Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7101
7101.22: Pearls, natural or cultured, whether or not worked: cultured pearls, worked
Official description Worked
7101.22 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7101, pearls, natural or cultured, chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7101 22 00 00 Worked Freeg
- 7101 22 00 00 Worked Freeg
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £865k | 30% | -19.5% |
| United Kingdom | £608k | 21.1% | -11.4% |
 Japan | £378k | 13.1% | -3% |
 United States | £254k | 8.8% | -8.6% |
 Australia | £186k | 6.4% | -28.8% |
 Vietnam | £151k | 5.2% | — |
 Indonesia | £99k | 3.4% | -28.2% |
 France | £98k | 3.4% | -6.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free 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 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$26kUS$26k+US$2m+US$14m+> US$47m
Exports: 83
- Japan: US$242m
- China: US$52m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$47m
- Australia: US$39m
- Indonesia: US$34m
- Thailand: US$29m
- French Polynesia: US$25m
- United States: US$14m
- Philippines: US$11m
- France: US$8m
- India: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Germany: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Armenia: US$891k
- Pakistan: US$653k
- South Africa: US$600k
- Singapore: US$548k
- Belgium: US$427k
- Spain: US$409k
- Canada: US$380k
- Bahamas: US$168k
- Denmark: US$161k
- Israel: US$101k
- Russia: US$64k
- United Arab Emirates: US$63k
- New Zealand: US$55k
- Mexico: US$44k
- Sweden: US$40k
- South Korea: US$28k
- Taiwan: US$28k
- Netherlands: US$26k
- Austria: US$25k
- Bahrain: US$24k
- Türkiye: US$23k
- Zambia: US$21k
- Finland: US$20k
- Fiji: US$17k
- Norway: US$17k
- Greece: US$14k
- Estonia: US$12k
- Ireland: US$11k
- Poland: US$9k
- Brazil: US$7k
- Burkina Faso: US$7k
- Peru: US$6k
- Cambodia: US$5k
- Sri Lanka: US$4k
- Mauritius: US$3k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2k
- Czechia: US$2k
- San Marino: US$2k
- Costa Rica: US$2k
- Albania: US$1k
- Cook Islands: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$71kUS$71k+US$449k+US$4m+> US$43m
Imports: 124
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$240m
- Japan: US$68m
- United States: US$58m
- Thailand: US$43m
- China: US$25m
- Italy: US$22m
- Australia: US$11m
- India: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Germany: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Macao SAR China: US$3m
- Spain: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Armenia: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Singapore: US$981k
- Belgium: US$963k
- Netherlands: US$786k
- Ecuador: US$760k
- New Zealand: US$728k
- Denmark: US$722k
- Vietnam: US$547k
- Czechia: US$523k
- Poland: US$449k
- Norway: US$430k
- Mexico: US$424k
- Israel: US$423k
- Sweden: US$400k
- Austria: US$397k
- Mauritius: US$361k
- Romania: US$283k
- Türkiye: US$264k
- Senegal: US$247k
- Taiwan: US$245k
- Malaysia: US$241k
- Cayman Islands: US$223k
- Saudi Arabia: US$204k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$195k
- Aruba: US$191k
- Sint Maarten: US$169k
- Portugal: US$159k
- Slovakia: US$155k
- Ukraine: US$142k
- Slovenia: US$131k
- South Africa: US$119k
- Finland: US$117k
- Kazakhstan: US$110k
- Philippines: US$93k
- Greece: US$90k
- Indonesia: US$86k
- Bulgaria: US$84k
- Belarus: US$82k
- Burkina Faso: US$73k
- Lithuania: US$71k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$242m | 45.5% |
| 2 | China | US$52m | 9.8% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$47m | 8.8% |
| 4 | Australia | US$39m | 7.3% |
| 5 | Indonesia | US$34m | 6.4% |
| 6 |  Thailand | US$29m | 5.4% |
| 7 |  French Polynesia | US$25m | 4.8% |
| 8 | United States | US$14m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Philippines | US$11m | 2.2% |
| 10 | France | US$8m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$240m | 45.2% |
| 2 | Japan | US$68m | 12.8% |
| 3 | United States | US$58m | 10.8% |
| 4 | Thailand | US$43m | 8.1% |
| 5 | China | US$25m | 4.7% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$22m | 4.1% |
| 7 | Australia | US$11m | 2.1% |
| 8 |  India | US$9m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$5m | 1% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$5m | 1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 10%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 59%highest: Cook Islands, Angola, Barbados
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 30% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 3% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 50% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 50% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 40% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 21% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 59% | 18% – 100% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 35% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.5%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 1% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 40% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.9%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 33% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 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
- 66713 Cultured pearls, worked
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 411210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38220 Cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, and synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones (except industrial diamonds and piezo-electric quartz), worked (except simply sawn, cleaved, bruted or roughly shaped), but not strung, mounted or set
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3211 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7101.22 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 7101.22 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 7101.22 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 7101.22 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 7101.22 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 7101.22, 7116.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 7101.22 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 7101.22; the duty is duty-free.
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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.9m (down 12% on the year before), at an average of £3,061.13 per kg; China supplied 30%, followed by United Kingdom.
World trade in these goods reached US$532m in 2024, down 17.7% on 2023.
Japan was the largest exporter with 45.5% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pearls, natural or cultured, whether or not worked: cultured pearls, worked?
Pearls, natural or cultured, whether or not worked: cultured pearls, worked fall under HS subheading 7101.22, part of heading 7101, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on pearls, natural or cultured in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7101.22 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 pearls, natural or cultured in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7101.22 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 pearls, natural or cultured?
Japan, with US$242m in 2024 (45.5% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (30%), United Kingdom (21%) and Japan (13%), out of total imports of £2.9m.