 15.2% | +86.9% |
 Czechia | £217k | 6.2% | -62.9% |
 Türkiye | £183k | 5.3% | +99.2% |
 France | £150k | 4.3% | +18.2% |
 Germany | £135k | 3.9% | -49.8% |
 India | £57k | 1.6% | -7.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$85kUS$85k+US$2m+US$10m+> US$19m
Exports: 76
- China: US$160m
- Switzerland: US$26m
- Germany: US$19m
- South Korea: US$18m
- Czechia: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$12m
- United States: US$10m
- India: US$10m
- Japan: US$9m
- Austria: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Russia: US$3m
- Italy: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$819k
- Thailand: US$667k
- Türkiye: US$607k
- Latvia: US$548k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$446k
- Mexico: US$205k
- Poland: US$181k
- Serbia: US$165k
- Canada: US$150k
- Nigeria: US$144k
- Luxembourg: US$143k
- Slovakia: US$139k
- Finland: US$110k
- Norway: US$91k
- Taiwan: US$86k
- Sweden: US$85k
- South Africa: US$81k
- Egypt: US$67k
- Brunei: US$57k
- Moldova: US$47k
- Ukraine: US$44k
- Philippines: US$42k
- Hungary: US$38k
- Portugal: US$34k
- Singapore: US$34k
- Croatia: US$25k
- Kenya: US$19k
- Lithuania: US$19k
- Denmark: US$14k
- Estonia: US$13k
- Australia: US$13k
- United Arab Emirates: US$12k
- Tanzania: US$11k
- Curaçao: US$10k
- Zambia: US$8k
- Malawi: US$5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$4k
- Indonesia: US$4k
- Bulgaria: US$4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$104kUS$104k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$16m
Imports: 158
- Germany: US$38m
- United States: US$34m
- South Korea: US$24m
- Poland: US$23m
- India: US$16m
- Czechia: US$15m
- France: US$14m
- China: US$13m
- Spain: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- Slovakia: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Japan: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Norway: US$925k
- Estonia: US$793k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$734k
- Ukraine: US$728k
- Oman: US$708k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$622k
- Portugal: US$610k
- Hungary: US$609k
- Iraq: US$604k
- Uzbekistan: US$573k
- Qatar: US$558k
- Australia: US$544k
- Morocco: US$533k
- Iran: US$506k
- Argentina: US$465k
- Denmark: US$371k
- Lithuania: US$343k
- Latvia: US$322k
- Philippines: US$285k
- Pakistan: US$283k
- Israel: US$276k
- Bahamas: US$249k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$160m | 48.8% |
| 2 | Switzerland | US$26m | 8.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$19m | 6% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$18m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Czechia | US$12m | 3.6% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$12m | 3.6% |
| 7 | United States | US$10m | 3.2% |
| 8 | India | US$10m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$9m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$8m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$38m | 11.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$34m | 10.4% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$24m | 7.4% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$23m | 7% |
| 5 | India | US$16m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Czechia | US$15m | 4.5% |
| 7 | France | US$14m | 4.3% |
| 8 | China | US$13m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$11m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Austria | US$10m | 2.9% |
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.
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Suspension · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Other
Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026
Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 6814.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 6814.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.7%.
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.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £3.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 8% on the year before); China supplied 36%, followed by Switzerland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$327m (+21.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$160m), followed by Switzerland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support?
Plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or reconstituted mica, whether or not on a support fall under HS subheading 6814.10, part of heading 6814, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6814.10 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 plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6814.10 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 plates, sheets and strips of agglomerated or…?
China, with US$160m in 2024 (48.8% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (36%), Switzerland (21%) and United States (15%), out of total imports of £3.5m.