Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7106
7106.10: Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum): powder
Silver powder
Official description Powder
7106.10 is the HS subheading for silver powder, under heading 7106 in chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7106 10 00 00 Powder Freeg
- 7106 10 00 00 Powder Freeg
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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)
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 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 - 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £40.3m | 90.9% | +37.2% |
 Switzerland | £1.9m | 4.3% | -20% |
 Chile | £1.3m | 2.9% | — |
 Japan | £377k | 0.8% | +70.5% |
 Germany | £234k | 0.5% | +45.1% |
 Sweden | £204k | 0.5% | -64.4% |
 Norway | £14k | 0% | +12.4% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £10k | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$766.9kUS$766.9k+US$7.3m+US$36.1m+> US$520.8m
Exports: 64
- Japan: US$1.2bn
- United States: US$520.8m
- Switzerland: US$55.2m
- Germany: US$49.2m
- Austria: US$36.7m
- South Korea: US$36.1m
- Taiwan: US$30.2m
- Czechia: US$29.4m
- United Kingdom: US$24.5m
- France: US$17.1m
- Australia: US$16.7m
- China: US$14.1m
- Canada: US$12m
- Norway: US$8.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7.3m
- Thailand: US$6.4m
- Singapore: US$4.5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$3.5m
- Italy: US$2.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.4m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- India: US$1.9m
- Romania: US$1.4m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Israel: US$766.9k
- Russia: US$700.2k
- South Africa: US$663.9k
- Belgium: US$540.8k
- Egypt: US$425.5k
- Indonesia: US$275.9k
- Sweden: US$253k
- New Zealand: US$227.5k
- Portugal: US$226.1k
- Chile: US$169.3k
- Vietnam: US$163.6k
- Tajikistan: US$84.3k
- Netherlands: US$61.2k
- Türkiye: US$58.3k
- Denmark: US$55k
- Uzbekistan: US$46.2k
- Tanzania: US$8.9k
- Peru: US$8.3k
- Luxembourg: US$7.2k
- Costa Rica: US$5.1k
- Lithuania: US$4.2k
- Slovenia: US$4.2k
- Pakistan: US$4k
- Finland: US$2.8k
- Ireland: US$1.3k
- Cyprus: US$600
- Philippines: US$500
- Armenia: US$300
- Nigeria: US$100
- Saudi Arabia: US$100
- Benin: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$214.9kUS$214.9k+US$11.6m+US$44.1m+> US$148.7m
Imports: 87
- China: US$965.5m
- Taiwan: US$219.3m
- France: US$148.7m
- South Korea: US$120.7m
- Germany: US$97.4m
- Japan: US$55.5m
- Singapore: US$49.5m
- Malaysia: US$45.6m
- United Kingdom: US$44.1m
- Mexico: US$32.1m
- Netherlands: US$30.5m
- Italy: US$28.7m
- United States: US$27.2m
- Thailand: US$20.1m
- Czechia: US$19.2m
- Canada: US$15.2m
- Romania: US$14.2m
- Vietnam: US$14.1m
- Belgium: US$13.3m
- Sweden: US$12.7m
- Poland: US$12.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11.6m
- Switzerland: US$11.6m
- Hungary: US$8.6m
- Greece: US$7.8m
- Indonesia: US$5.8m
- India: US$4.3m
- Brazil: US$4.2m
- Austria: US$2.6m
- Spain: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.9m
- Türkiye: US$1.8m
- Philippines: US$1.6m
- Macao SAR China: US$1.2m
- Armenia: US$696.1k
- Luxembourg: US$636k
- Cambodia: US$423.3k
- Norway: US$361.6k
- Morocco: US$349k
- Costa Rica: US$293.4k
- Portugal: US$259.7k
- Finland: US$217.3k
- Mauritius: US$214.9k
- Israel: US$209.1k
- Australia: US$177.2k
- Slovakia: US$138k
- South Africa: US$132k
- Malta: US$109.6k
- Colombia: US$98.4k
- Slovenia: US$65.2k
- Seychelles: US$64.2k
- Denmark: US$63k
- Bulgaria: US$57.9k
- Bangladesh: US$51.3k
- Egypt: US$47.5k
- Estonia: US$41k
- Cyprus: US$37.5k
- Tunisia: US$34.4k
- New Zealand: US$31.7k
- Croatia: US$29.9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$1.2bn | 56.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$520.8m | 25.3% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$55.2m | 2.7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$49.2m | 2.4% |
| 5 |  Austria | US$36.7m | 1.8% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$36.1m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  Taiwan | US$30.2m | 1.5% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$29.4m | 1.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$24.5m | 1.2% |
| 10 |  France | US$17.1m | 0.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$965.5m | 47% |
| 2 | Taiwan | US$219.3m | 10.7% |
| 3 | France | US$148.7m | 7.2% |
| 4 | South Korea | US$120.7m | 5.9% |
| 5 | Germany | US$97.4m | 4.7% |
| 6 | Japan | US$55.5m | 2.7% |
| 7 |  Singapore | US$49.5m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Malaysia | US$45.6m | 2.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$44.1m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$32.1m | 1.6% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Subheading 7106.10 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 7106.10; 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 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 silver powder worth £44.4m (up 24% on the year before), at an average of £206.20 per kg; United States supplied 91%, followed by Switzerland.
World trade in silver powder reached US$2.1bn in 2024, up 8.5% on 2023.
Japan was the largest exporter with 56.2% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 710610, 710811, 711011, 711021, 711031 and 711041, the expressions ‘powder’ and ‘in powder form’ mean products of which 90 % or more by weight passes through a sieve having a mesh aperture of 0,5 mm.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter note 4(B), for the purposes of subheadings 711011 and 711019, the expression ‘platinum’ does not include iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium or ruthenium.
3. For the classification of alloys in the subheadings of heading 7110, each alloy is to be classified with that metal, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium or ruthenium which predominates by weight over each other of these metals.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum): powder?
Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum): powder fall under HS subheading 7106.10, part of heading 7106, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on silver (including silver plated with gold or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7106.10 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 silver (including silver plated with gold or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7106.10 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 silver (including silver plated with gold or…?
Japan, with US$1.2bn in 2024 (56.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export silver powder 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 silver powder?
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 silver powder from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (91%), Switzerland (4%) and Chile (3%), out of total imports of £44.4m.