Subheading · Chapter 81 · Heading 8102

8102.94

8102.94: Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering

Subheading 8102.94 belongs to heading 8102 (molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap) in chapter 81.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 8102 94 00 00 Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering 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 3

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
  • 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
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9024
    • 9032
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9064
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, Libya, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
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

last 12 months£41m+217.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£50.91 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.6mFeb 2024: £2.1mMar 2024: £2mApr 2024: £342kMay 2024: £1mJun 2024: £3.2mJul 2024: £1.6mAug 2024: £845kSept 2024: £156kOct 2024: £133kNov 2024: £1.3mDec 2024: £965Jan 2025: £753kFeb 2025: £1.7mMar 2025: £1mApr 2025: £103kMay 2025: £3.1mJun 2025: £1mJul 2025: £1.1mAug 2025: £2.5mSept 2025: £2.9mOct 2025: £2mNov 2025: £3.1mDec 2025: £1.2mJan 2026: £802kFeb 2026: £4mMar 2026: £3.9mApr 2026: £3.2mMay 2026: £4.8mJun 2026: £5.4mJul 2026: £4.4mAug 2026: £5.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £28.8m 70.2% +192.7%
Austria £10.1m 24.7% +320.4%
Germany £1.3m 3.2% +102.3%
United States £410k 1% —
Netherlands £368k 0.9% —
France £14k 0% +54.6%
Italy £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8102.94 · US$231m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$194kUS$194k+US$5m+US$11m+> US$153m

Exports: 36
  1. China: US$153m
  2. Germany: US$24m
  3. Japan: US$11m
  4. Netherlands: US$10m
  5. United Kingdom: US$9m
  6. Uzbekistan: US$8m
  7. Austria: US$7m
  8. Canada: US$5m
  9. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  10. France: US$1m
  11. Belgium: US$796k
  12. Czechia: US$560k
  13. United States: US$538k
  14. Switzerland: US$207k
  15. Sweden: US$195k
  16. India: US$146k
  17. Marshall Islands: US$85k
  18. Singapore: US$41k
  19. Brazil: US$40k
  20. Romania: US$36k
  21. Luxembourg: US$32k
  22. Italy: US$25k
  23. Norway: US$17k
  24. Taiwan: US$10k
  25. South Korea: US$9k
  26. Hungary: US$7k
  27. Slovakia: US$2k
  28. Spain: US$800
  29. Bulgaria: US$100
  30. Cyprus: US$0
  31. Greece: US$0
  32. Croatia: US$0
  33. Indonesia: US$0
  34. Ireland: US$0
  35. Portugal: US$0
  36. Slovenia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$153m 66%
2 Germany US$24m 10.3%
3 Japan US$11m 4.6%
4 Netherlands US$10m 4.4%
5 United Kingdom US$9m 3.8%
6 Uzbekistan US$8m 3.4%
7 Austria US$7m 3%
8 Canada US$5m 2.2%
9 Hong Kong SAR China US$2m 0.7%
10 France US$1m 0.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$65m 28.2%
2 Netherlands US$26m 11.1%
3 Japan US$25m 10.8%
4 United Kingdom US$18m 7.7%
5 France US$17m 7.4%
6 India US$14m 6.1%
7 Austria US$12m 5.1%
8 Germany US$11m 4.5%
9 South Korea US$9m 3.9%
10 Taiwan US$7m 3.2%

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.

  • N306449 U.S. CBP 18 October 2019 · 8102.94.00.00

    The tariff classification of Cobalt Pellets, Magnesium Fluoride Granules, Molybdenum Pellets, Yttrium Oxide Granules, and Aluminum Oxide Granules from China

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.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8102.94; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 8102.94 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3%.

156 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 £41m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 218% on the year before); China supplied 70%, followed by Austria.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$231m (−5.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$153m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering?

Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering fall under HS subheading 8102.94, part of heading 8102, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on unwrought molybdenum in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8102.94 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 unwrought molybdenum in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8102.94 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most unwrought molybdenum?

China, with US$153m in 2024 (66% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 China (70%), Austria (25%) and Germany (3%), out of total imports of £41m.