Subheading · Chapter 71 · Heading 7117
7117.11: Cuff links and studs
Subheading 7117.11 belongs to heading 7117 (imitation jewellery) in chapter 71.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7117 11 00 00 Cuff links and studs 4%
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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 4
- 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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- 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 on seal products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 1034
- Documents
- C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
- C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
- C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
- Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 | £2.4m | 65.5% | +18.4% |
 Thailand | £262k | 7.3% | -54.6% |
 Germany | £238k | 6.6% | -11.3% |
 United States | £161k | 4.5% | +125.3% |
 Italy | £140k | 3.9% | -55.6% |
 India | £129k | 3.6% | -1.7% |
 France | £87k | 2.4% | -24.7% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £84k | 2.3% | +12.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$14kUS$14k+US$211.9k+US$2.1m+> US$7.4m
Exports: 132
- China: US$39.7m
- Thailand: US$25.6m
- Russia: US$13m
- Germany: US$7.4m
- Italy: US$6.5m
- France: US$6.4m
- United Kingdom: US$6.1m
- Indonesia: US$3.5m
- Denmark: US$3m
- United States: US$2.8m
- Singapore: US$2.2m
- Switzerland: US$2.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.1m
- Portugal: US$836.1k
- India: US$763.4k
- Japan: US$705.8k
- Croatia: US$669.2k
- United Arab Emirates: US$665.4k
- Netherlands: US$619.3k
- Spain: US$582.2k
- Kazakhstan: US$563.6k
- Taiwan: US$529k
- South Korea: US$359.8k
- Türkiye: US$353.6k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$287.6k
- Poland: US$273.7k
- Philippines: US$251.2k
- Dominican Republic: US$249.5k
- South Africa: US$246.3k
- Malaysia: US$229.2k
- Saudi Arabia: US$211.9k
- North Korea: US$211.7k
- Czechia: US$200.2k
- Sweden: US$175.4k
- Austria: US$143.9k
- Israel: US$139.8k
- Vietnam: US$138.8k
- Lithuania: US$120k
- Australia: US$101.1k
- Belgium: US$85.5k
- Brazil: US$83.9k
- Ireland: US$68.6k
- Bahrain: US$68.5k
- Colombia: US$65.9k
- Costa Rica: US$61.8k
- Iceland: US$59k
- Pakistan: US$59k
- Norway: US$48.6k
- Bangladesh: US$48.2k
- Canada: US$43.7k
- Mexico: US$43.2k
- Aruba: US$35.1k
- Greece: US$34.5k
- Kuwait: US$33.9k
- Panama: US$30.7k
- Armenia: US$26.8k
- New Zealand: US$21.1k
- Chile: US$20.9k
- Romania: US$19.4k
- Slovenia: US$15.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58.7kUS$58.7k+US$392.5k+US$1.6m+> US$4.4m
Imports: 187
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$25.2m
- Malaysia: US$13.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$13m
- United States: US$7.9m
- United Kingdom: US$5.1m
- Qatar: US$4.4m
- Germany: US$3.9m
- Japan: US$3.6m
- France: US$3.5m
- Singapore: US$3.3m
- Spain: US$2.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.6m
- Italy: US$2.3m
- Vietnam: US$2.3m
- China: US$2.2m
- Canada: US$1.8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.8m
- Switzerland: US$1.7m
- Australia: US$1.6m
- Mexico: US$1.6m
- South Africa: US$1.5m
- Thailand: US$1.4m
- Austria: US$1.2m
- Netherlands: US$1.2m
- Poland: US$1.1m
- Philippines: US$1.1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$749.9k
- Russia: US$692.9k
- Nigeria: US$687.3k
- Bangladesh: US$651.2k
- Indonesia: US$631.4k
- Ireland: US$595.1k
- Belgium: US$531.9k
- India: US$482.3k
- North Korea: US$472.2k
- Türkiye: US$471.3k
- South Korea: US$471k
- Peru: US$464.8k
- Denmark: US$461.7k
- Macao SAR China: US$454.3k
- Sweden: US$432.3k
- Greece: US$423.5k
- Romania: US$404.5k
- Bahrain: US$393.9k
- Taiwan: US$392.5k
- Chile: US$390.8k
- Norway: US$385.9k
- Costa Rica: US$363.5k
- Iraq: US$355k
- Portugal: US$317.2k
- Brazil: US$314.6k
- Czechia: US$305.2k
- Iceland: US$301.5k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$273.1k
- Kuwait: US$269.9k
- Guatemala: US$263.3k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$262k
- El Salvador: US$249.3k
- Israel: US$247.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$39.7m | 30.2% |
| 2 | Thailand | US$25.6m | 19.5% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$13m | 9.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$7.4m | 5.6% |
| 5 | Italy | US$6.5m | 5% |
| 6 | France | US$6.4m | 4.9% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$6.1m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$3.5m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Denmark | US$3m | 2.3% |
| 10 | United States | US$2.8m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$25.2m | 19.2% |
| 2 |  Malaysia | US$13.2m | 10.1% |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | US$13m | 9.9% |
| 4 | United States | US$7.9m | 6.1% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$5.1m | 3.9% |
| 6 |  Qatar | US$4.4m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Germany | US$3.9m | 3% |
| 8 |  Japan | US$3.6m | 2.7% |
| 9 | France | US$3.5m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$3.3m | 2.5% |
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.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7117.11; the duty is 4%.
Subheading 7117.11 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 4%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £3.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 3% on the year before); China supplied 66%, followed by Thailand.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$131.2m (+1.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$39.7m), followed by Thailand.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cuff links and studs?
Cuff links and studs fall under HS subheading 7117.11, part of heading 7117, in section XIV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cuff links and studs in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7117.11 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 cuff links and studs in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7117.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cuff links and studs?
China, with US$39.7m in 2024 (30.2% 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 4% 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 (66%), Thailand (7%) and Germany (7%), out of total imports of £3.6m.