Subheading · Chapter 74 · Heading 7406
7406.20: Powders of lamellar structure; flakes
7406.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 7406, copper powders and flakes, chapter 74.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7406 20 00 00 Powders of lamellar structure; flakes 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 3
- 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
- S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £319k | 84.1% | +27.6% |
 Belgium | £21k | 5.5% | +235.1% |
 Italy | £20k | 5.3% | -38.8% |
 China | £16k | 4.2% | +114.8% |
 Japan | £2k | 0.5% | — |
 Switzerland | £1k | 0.3% | — |
 Australia | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 France | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$410kUS$410k+US$3m+US$11m+> US$40m
Exports: 102
- Malaysia: US$299m
- United States: US$131m
- Japan: US$40m
- Germany: US$39m
- Singapore: US$25m
- China: US$21m
- Australia: US$17m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$12m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Canada: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Venezuela: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Italy: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Chile: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Ghana: US$1m
- Yemen: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Philippines: US$952k
- Lithuania: US$892k
- Lebanon: US$814k
- Cyprus: US$720k
- Guatemala: US$689k
- New Zealand: US$676k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$569k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$544k
- Bulgaria: US$515k
- Somalia: US$470k
- Libya: US$463k
- Peru: US$439k
- Greece: US$410k
- Jordan: US$407k
- Poland: US$402k
- Morocco: US$400k
- Mauritania: US$399k
- Croatia: US$388k
- Jamaica: US$376k
- Tanzania: US$366k
- Bangladesh: US$295k
- Kazakhstan: US$274k
- Czechia: US$252k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$51kUS$51k+US$666k+US$4m+> US$17m
Imports: 129
- China: US$300m
- Malaysia: US$279m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- Japan: US$17m
- South Korea: US$16m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- India: US$8m
- United States: US$7m
- Spain: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Norway: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Iraq: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Morocco: US$967k
- Vietnam: US$901k
- Netherlands: US$900k
- Egypt: US$897k
- Czechia: US$728k
- Colombia: US$666k
- Mexico: US$648k
- Argentina: US$598k
- Russia: US$596k
- Germany: US$584k
- Israel: US$558k
- Canada: US$519k
- Poland: US$484k
- Switzerland: US$472k
- Bangladesh: US$428k
- South Africa: US$351k
- Nigeria: US$312k
- Dominican Republic: US$291k
- Lebanon: US$272k
- Jordan: US$265k
- Denmark: US$236k
- Australia: US$224k
- New Zealand: US$172k
- Greece: US$162k
- Algeria: US$145k
- Romania: US$126k
- Kazakhstan: US$101k
- Brazil: US$100k
- Sweden: US$96k
- Hungary: US$95k
- Belarus: US$90k
- Peru: US$81k
- Costa Rica: US$76k
- Ecuador: US$66k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malaysia | US$299m | 41.2% |
| 2 |  United States | US$131m | 18.1% |
| 3 | Japan | US$40m | 5.6% |
| 4 | Germany | US$39m | 5.3% |
| 5 |  Singapore | US$25m | 3.4% |
| 6 | China | US$21m | 2.9% |
| 7 | Australia | US$17m | 2.3% |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | US$12m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Türkiye | US$12m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$11m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$300m | 41.3% |
| 2 | Malaysia | US$279m | 38.5% |
| 3 |  Taiwan | US$18m | 2.5% |
| 4 | Japan | US$17m | 2.4% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$16m | 2.2% |
| 6 |  Thailand | US$13m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  Bulgaria | US$10m | 1.4% |
| 8 |  India | US$8m | 1.1% |
| 9 | United States | US$7m | 1% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$5m | 0.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N353506 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of filter media from Germany
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
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 7406.20 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 7406.20; 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 these goods worth £379.3k (up 20% on the year before), at an average of £19.64 per kg; Germany supplied 84%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$725m in 2024, down 35.8% on 2023.
Malaysia was the largest exporter with 41.2% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for powders of lamellar structure; flakes?
Powders of lamellar structure; flakes fall under HS subheading 7406.20, part of heading 7406, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on powders of lamellar structure; flakes in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 7406.20 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 powders of lamellar structure; flakes in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 7406.20 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 powders of lamellar structure; flakes?
Malaysia, with US$299m in 2024 (41.2% 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 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 Germany (84%), Belgium (6%) and Italy (5%), out of total imports of £379.3k.