6909.11: Of porcelain or china

1. 6909 11 00 00 Of porcelain or china 4%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£3.3m+25.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£12.79 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£732k	22.2%	-26.7%
United States	£725k	22%	+31.4%
France	£723k	22%	+67.7%
Japan	£646k	19.6%	+108.9%
Germany	£89k	2.7%	+58.9%
United Kingdom	£81k	2.5%	+144.7%
Austria	£70k	2.1%	+69.1%
Czechia	£60k	1.8%	+75.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA Free – 4.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.3% Canada 4.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free 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) 2 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 3% – 7% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5.8% GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$129m	24%
2	China	US$112m	20.7%
3	Japan	US$97m	18%
4	Indonesia	US$42m	7.9%
5	South Korea	US$32m	5.9%
6	Taiwan	US$24m	4.4%
7	France	US$22m	4.1%
8	Germany	US$14m	2.7%
9	Malaysia	US$13m	2.5%
10	Austria	US$11m	2%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$74m	13.8%
2	United States	US$70m	13%
3	South Korea	US$66m	12.3%
4	Taiwan	US$62m	11.6%
5	Singapore	US$50m	9.3%
6	Malaysia	US$34m	6.4%
7	Japan	US$24m	4.4%
8	Germany	US$17m	3.2%
9	Thailand	US$16m	3.1%
10	Italy	US$12m	2.3%

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
• 53number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Sudan, Algeria

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	10%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	2%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Angola	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	0%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	1%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	0%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	5%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	7%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	30%		2023
Canada	4.5%		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	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	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	13%	0% – 25%	2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	10%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	30%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	5%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	13%		2023
Gabon	30%		2023
Gambia	5%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	5%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	5%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	5%		2023
Guyana	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	5%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	2.2%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	20%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	5%		2023
Maldives	10%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritania	5%		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	0%		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	15%		2023
New Zealand	5%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	5%		2023
Nigeria	5%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	20%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	3%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	5%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	5%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	5%		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	0%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	3%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	0%		2023
Sudan	40%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	0%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	1.1%*		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	10%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	5%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	10%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	4%		2023
United States	2.3%	0% – 4.5%	2023
Uruguay	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	15%		2023
Venezuela	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	5%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	15%		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

66391 Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical/other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs & similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars & similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance/packing of goods

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311220

CPC 2.1 product

37291 Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2393 Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products

Earlier HS editions

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. Sanctions 19 May 2026 · Applies from: 20 May 2026

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

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

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Products classified here

• laboratoryware, ceramic
• tiles, laboratory, ceramic

Questions and answers

Typical products

• laboratoryware, ceramic
• tiles, laboratory, ceramic

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