Subheading · Chapter 69 · Heading 6902

6902.90

6902.90: Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory: other

Official description Other

Subheading 6902.90 belongs to heading 6902 (refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional…) in chapter 69.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6902 90 00 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 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–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

last 12 months£14.9m+42.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.00 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.5mFeb 2024: £1.2mMar 2024: £2.6mApr 2024: £1.8mMay 2024: £1.5mJun 2024: £1.4mJul 2024: £618kAug 2024: £1.5mSept 2024: £992kOct 2024: £1.5mNov 2024: £752kDec 2024: £358kJan 2025: £613kFeb 2025: £579kMar 2025: £1.2mApr 2025: £862kMay 2025: £579kJun 2025: £609kJul 2025: £1.7mAug 2025: £758kSept 2025: £320kOct 2025: £520kNov 2025: £549kDec 2025: £6.5mJan 2026: £587kFeb 2026: £1.3mMar 2026: £963kApr 2026: £801kMay 2026: £908kJun 2026: £557kJul 2026: £915kAug 2026: £977k 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
Germany £7.5m 50.6% +290%
Poland £3.8m 25.7% +52.1%
China £793k 5.3% -57.6%
Czechia £466k 3.1% -40.6%
India £462k 3.1% -46.5%
France £367k 2.5% -1.6%
United States £365k 2.5% +1.2%
Spain £289k 1.9% +0.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6902.90 · US$758m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$141kUS$141k+US$2m+US$17m+> US$43m

Exports: 111
  1. China: US$275m
  2. Japan: US$65m
  3. Germany: US$46m
  4. Poland: US$43m
  5. Italy: US$41m
  6. India: US$40m
  7. Austria: US$32m
  8. United States: US$30m
  9. France: US$23m
  10. United Kingdom: US$21m
  11. Czechia: US$17m
  12. Spain: US$17m
  13. Belgium: US$14m
  14. Hungary: US$13m
  15. South Africa: US$11m
  16. Netherlands: US$8m
  17. Türkiye: US$7m
  18. Russia: US$6m
  19. South Korea: US$5m
  20. Thailand: US$5m
  21. Denmark: US$3m
  22. Portugal: US$3m
  23. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
  24. Canada: US$3m
  25. Taiwan: US$3m
  26. Slovenia: US$2m
  27. Mexico: US$2m
  28. Brazil: US$2m
  29. Egypt: US$2m
  30. Sweden: US$2m
  31. Malaysia: US$1m
  32. Slovakia: US$1m
  33. Norway: US$1m
  34. Australia: US$1m
  35. Saudi Arabia: US$828k
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$739k
  37. Romania: US$729k
  38. Switzerland: US$696k
  39. Croatia: US$680k
  40. Bulgaria: US$670k
  41. Morocco: US$562k
  42. Estonia: US$558k
  43. Greece: US$546k
  44. Indonesia: US$508k
  45. Vietnam: US$423k
  46. Iran: US$283k
  47. Lithuania: US$278k
  48. Bangladesh: US$203k
  49. Mauritius: US$200k
  50. New Zealand: US$195k
  51. Armenia: US$187k
  52. Finland: US$170k
  53. Colombia: US$170k
  54. Nigeria: US$141k
  55. Albania: US$140k
  56. Israel: US$98k
  57. Guatemala: US$97k
  58. Mozambique: US$92k
  59. Chile: US$91k
  60. Dominican Republic: US$91k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$275m 36.3%
2 Japan US$65m 8.6%
3 Germany US$46m 6%
4 Poland US$43m 5.7%
5 Italy US$41m 5.4%
6 India US$40m 5.2%
7 Austria US$32m 4.2%
8 United States US$30m 4%
9 France US$23m 3%
10 United Kingdom US$21m 2.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Indonesia US$58m 7.7%
2 India US$58m 7.7%
3 Germany US$35m 4.6%
4 South Africa US$34m 4.5%
5 United States US$30m 3.9%
6 Saudi Arabia US$26m 3.4%
7 Taiwan US$24m 3.2%
8 China US$24m 3.2%
9 Russia US$23m 3%
10 France US$19m 2.6%

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, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata 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 8.4% 2% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 13% 2023
Aruba 8% 6% – 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 13% 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 8.4% 2% – 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 0% 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 12% 5% – 20% 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% – 26% 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 13% 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 0.8%* 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 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 8.4% 2% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 7% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 13% 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 5.1%* 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 8.4% 2% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 8.4% 2% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 10% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.3% 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

HSCode
20176902.90unchanged
20126902.90unchanged
20076902.90unchanged
20026902.90unchanged
19966902.90unchanged
19926902.90unchanged

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.

  1. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 6902.90; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 6902.90 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 these goods into the UK came to £14.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 42% on the year before); Germany supplied 51%, followed by Poland.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$758m (−8.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$275m), followed by Japan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory: other?

Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory: other fall under HS subheading 6902.90, part of heading 6902, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6902.90 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 refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6902.90 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 refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar…?

China, with US$275m in 2024 (36.3% 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 Germany (51%), Poland (26%) and China (5%), out of total imports of £14.9m.

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