Subheading · Chapter 69 · Heading 6902
6902.10: Containing, by weight, singly or together, more than 50 % of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3
Magnesia and chrome refractory bricks
6902.10 is the HS subheading for magnesia and chrome refractory bricks, under heading 6902 in chapter 69.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6902 10 00 00 Containing, by weight, singly or together, more than 50% of the elements mg, ca or cr, expressed as mgo, cao or cr2o3 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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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) | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | £4.1m | 36.2% | +1.5% |
 China | £4m | 35% | +36.7% |
 Germany | £1.7m | 14.9% | -79.4% |
 Spain | £422k | 3.7% | -37.8% |
 India | £247k | 2.2% | +107% |
 Thailand | £195k | 1.7% | — |
 France | £195k | 1.7% | -37.6% |
 South Africa | £193k | 1.7% | -80.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
Argentina Free – 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 6.8% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 1.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$174kUS$174k+US$7m+US$30m+> US$187m
Exports: 87
- China: US$824m
- Germany: US$198m
- Austria: US$187m
- Spain: US$62m
- France: US$45m
- Türkiye: US$43m
- Thailand: US$31m
- Poland: US$31m
- United States: US$30m
- Italy: US$28m
- Slovakia: US$27m
- Brazil: US$26m
- India: US$24m
- Russia: US$22m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Japan: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Czechia: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- North Macedonia: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Oman: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Australia: US$887k
- Switzerland: US$605k
- Portugal: US$605k
- Iran: US$511k
- Peru: US$426k
- Bulgaria: US$315k
- Greece: US$276k
- New Zealand: US$260k
- Egypt: US$253k
- Luxembourg: US$234k
- Ukraine: US$174k
- Singapore: US$172k
- United Arab Emirates: US$168k
- Finland: US$168k
- Saudi Arabia: US$164k
- Colombia: US$159k
- Denmark: US$155k
- Pakistan: US$147k
- Israel: US$134k
- Latvia: US$133k
- Hungary: US$119k
- Chile: US$101k
- Armenia: US$92k
- Estonia: US$65k
- Mozambique: US$64k
- Kazakhstan: US$61k
- Serbia: US$44k
- Argentina: US$36k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$9m+US$34m+> US$68m
Imports: 173
- Indonesia: US$144m
- India: US$115m
- United States: US$110m
- Russia: US$83m
- Mexico: US$70m
- South Korea: US$68m
- Italy: US$58m
- Germany: US$47m
- Canada: US$45m
- Türkiye: US$42m
- Brazil: US$41m
- Japan: US$38m
- South Africa: US$38m
- Kazakhstan: US$37m
- Saudi Arabia: US$36m
- France: US$35m
- Malaysia: US$35m
- Algeria: US$34m
- Egypt: US$30m
- Vietnam: US$27m
- Belgium: US$21m
- Poland: US$21m
- Taiwan: US$20m
- Finland: US$19m
- Sweden: US$17m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- Nigeria: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$15m
- Austria: US$14m
- Chile: US$13m
- Zimbabwe: US$12m
- Spain: US$12m
- Philippines: US$12m
- Romania: US$12m
- China: US$12m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Libya: US$12m
- Czechia: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Peru: US$10m
- Iraq: US$10m
- Pakistan: US$9m
- Zambia: US$9m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$9m
- Colombia: US$8m
- Morocco: US$8m
- Uzbekistan: US$8m
- Bangladesh: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Dominican Republic: US$6m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Iran: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$824m | 49% |
| 2 | Germany | US$198m | 11.8% |
| 3 | Austria | US$187m | 11.1% |
| 4 | Spain | US$62m | 3.7% |
| 5 | France | US$45m | 2.6% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$43m | 2.5% |
| 7 | Thailand | US$31m | 1.8% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$31m | 1.8% |
| 9 | United States | US$30m | 1.8% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$28m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | US$144m | 8.6% |
| 2 | India | US$115m | 6.9% |
| 3 | United States | US$110m | 6.5% |
| 4 |  Russia | US$83m | 4.9% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$70m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$68m | 4% |
| 7 | Italy | US$58m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Germany | US$47m | 2.8% |
| 9 | Canada | US$45m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$42m | 2.5% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 45number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Cameroon, Central African Republic
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 8% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 8% | 6% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 6% | 2% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 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 | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1.5% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 9% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 12% | 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 | 1.4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 20% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 5.4%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3% | 2% – 4% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8% | 2% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 66232 Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles & similar refractory ceramic constructional goods (other than goods of heading 662.31)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 37320 Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods, other than those of siliceous earths
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2391 Manufacture of refractory products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6902.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6902.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6902.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6902.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6902.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6902.10 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6902.10; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 6902.10 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2%.
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 magnesia and chrome refractory bricks into the UK came to £11.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 38% on the year before); Austria supplied 36%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported magnesia and chrome refractory bricks worth US$2bn (−10% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$824m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing, by weight, singly or together, more than 50 % of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3?
Containing, by weight, singly or together, more than 50 % of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3 fall under HS subheading 6902.10, part of heading 6902, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing, by weight, singly or together, more… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6902.10 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 containing, by weight, singly or together, more… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6902.10 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 containing, by weight, singly or together, more…?
China, with US$824m in 2024 (49% of world exports).
Which countries can export magnesia and chrome refractory bricks 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 magnesia and chrome refractory bricks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Austria (36%), China (35%) and Germany (15%), out of total imports of £11.3m.