8103.99: Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: other, other

1. 8103 99 00 00 Other
2. 8103 99 10 00 Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, wire, plates, sheets, strip and foil Free
3. 8103 99 90 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£25.9m+267.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£276.72 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£20.4m	78.8%	+238.6%
Ethiopia	£2.1m	8.2%	—
Netherlands	£1.4m	5.5%	+1,108.5%
Estonia	£909k	3.5%	—
France	£459k	1.8%	+0.5%
United States	£259k	1%	+78.2%
South Korea	£83k	0.3%	—
Germany	£74k	0.3%	+41.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 3% – 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% Türkiye 3% – 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% USA 4.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$180m	36.5%
2	United States	US$128m	26%
3	Japan	US$87m	17.5%
4	Israel	US$21m	4.2%
5	South Korea	US$16m	3.2%
6	Kazakhstan	US$15m	3.1%
7	Taiwan	US$15m	3%
8	Germany	US$11m	2.3%
9	France	US$5m	1%
10	Austria	US$4m	0.8%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	South Korea	US$121m	24.6%
2	Taiwan	US$100m	20.2%
3	China	US$82m	16.6%
4	United States	US$46m	9.3%
5	Japan	US$26m	5.2%
6	Germany	US$25m	5%
7	France	US$19m	3.8%
8	United Kingdom	US$14m	2.8%
9	Netherlands	US$12m	2.4%
10	Russia	US$9m	1.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 93

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 3.5%median duty
• 41number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Cameroon, Central African Republic

93

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Armenia	15%		2023
Australia	0%		2023
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Belize	0%		2023
Benin	20%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Burkina Faso	20%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cameroon	30%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Central African Republic	30%		2023
Chad	30%		2023
China	8%		2023
Congo - Brazzaville	30%		2023
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	30%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
European Union (27 countries)	3.5%	3% – 4%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	10%		2023
Gabon	30%		2023
Gambia	20%		2023
Ghana	20%		2023
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	20%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	20%		2023
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	3%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	15%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	20%		2023
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	5%		2023
Mali	20%		2023
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mongolia	5%		2023
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Namibia	0%		2023
Nepal	15%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	20%		2023
Nigeria	20%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Philippines	3%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Rwanda	0%		2023
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	20%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	20%		2023
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines	0%		2023
Switzerland	0.2%*		2023
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	20%		2023
Türkiye	3.5%	3% – 4%	2023
Uganda	0%		2023
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	4.4%		2023
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Vietnam	0%		2023
Zambia	5%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

69993 Tantalum, wrought, & articles of tantalum, n.e.s.

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 311210

CPC 2.1 product

41602 Tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, magnesium, cobalt, cadmium, titanium, zirconium, beryllium, gallium, hafnium, indium, niobium, rhenium and thallium, germanium and vanadium, wrought, and articles thereof; powders of magnesium

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2420 Manufacture of basic precious and other non-ferrous metals

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

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

2. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

3. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

4. Sanctions 19 May 2026 · Applies from: 20 May 2026

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

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

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Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8103.90.

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