Subheading · Chapter 69 · Heading 6914

6914.10

6914.10: Of porcelain or china

6914.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 6914, other ceramic articles, chapter 69.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 6
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 6914 10 00 00 Of porcelain or china Free

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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2023 No. 1203
    Documents
    • 9062
  • 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 6

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • 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 on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
  • Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2009/1056
    Documents
    • Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
  • 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)—Free
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£4.3m+19.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.08 per kg
Jan 2024: £429kFeb 2024: £513kMar 2024: £285kApr 2024: £238kMay 2024: £319kJun 2024: £407kJul 2024: £267kAug 2024: £269kSept 2024: £224kOct 2024: £432kNov 2024: £334kDec 2024: £353kJan 2025: £248kFeb 2025: £250kMar 2025: £410kApr 2025: £259kMay 2025: £266kJun 2025: £259kJul 2025: £285kAug 2025: £256kSept 2025: £280kOct 2025: £446kNov 2025: £225kDec 2025: £381kJan 2026: £224kFeb 2026: £455kMar 2026: £382kApr 2026: £349kMay 2026: £344kJun 2026: £298kJul 2026: £378kAug 2026: £514k 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
China £2.1m 50.1% +29%
Spain £751k 17.6% +8.9%
Italy £421k 9.9% +19.3%
Türkiye £345k 8.1% +4.5%
France £125k 2.9% +209.1%
Portugal £121k 2.8% +81.2%
United States £92k 2.2% +134.6%
United Kingdom £62k 1.4% +750.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

6914.10 · US$346m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$43kUS$43k+US$661k+US$4m+> US$8m

Exports: 118
  1. China: US$163m
  2. Hong Kong SAR China: US$87m
  3. Malaysia: US$16m
  4. United States: US$8m
  5. Japan: US$7m
  6. Indonesia: US$7m
  7. Estonia: US$7m
  8. Italy: US$6m
  9. Spain: US$5m
  10. Germany: US$5m
  11. Vietnam: US$5m
  12. Thailand: US$4m
  13. United Kingdom: US$3m
  14. Netherlands: US$3m
  15. France: US$2m
  16. South Korea: US$2m
  17. India: US$2m
  18. Taiwan: US$1m
  19. Türkiye: US$1m
  20. Israel: US$937k
  21. Portugal: US$930k
  22. Denmark: US$916k
  23. Belgium: US$896k
  24. Sweden: US$885k
  25. Croatia: US$833k
  26. Poland: US$789k
  27. Singapore: US$669k
  28. Romania: US$661k
  29. Australia: US$564k
  30. Norway: US$549k
  31. Czechia: US$525k
  32. Switzerland: US$297k
  33. Canada: US$268k
  34. South Africa: US$266k
  35. Slovakia: US$253k
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$194k
  37. Austria: US$185k
  38. Ireland: US$133k
  39. Greece: US$129k
  40. Saudi Arabia: US$120k
  41. Slovenia: US$105k
  42. Lithuania: US$104k
  43. Brazil: US$102k
  44. Bulgaria: US$100k
  45. Sri Lanka: US$99k
  46. Mauritius: US$95k
  47. Tunisia: US$79k
  48. Philippines: US$76k
  49. Egypt: US$76k
  50. Mexico: US$65k
  51. New Zealand: US$60k
  52. Morocco: US$59k
  53. Bangladesh: US$58k
  54. Bolivia: US$58k
  55. Iran: US$57k
  56. Hungary: US$43k
  57. Kuwait: US$43k
  58. Finland: US$38k
  59. Ukraine: US$36k
  60. Pakistan: US$33k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$163m 47.3%
2 Hong Kong SAR China US$87m 25.3%
3 Malaysia US$16m 4.6%
4 United States US$8m 2.3%
5 Japan US$7m 2.1%
6 Indonesia US$7m 1.9%
7 Estonia US$7m 1.9%
8 Italy US$6m 1.6%
9 Spain US$5m 1.5%
10 Germany US$5m 1.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Singapore US$93m 26.8%
2 Vietnam US$59m 17.1%
3 China US$29m 8.5%
4 United Arab Emirates US$15m 4.4%
5 Japan US$15m 4.3%
6 Germany US$8m 2.4%
7 United States US$6m 1.9%
8 United Kingdom US$6m 1.8%
9 Poland US$6m 1.8%
10 India US$6m 1.7%

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.

  • 15%median duty
  • 13number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 55%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Sudan

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 20% 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 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 20% 2023
Brazil 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 3.5% 0% – 7% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 13% 0% – 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 20% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 20% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 5% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 30% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 3% 0% – 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 12% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 30% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 20% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 11%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 5% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 20% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 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 3% 0% – 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 10% 2023
Paraguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 25% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 20% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 2.6%* 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 20% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 30% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 4.5% 0% – 9% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 16%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 30% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.3% 0.3% – 0.4% 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
66399 Ceramic articles, n.e.s.
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 313202
CPC 2.1 product
37299 Other non-structural ceramic articles n.e.c.
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2393 Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20176914.10unchanged
20126914.10unchanged
20076914.10unchanged
20026914.10unchanged
19966914.10unchanged
19926914.10unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • H335808 U.S. CBP 24 August 2026 · 6914.10.80

    Affirmation of NY N329628; Classification of Xtone ceramic surfaces from Spain

  • N329628 U.S. CBP 27 March 2023 · 6914.10.80.00

    The tariff classification of Xtone ceramic surfaces from Spain.

  • N302702 U.S. CBP 14 March 2019 · 6914.10.80.00

    The tariff classification of a porcelain ceramic surface from Spain.

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. US Anti-dumping

    Ceramic Tile From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

    FR Doc. 2026-04120 · 91 FR 10065 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Subheading 6914.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 6914.10; the duty is 5%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £4.3m (up 20% on the year before), at an average of £1.08 per kg; China supplied 50%, followed by Spain.

World trade in these goods reached US$346m in 2024, up 50.6% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 47.3% of the total, ahead of Hong Kong SAR China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of porcelain or china?

Of porcelain or china fall under HS subheading 6914.10, part of heading 6914, in section XIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of porcelain or china in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 6914.10 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 of porcelain or china in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 6914.10 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 of porcelain or china?

China, with US$163m in 2024 (47.3% 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (50%), Spain (18%) and Italy (10%), out of total imports of £4.3m.

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