Subheading · Chapter 69 · Heading 6904

6904.10

6904.10: Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler: building bricks

Official description Building bricks

Subheading 6904.10 belongs to heading 6904 (ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles and the like) in chapter 69.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% 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. 6904 10 00 00 Building bricks 2%p/st
  2. 6904 10 00 00 Building bricks 2%p/st

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2%
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£242.1m+21.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.33 per kg
Jan 2024: £12.2mFeb 2024: £12.6mMar 2024: £12.4mApr 2024: £17.2mMay 2024: £21.4mJun 2024: £25mJul 2024: £29mAug 2024: £41.8mSept 2024: £14.6mOct 2024: £21.7mNov 2024: £20.6mDec 2024: £10.1mJan 2025: £13.5mFeb 2025: £14.3mMar 2025: £14.7mApr 2025: £15.7mMay 2025: £18.1mJun 2025: £16.4mJul 2025: £21.4mAug 2025: £18.7mSept 2025: £29.1mOct 2025: £38.8mNov 2025: £35.1mDec 2025: £17.5mJan 2026: £13.6mFeb 2026: £13.1mMar 2026: £14.7mApr 2026: £17.5mMay 2026: £16.6mJun 2026: £16.5mJul 2026: £16.3mAug 2026: £13.3m 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
Belgium £143.3m 59.2% +37.7%
Netherlands £64.6m 26.7% +4%
Germany £8.7m 3.6% +29.9%
Spain £7.3m 3% -1.3%
Denmark £3.6m 1.5% +3.5%
Türkiye £3.3m 1.4% +16.9%
United States £3.2m 1.3% +42.7%
India £2.6m 1.1% -29.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6904.10 · US$907m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$302kUS$302k+US$5m+US$23m+> US$52m

Exports: 108
  1. Belgium: US$260m
  2. Netherlands: US$133m
  3. Germany: US$59m
  4. Denmark: US$52m
  5. Mexico: US$44m
  6. United States: US$40m
  7. Spain: US$35m
  8. China: US$30m
  9. Serbia: US$30m
  10. Italy: US$24m
  11. Russia: US$23m
  12. United Kingdom: US$13m
  13. Greece: US$12m
  14. Czechia: US$11m
  15. Croatia: US$10m
  16. Poland: US$9m
  17. Türkiye: US$9m
  18. Uzbekistan: US$9m
  19. Australia: US$8m
  20. India: US$8m
  21. Latvia: US$7m
  22. Slovakia: US$7m
  23. Slovenia: US$7m
  24. Albania: US$6m
  25. Malaysia: US$6m
  26. Austria: US$5m
  27. Romania: US$5m
  28. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
  29. Pakistan: US$4m
  30. Bolivia: US$4m
  31. Brazil: US$4m
  32. France: US$3m
  33. Portugal: US$3m
  34. Finland: US$2m
  35. Hungary: US$2m
  36. Estonia: US$2m
  37. South Africa: US$2m
  38. Paraguay: US$1m
  39. Ukraine: US$1m
  40. Egypt: US$1m
  41. Algeria: US$910k
  42. Taiwan: US$888k
  43. Bulgaria: US$746k
  44. Saudi Arabia: US$632k
  45. Vietnam: US$555k
  46. Turkmenistan: US$480k
  47. North Macedonia: US$426k
  48. Thailand: US$412k
  49. Peru: US$371k
  50. Canada: US$367k
  51. Iran: US$323k
  52. Lithuania: US$302k
  53. Dominican Republic: US$273k
  54. Guatemala: US$194k
  55. United Arab Emirates: US$188k
  56. Azerbaijan: US$171k
  57. Kyrgyzstan: US$170k
  58. Moldova: US$157k
  59. Colombia: US$156k
  60. Japan: US$153k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$260m 28.7%
2 Netherlands US$133m 14.7%
3 Germany US$59m 6.5%
4 Denmark US$52m 5.7%
5 Mexico US$44m 4.8%
6 United States US$40m 4.4%
7 Spain US$35m 3.9%
8 China US$30m 3.3%
9 Serbia US$30m 3.3%
10 Italy US$24m 2.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United Kingdom US$298m 32.9%
2 United States US$55m 6.1%
3 Belgium US$48m 5.2%
4 Netherlands US$43m 4.8%
5 Germany US$38m 4.2%
6 Canada US$37m 4.1%
7 Kazakhstan US$31m 3.4%
8 France US$26m 2.9%
9 Bulgaria US$24m 2.6%
10 Ireland US$20m 2.2%

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.

  • 15%median duty
  • 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 50%highest: Angola, Bahamas, Morocco

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 16% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15% 2023
Aruba 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 15% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 25% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 3% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 15% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 20% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 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 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 32% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 6% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 15% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 2.4%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 30% 2023
Maldives 10% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 20% 2023
Montserrat 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 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 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 20% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 5.4% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 10% 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 15% 2023
St Lucia 15% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 3% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 15% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 15% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0.9%* 2023
Syria 20% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 15% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 10% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 15% 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 2% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 35% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 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
66241 Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support/filler tiles & the like
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
CPC 2.1 product
37350 Non-refractory ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler tiles, roofing tiles, chimney-pots, cowls, chimney liners, architectural ornaments and other ceramic construction goods
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2392 Manufacture of clay building materials

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176904.10unchanged
20126904.10unchanged
20076904.10unchanged
20026904.10unchanged
19966904.10unchanged
19926904.10unchanged

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 6904.10; the duty is 2%.

Subheading 6904.10 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 2%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £242.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 21% on the year before); Belgium supplied 59%, followed by Netherlands.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$907m (+0.1% year on year).

The largest exporter was Belgium (US$260m), followed by the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler: building bricks?

Ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support or filler: building bricks fall under HS subheading 6904.10, part of heading 6904, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6904.10 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 ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6904.10 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 ceramic building bricks, flooring blocks, support…?

Belgium, with US$260m in 2024 (28.7% 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 2% 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 Belgium (59%), Netherlands (27%) and Germany (4%), out of total imports of £242.1m.

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