Subheading · Section XIII

6909.90: Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical: other

6909.90

Official description Other

  • 4%UK
  • 5%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 4%USA
  • US$124.8mWorld trade in 2024

6909.90 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6909, ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses, chapter 69.

Subheading 6909.90 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6909.90; the duty is 5%.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 6909.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 50%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for subheading 6909.90; the duty is 4%.

World trade in these goods reached US$124.8m in 2024, down 10.4% on 2023.

The United States was the largest exporter with 22% of the total, ahead of China.

India imported the most (US$24.4m).

The United Kingdom ranked 16th among 102 exporters with US$1.6m.

The United Kingdom imported US$6m, most of it from France.

Duty rates compared

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

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.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 6909 90 00 00 Other 4%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 6909 90 00 Other 5%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 6909.90 Diğerleri
  2. 6909.90.00.00.11 Ticari nakliyat ve ambalajlamada kullanılanlar 50%
  3. 6909.90.00.00.19 Diğerleri 50%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 6909.90.00.00 Other 4%No.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

6909.90 · US$124.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$53.8kUS$53.8k+US$618.3k+US$2.1m+> US$20m

Exports: 102
  1. United States: US$27.4m
  2. China: US$23m
  3. Hungary: US$20m
  4. Germany: US$9.1m
  5. Japan: US$4.7m
  6. South Korea: US$3.9m
  7. France: US$3.7m
  8. Italy: US$3.1m
  9. Spain: US$3m
  10. Israel: US$2.1m
  11. Switzerland: US$2.1m
  12. Malaysia: US$2m
  13. Finland: US$1.7m
  14. Poland: US$1.6m
  15. Netherlands: US$1.6m
  16. United Kingdom: US$1.6m
  17. Denmark: US$1.4m
  18. Taiwan: US$1.3m
  19. Australia: US$1.3m
  20. Thailand: US$1.2m
  21. India: US$1.1m
  22. Indonesia: US$988.7k
  23. Belgium: US$653.5k
  24. Singapore: US$618.3k
  25. Mexico: US$581.5k
  26. Ukraine: US$507.1k
  27. Austria: US$397.5k
  28. Türkiye: US$374.8k
  29. Vietnam: US$347.4k
  30. Czechia: US$335.3k
  31. Sweden: US$307.4k
  32. Ireland: US$256.8k
  33. Canada: US$216.6k
  34. Colombia: US$209.7k
  35. South Africa: US$183.5k
  36. Georgia: US$181.5k
  37. Greece: US$179.6k
  38. Brazil: US$170.2k
  39. New Zealand: US$103.3k
  40. Portugal: US$101.2k
  41. Croatia: US$86.3k
  42. Chile: US$82.1k
  43. Slovenia: US$79.3k
  44. Egypt: US$78k
  45. Philippines: US$68.8k
  46. Hong Kong SAR China: US$58.5k
  47. Dominican Republic: US$53.8k
  48. Luxembourg: US$47.6k
  49. Russia: US$45.3k
  50. Guatemala: US$44.7k
  51. Romania: US$42.9k
  52. Angola: US$41.2k
  53. Senegal: US$40.3k
  54. Bulgaria: US$34.9k
  55. Morocco: US$20.6k
  56. Slovakia: US$20.6k
  57. Peru: US$18.6k
  58. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$17k
  59. Bahrain: US$14.9k
  60. Norway: US$12.8k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$27.4m 22%
2 China US$23m 18.5%
3 Hungary US$20m 16.1%
4 Germany US$9.1m 7.3%
5 Japan US$4.7m 3.7%
6 South Korea US$3.9m 3.1%
7 France US$3.7m 3%
8 Italy US$3.1m 2.5%
9 Spain US$3m 2.4%
10 Israel US$2.1m 1.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$24.4m 19.5%
2 Mexico US$10.1m 8.1%
3 United States US$9.2m 7.4%
4 Switzerland US$6.4m 5.2%
5 China US$6.1m 4.9%
6 United Kingdom US$6m 4.8%
7 Germany US$5m 4%
8 France US$4.5m 3.6%
9 Chile US$3.1m 2.5%
10 Philippines US$2.6m 2.1%

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical: other?

Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical: other fall under HS subheading 6909.90, part of heading 6909, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6909.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6909.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other…?

The United States, with US$27.4m in 2024 (22% of world exports).