Subheading · Chapter 69 · Heading 6901
6901.00: Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths
Subheading 6901.00 belongs to heading 6901 (bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals) in chapter 69.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6901 00 00 00 Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths
- 6901 00 00 00 Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths
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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | £11.5m | 42.1% | +45% |
 Türkiye | £7.3m | 26.5% | +44.8% |
 Netherlands | £3.6m | 13.3% | +0.5% |
 France | £1.1m | 4% | -12% |
 Ireland | £1.1m | 3.9% | -8.6% |
 Spain | £516k | 1.9% | +1.8% |
 Italy | £439k | 1.6% | +36.3% |
 Bangladesh | £409k | 1.5% | -7.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$127kUS$127k+US$957k+US$4m+> US$27m
Exports: 123
- Brazil: US$41m
- China: US$32m
- Spain: US$30m
- Denmark: US$27m
- Italy: US$21m
- United States: US$12m
- France: US$9m
- India: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Germany: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Japan: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Belgium: US$969k
- Latvia: US$957k
- Indonesia: US$789k
- Serbia: US$667k
- Sweden: US$638k
- United Arab Emirates: US$612k
- Morocco: US$548k
- Albania: US$495k
- Tunisia: US$442k
- Hungary: US$441k
- Australia: US$429k
- Vietnam: US$381k
- Slovenia: US$366k
- Israel: US$328k
- Uganda: US$325k
- Luxembourg: US$278k
- Tanzania: US$278k
- Egypt: US$272k
- Slovakia: US$269k
- Greece: US$263k
- Canada: US$249k
- Switzerland: US$249k
- Lithuania: US$231k
- Senegal: US$220k
- Kenya: US$194k
- Czechia: US$182k
- Singapore: US$157k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$149k
- New Zealand: US$149k
- Pakistan: US$139k
- Nigeria: US$127k
- Bulgaria: US$117k
- Mexico: US$113k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$154kUS$154k+US$678k+US$3m+> US$7m
Imports: 194
- Saudi Arabia: US$80m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- France: US$14m
- Greece: US$7m
- Germany: US$7m
- Gambia: US$7m
- India: US$6m
- United States: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Canada: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Japan: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Italy: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- China: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Bahamas: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Bermuda: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Jordan: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Madagascar: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Poland: US$933k
- Slovenia: US$902k
- Austria: US$876k
- Romania: US$834k
- Egypt: US$785k
- Indonesia: US$699k
- Tanzania: US$686k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$679k
- United Arab Emirates: US$678k
- Czechia: US$674k
- Algeria: US$665k
- Qatar: US$613k
- Bulgaria: US$608k
- Taiwan: US$587k
- Denmark: US$587k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$578k
- South Africa: US$540k
- Mozambique: US$495k
- Peru: US$491k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$478k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | US$41m | 16.2% |
| 2 |  China | US$32m | 12.7% |
| 3 | Spain | US$30m | 11.8% |
| 4 |  Denmark | US$27m | 10.8% |
| 5 | Italy | US$21m | 8.3% |
| 6 | United States | US$12m | 4.9% |
| 7 | France | US$9m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  India | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  South Africa | US$7m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | US$80m | 31.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$16m | 6.3% |
| 3 | France | US$14m | 5.7% |
| 4 |  Greece | US$7m | 2.9% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$7m | 2.9% |
| 6 |  Gambia | US$7m | 2.8% |
| 7 | India | US$6m | 2.4% |
| 8 | United States | US$6m | 2.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$6m | 2.4% |
| 10 | Canada | US$5m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 8%median duty
- 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Ethiopia, Cameroon
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 8% | 6% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 20% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
| Bangladesh | 3% | 1% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 12% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 18% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 6.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 2% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 66231 Bricks, blocks, tiles & other ceramic goods, of siliceous fossil meals (e.g., kieselguhr, tripolite/diatomite)/of similar siliceous earths
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 37310 Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous earths
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2392 Manufacture of clay building materials
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6901.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6901.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6901.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6901.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6901.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6901.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 6901.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 6901.00; the duty is 2%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £27.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 24% on the year before); Belgium supplied 42%, followed by Türkiye.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$253m (+23.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Brazil (US$41m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths?
Bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of siliceous fossil meals (for example, kieselguhr, tripolite or diatomite) or of similar siliceous earths fall under HS subheading 6901.00, part of heading 6901, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6901.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 6901.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most bricks, blocks, tiles and other ceramic goods of…?
Brazil, with US$41m in 2024 (16.2% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (42%), Türkiye (27%) and Netherlands (13%), out of total imports of £27.4m.