Subheading · Chapter 81 · Heading 8105
8105.20: Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; unwrought cobalt; powders
Unwrought cobalt and intermediates
8105.20 is the HS subheading for unwrought cobalt and intermediates, under heading 8105 in chapter 81.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8105 20 00 00 Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; unwrought cobalt; powders Free+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 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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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)
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £33.1m | 34.4% | +70.5% |
 Japan | £13.5m | 14% | +155.1% |
 Canada | £11.6m | 12.1% | +7.7% |
 Türkiye | £6.5m | 6.7% | -41.6% |
 Indonesia | £5.7m | 5.9% | +1,628.3% |
 Norway | £4m | 4.2% | +22.8% |
 United States | £3.8m | 3.9% | -10.9% |
 Madagascar | £3.4m | 3.5% | +463.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA Free – 4.4% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.5% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.6mUS$1.6m+US$43m+US$101.3m+> US$237.8m
Exports: 66
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$3.1bn
- Canada: US$237.8m
- China: US$166.1m
- United States: US$133.8m
- Finland: US$117.1m
- Japan: US$102.6m
- Norway: US$101.3m
- Australia: US$100.3m
- Madagascar: US$88.1m
- Belgium: US$81.2m
- United Kingdom: US$53.1m
- Morocco: US$49.3m
- Germany: US$46.6m
- Philippines: US$46.2m
- Netherlands: US$45.5m
- Malaysia: US$43m
- Russia: US$30.5m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$29.5m
- France: US$28.4m
- Mozambique: US$27.7m
- Indonesia: US$26.8m
- Türkiye: US$26.5m
- South Africa: US$23.7m
- Singapore: US$13.4m
- Luxembourg: US$11.4m
- India: US$6m
- Tanzania: US$5.8m
- Taiwan: US$5.1m
- Italy: US$3.8m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Zambia: US$1.6m
- Switzerland: US$1.6m
- Colombia: US$1.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.1m
- Sweden: US$1.1m
- Ireland: US$963.8k
- Austria: US$835.6k
- Spain: US$791.8k
- Portugal: US$641k
- Croatia: US$547.9k
- Czechia: US$444.7k
- Poland: US$340.1k
- Brazil: US$303.9k
- Romania: US$259.4k
- Mexico: US$189.1k
- Thailand: US$138.6k
- Greece: US$111.3k
- Slovenia: US$41k
- Hungary: US$40.5k
- Lebanon: US$33.6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$31.8k
- Slovakia: US$28.1k
- Denmark: US$23.6k
- Guatemala: US$21.4k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$20.3k
- Israel: US$15.7k
- Pakistan: US$7.7k
- Lithuania: US$3.8k
- Estonia: US$700
- Bulgaria: US$600
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$301kUS$301k+US$4m+US$54.1m+> US$110.6m
Imports: 109
- China: US$3.2bn
- United States: US$314.6m
- Japan: US$147.8m
- Taiwan: US$110.6m
- Netherlands: US$109m
- Belgium: US$97.3m
- United Kingdom: US$90.2m
- Malaysia: US$86.9m
- Germany: US$77.5m
- South Korea: US$69.1m
- France: US$54.1m
- India: US$43.8m
- Norway: US$40.4m
- Ireland: US$33.8m
- Austria: US$26.9m
- Brazil: US$21.8m
- Singapore: US$21.6m
- Italy: US$18.8m
- Türkiye: US$14.8m
- Canada: US$12.7m
- Spain: US$11.7m
- Thailand: US$10.3m
- Sweden: US$7.8m
- Australia: US$6.7m
- Switzerland: US$6.6m
- Tunisia: US$5.6m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Russia: US$3.9m
- Vietnam: US$3.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.5m
- Israel: US$2.5m
- Finland: US$2.4m
- Cambodia: US$2.4m
- Czechia: US$2.2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1.9m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Poland: US$1.6m
- Philippines: US$1.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.5m
- Colombia: US$1.2m
- Hungary: US$1.2m
- Pakistan: US$1.1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Egypt: US$971.7k
- Argentina: US$879.7k
- Croatia: US$843.1k
- Iran: US$832k
- Portugal: US$729.9k
- Slovakia: US$657.3k
- Serbia: US$518.4k
- Mexico: US$508k
- Saudi Arabia: US$378.5k
- Greece: US$301k
- Tanzania: US$282.3k
- Algeria: US$228.9k
- Venezuela: US$197.3k
- Moldova: US$171.7k
- South Africa: US$160.7k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$158.8k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Congo - Kinshasa | US$3.1bn | 64.6% |
| 2 | Canada | US$237.8m | 5% |
| 3 | China | US$166.1m | 3.5% |
| 4 | United States | US$133.8m | 2.8% |
| 5 |  Finland | US$117.1m | 2.5% |
| 6 | Japan | US$102.6m | 2.2% |
| 7 | Norway | US$101.3m | 2.1% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$100.3m | 2.1% |
| 9 | Madagascar | US$88.1m | 1.9% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$81.2m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$3.2bn | 68.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$314.6m | 6.7% |
| 3 | Japan | US$147.8m | 3.1% |
| 4 |  Taiwan | US$110.6m | 2.3% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$109m | 2.3% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$97.3m | 2.1% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$90.2m | 1.9% |
| 8 |  Malaysia | US$86.9m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  Germany | US$77.5m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$69.1m | 1.5% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8105.20; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8105.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
175 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 unwrought cobalt and intermediates into the UK came to £96.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 48% on the year before); China supplied 34%, followed by Japan.
In 2024, countries exported unwrought cobalt and intermediates worth US$4.7bn (+5.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was the Congo - Kinshasa (US$3.1bn), followed by Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; unwrought cobalt; powders?
Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; unwrought cobalt; powders fall under HS subheading 8105.20, part of heading 8105, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8105.20 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 cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8105.20 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 cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of…?
The Congo - Kinshasa, with US$3.1bn in 2024 (64.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export unwrought cobalt and intermediates to the UK duty-free?
175 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 unwrought cobalt and intermediates?
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 unwrought cobalt and intermediates from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (34%), Japan (14%) and Canada (12%), out of total imports of £96.3m.