6909.19: Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical: other

1. 6909 19 00 00 Other 4%
2. 6909 19 00 20 Silicon nitride (si3n4) rollers or balls 4%+3
3. 6909 19 00 25 Ceramic proppants, containing aluminium oxide, silicon oxide and iron oxide 4%+3
4. 6909 19 00 30 Supports for catalysts, consisting of porous cordierite or mullite ceramic pieces, of an overall volume of not more than 65 l, having, per cm² of the cross-section, not less than one continuous channel which may be open at both ends or stopped at one end 4%+3
5. 6909 19 00 40 Ceramic-carbon absorption or adsorption cartridges of fuel motor vehicle systems, with the following characteristics:<br>-extruded fired ceramic bound multicellular cylindrical structure,<br>-5% or more by weight but not more than 70% by weight of activated carbon,<br>-30% or more by weight but no more than 90% by weight of ceramic binder,<br>-with a diameter of 29 mm or more but no more than 41 mm,<br>-a length of not more than 150 mm,<br>-fired at temperature of 800 °c or more<br> 4%+2
6. 6909 19 00 50 Ceramic articles made of continuous filaments of ceramic oxides, containing by weight:<br>- 2% or more of diboron trioxide,<br>- 28% or less of silicon dioxide and<br>- 60% or more of dialuminium trioxide<br> 4%+3
7. 6909 19 00 60 Supports for catalysts, consisting of porous ceramic pieces, of a blend of silicon carbide and silicon, with a hardness of less than 9 on the mohs scale, with a total volume of not more than 65 litres, having, per cm² of the surface of the cross section one or more closed channels at the tail end 4%+3
8. 6909 19 00 70 Supports for catalysts or filters, consisting of porous ceramics made primarily from oxides of aluminium and titanium; with a total volume of not more than 65 litres and at least one duct (open on one or both ends) per cm² of cross section 4%+3
9. 6909 19 00 90 Other 4%+3

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£20.3m-9.1% · previous 12 months

Average import price£12.12 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£5.6m	27.8%	-13.7%
China	£3.5m	17.4%	-5.9%
Japan	£2.7m	13.3%	-9.5%
United States	£2.1m	10.4%	+15.7%
France	£1.1m	5.6%	-60.1%
Thailand	£934k	4.6%	+206%
Taiwan	£691k	3.4%	-15.7%
Switzerland	£631k	3.1%	+3.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines USA Free – 4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$794.3m	16.7%
2	Germany	US$778.8m	16.4%
3	China	US$657.3m	13.8%
4	Poland	US$601.9m	12.6%
5	Japan	US$504.4m	10.6%
6	Mexico	US$260.4m	5.5%
7	Hungary	US$151.2m	3.2%
8	South Korea	US$147.6m	3.1%
9	Thailand	US$134.9m	2.8%
10	Belgium	US$120.6m	2.5%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$592.7m	12.4%
2	Germany	US$579.4m	12.2%
3	North Macedonia	US$365.3m	7.7%
4	Poland	US$349.4m	7.3%
5	South Korea	US$295.6m	6.2%
6	India	US$273.5m	5.7%
7	China	US$257.9m	5.4%
8	Japan	US$224m	4.7%
9	Taiwan	US$180.2m	3.8%
10	Mexico	US$176.4m	3.7%

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