Subheading · Chapter 69 · Heading 6902
6902.20: Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products
Alumina or silica refractory bricks
6902.20 is the HS subheading for alumina or silica refractory bricks, under heading 6902 in chapter 69.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6902 20 00 00 Containing, by weight, more than 50% of alumina (al2o3), of silica (sio2) or of a mixture or compound of these products
- 6902 20 10 00 Containing, by weight, 93% or more of silica (sio2) Free
- Other
- 6902 20 91 00 Containing, by weight, more than 7% but less than 45% of alumina (al2o3) Free
- 6902 20 99 00 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £5.4m | 22.6% | +18.4% |
 China | £3.8m | 16% | -0.8% |
 United States | £3.6m | 15.4% | -0.5% |
 India | £2.6m | 10.8% | -5% |
 Italy | £2m | 8.3% | -25.9% |
 Türkiye | £933k | 3.9% | +67.2% |
 Czechia | £917k | 3.9% | -39.6% |
 Spain | £906k | 3.8% | +27.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 2% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Argentina 9% – 35% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 14.2% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
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) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$511kUS$511k+US$8m+US$36m+> US$172m
Exports: 96
- China: US$784m
- Germany: US$311m
- India: US$172m
- Italy: US$127m
- France: US$100m
- United States: US$88m
- Czechia: US$78m
- Spain: US$68m
- Netherlands: US$39m
- Japan: US$36m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Poland: US$33m
- United Kingdom: US$29m
- Hungary: US$26m
- Mexico: US$23m
- Thailand: US$20m
- Russia: US$18m
- Austria: US$16m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Brazil: US$13m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Canada: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Australia: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Sweden: US$752k
- Serbia: US$695k
- Switzerland: US$664k
- Colombia: US$617k
- Peru: US$526k
- Romania: US$517k
- Norway: US$512k
- Bahrain: US$461k
- Saudi Arabia: US$411k
- Indonesia: US$399k
- Latvia: US$358k
- Iran: US$348k
- North Macedonia: US$229k
- Armenia: US$226k
- Chile: US$215k
- Croatia: US$208k
- Lithuania: US$166k
- Bolivia: US$156k
- Guatemala: US$135k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$10m+US$30m+> US$82m
Imports: 182
- United States: US$155m
- India: US$128m
- Indonesia: US$106m
- Türkiye: US$105m
- Germany: US$97m
- Russia: US$82m
- Mexico: US$69m
- Brazil: US$66m
- Italy: US$63m
- Vietnam: US$61m
- Japan: US$58m
- South Korea: US$57m
- Malaysia: US$54m
- Canada: US$54m
- France: US$53m
- Australia: US$38m
- United Kingdom: US$37m
- China: US$34m
- Austria: US$30m
- Saudi Arabia: US$29m
- Kazakhstan: US$28m
- Spain: US$28m
- Belgium: US$27m
- United Arab Emirates: US$26m
- South Africa: US$25m
- Thailand: US$22m
- Mozambique: US$22m
- Iran: US$21m
- Poland: US$21m
- Egypt: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Oman: US$18m
- Morocco: US$16m
- Argentina: US$15m
- Algeria: US$15m
- Zimbabwe: US$15m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Sweden: US$14m
- Norway: US$14m
- Iraq: US$13m
- Qatar: US$12m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Serbia: US$11m
- Bangladesh: US$10m
- Colombia: US$10m
- Romania: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- Ukraine: US$8m
- Uzbekistan: US$8m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Peru: US$7m
- Finland: US$7m
- Bahrain: US$7m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Libya: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$784m | 37% |
| 2 | Germany | US$311m | 14.7% |
| 3 | India | US$172m | 8.1% |
| 4 | Italy | US$127m | 6% |
| 5 |  France | US$100m | 4.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$88m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Czechia | US$78m | 3.7% |
| 8 | Spain | US$68m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$39m | 1.8% |
| 10 | Japan | US$36m | 1.7% |
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
- 44number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
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 | 15% | 10% – 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 9% | 6% – 12% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 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 | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 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 | 10% | 5% – 20% | 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 | 1.2%* | 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 | 15% | 10% – 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 16% | 11% – 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 | 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 | 3.1%* | 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 | 2% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 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 | 6902.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6902.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6902.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6902.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6902.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6902.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N348791 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of three ceramic fiber products and two ceramic bricks from China.
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
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 6902.20 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 6902.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported alumina or silica refractory bricks worth £23.6m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £2.02 per kg; Germany supplied 23%, followed by China.
World trade in alumina or silica refractory bricks reached US$2bn in 2024, down 4.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 37% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products?
Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products fall under HS subheading 6902.20, part of heading 6902, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing, by weight, more than 50 % of alumina in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6902.20 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, more than 50 % of alumina in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6902.20 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, more than 50 % of alumina?
China, with US$784m in 2024 (37% of world exports).
Which countries can export alumina or silica 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 alumina or silica refractory bricks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (23%), China (16%) and United States (15%), out of total imports of £23.6m.