Subheading · Chapter 69 · Heading 6906
6906.00: Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings
6906.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6906, ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings, chapter 69.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 6906 00 00 00 Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £335k | 28.2% | +367.8% |
 Germany | £284k | 23.9% | +99.9% |
 China | £243k | 20.4% | -3% |
 Portugal | £115k | 9.7% | +3,738.9% |
 Netherlands | £49k | 4.1% | — |
| United Kingdom | £43k | 3.7% | -32.7% |
 Ireland | £35k | 3% | -29.4% |
 India | £31k | 2.6% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% 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 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$79kUS$79k+US$491k+US$4m+> US$21m
Exports: 83
- Germany: US$27m
- Belgium: US$21m
- China: US$21m
- Egypt: US$6m
- United States: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- Poland: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Italy: US$934k
- France: US$781k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$727k
- Croatia: US$656k
- Taiwan: US$587k
- Australia: US$505k
- Bulgaria: US$504k
- Czechia: US$491k
- Vietnam: US$420k
- Netherlands: US$291k
- Austria: US$291k
- Portugal: US$268k
- Switzerland: US$239k
- Lithuania: US$233k
- Sweden: US$228k
- Canada: US$215k
- Thailand: US$202k
- Slovenia: US$187k
- Türkiye: US$176k
- Russia: US$156k
- Singapore: US$143k
- India: US$129k
- Chile: US$118k
- Finland: US$117k
- Slovakia: US$98k
- Denmark: US$91k
- South Africa: US$80k
- Mexico: US$79k
- Norway: US$74k
- New Zealand: US$61k
- Hungary: US$50k
- Burkina Faso: US$48k
- Nigeria: US$46k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$29k
- Tanzania: US$26k
- Luxembourg: US$25k
- Brazil: US$24k
- Greece: US$22k
- Malta: US$22k
- Ireland: US$21k
- Armenia: US$20k
- Curaçao: US$17k
- Serbia: US$12k
- Israel: US$11k
- Latvia: US$7k
- Fiji: US$6k
- Estonia: US$6k
- San Marino: US$5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$258k+US$1m+> US$6m
Imports: 177
- Czechia: US$15m
- France: US$12m
- Germany: US$10m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Italy: US$6m
- Poland: US$4m
- China: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- United States: US$2m
- Mongolia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Portugal: US$904k
- Netherlands: US$894k
- Egypt: US$833k
- Singapore: US$806k
- Russia: US$725k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$714k
- Morocco: US$677k
- Ireland: US$670k
- Luxembourg: US$635k
- India: US$588k
- Australia: US$559k
- Bulgaria: US$548k
- United Kingdom: US$428k
- United Arab Emirates: US$399k
- Costa Rica: US$377k
- Estonia: US$366k
- Kazakhstan: US$280k
- Türkiye: US$280k
- Hungary: US$277k
- Israel: US$269k
- Malaysia: US$269k
- Denmark: US$265k
- Peru: US$258k
- Philippines: US$257k
- Slovakia: US$252k
- Papua New Guinea: US$230k
- Dominican Republic: US$229k
- Benin: US$219k
- Nigeria: US$205k
- Angola: US$197k
- Sweden: US$194k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$186k
- Yemen: US$163k
- Brunei: US$153k
- Laos: US$152k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$138k
- Kenya: US$134k
- Indonesia: US$112k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$108k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$27m | 25% |
| 2 |  Belgium | US$21m | 19.6% |
| 3 | China | US$21m | 19.2% |
| 4 |  Egypt | US$6m | 5.2% |
| 5 | United States | US$4m | 3.6% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$4m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$4m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$4m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$4m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Japan | US$3m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechia | US$15m | 13.8% |
| 2 |  France | US$12m | 11.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$10m | 9.7% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$7m | 6.8% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | US$6m | 6% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$6m | 5.6% |
| 7 | Poland | US$4m | 4% |
| 8 | China | US$4m | 3.4% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$3m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Canada | US$3m | 2.7% |
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.
- 12%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Angola, Bahamas, Sudan
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 | 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 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) | 0% | 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 | 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 | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 6.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 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 | 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 | 15% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 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 | 5.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 3% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 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 | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 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
- 66243 Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering & pipe fittings
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 37360 Non-refractory ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2392 Manufacture of clay building materials
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6906.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 6906.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 6906.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 6906.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 6906.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 6906.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6906.00; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 6906.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £1.2m (up 87% on the year before), at an average of £2.26 per kg; Poland supplied 28%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$107m in 2024, down 22.4% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 25% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings?
Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings fall under HS subheading 6906.00, part of heading 6906, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6906.00 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 ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 6906.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe…?
Germany, with US$27m in 2024 (25% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (28%), Germany (24%) and China (20%), out of total imports of £1.2m.