Subheading · Chapter 76 · Heading 7603
7603.20: Powders of lamellar structure; flakes
Subheading 7603.20 belongs to heading 7603 (aluminium powders and flakes) in chapter 76.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 7603 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2024 No. 643, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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
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")Quota | 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 agreementQuota | 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 agreementQuota | 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 agreementQuota | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreementQuota | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | £4.4m | 93.2% | +14.7% |
 Germany | £206k | 4.4% | +57.9% |
 China | £36k | 0.8% | +140.1% |
 United States | £33k | 0.7% | -40.7% |
 Belgium | £21k | 0.5% | -8.1% |
 Italy | £8k | 0.2% | -79.1% |
 Netherlands | £5k | 0.1% | +49.5% |
 Poland | £3k | 0.1% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$512kUS$512k+US$2m+US$9m+> US$37m
Exports: 99
- United States: US$194m
- Malaysia: US$109m
- Germany: US$37m
- Canada: US$15m
- France: US$15m
- India: US$13m
- Spain: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Russia: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- China: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Brunei: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Papua New Guinea: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Oman: US$913k
- Slovakia: US$889k
- Ireland: US$878k
- Latvia: US$736k
- Romania: US$675k
- South Africa: US$657k
- Greece: US$628k
- Denmark: US$615k
- Chile: US$563k
- Finland: US$539k
- Colombia: US$513k
- Bangladesh: US$512k
- Malta: US$492k
- Norway: US$470k
- Estonia: US$448k
- Jamaica: US$399k
- Peru: US$314k
- Uruguay: US$306k
- Qatar: US$299k
- Yemen: US$255k
- Bulgaria: US$213k
- Israel: US$196k
- Venezuela: US$194k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$234kUS$234k+US$851k+US$3m+> US$11m
Imports: 133
- Malaysia: US$275m
- China: US$122m
- Germany: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- India: US$10m
- Thailand: US$8m
- United States: US$8m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- France: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Egypt: US$907k
- Slovenia: US$851k
- Ecuador: US$848k
- Colombia: US$769k
- Belgium: US$756k
- Singapore: US$753k
- Vietnam: US$728k
- Russia: US$698k
- Switzerland: US$654k
- Serbia: US$640k
- Indonesia: US$613k
- Pakistan: US$611k
- Sweden: US$582k
- Peru: US$580k
- El Salvador: US$579k
- Brazil: US$538k
- Chile: US$506k
- Portugal: US$491k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$488k
- Romania: US$479k
- Cambodia: US$478k
- Greece: US$446k
- South Africa: US$408k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$366k
- Estonia: US$349k
- Australia: US$336k
- Argentina: US$328k
- Brunei: US$317k
- Sri Lanka: US$313k
- Albania: US$311k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$194m | 37% |
| 2 |  Malaysia | US$109m | 20.7% |
| 3 | Germany | US$37m | 7% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$15m | 2.9% |
| 5 |  France | US$15m | 2.8% |
| 6 |  India | US$13m | 2.5% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$12m | 2.3% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$9m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$9m | 1.7% |
| 10 | Sweden | US$9m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | US$275m | 52.5% |
| 2 | China | US$122m | 23.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$12m | 2.3% |
| 4 |  Türkiye | US$11m | 2.1% |
| 5 | India | US$10m | 2% |
| 6 |  Thailand | US$8m | 1.6% |
| 7 | United States | US$8m | 1.5% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$6m | 1.1% |
| 9 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$5m | 0.9% |
| 10 |  Kazakhstan | US$4m | 0.8% |
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
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 7603.20; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 7603.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5%.
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 Free.
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 £4.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 13% on the year before); Sweden supplied 93%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$525m (+15.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$194m), followed by Malaysia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for powders of lamellar structure; flakes?
Powders of lamellar structure; flakes fall under HS subheading 7603.20, part of heading 7603, 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 7603.20 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 7603.20 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 powders of lamellar structure; flakes?
The United States, with US$194m in 2024 (37% 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 Sweden (93%), Germany (4%) and China (1%), out of total imports of £4.7m.