8109.29: Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: unwrought zirconium; powders, other

Official description Other

8109.29 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8109, zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, chapter 81.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK from Barbados

Customs duty Free preferential rate · CARIFORUM · across 2 national lines

Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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8109 29 00 00 Other Free
8109 29 00 10 Non-alloy zirconium sponges or ingots containing by weight more than 0.01% of hafnium for use in the manufacture of tubes, bars or ingots enlarged by remelting for the non-nuclear industry Free
8109 29 00 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rulesBarbados

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

Additional duties and charges 2

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
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

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£3.8m+54.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price£44.33 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£3.1m	82.3%	+33.8%
France	£309k	8.2%	+655.6%
China	£288k	7.7%	+2,611.5%
Germany	£31k	0.8%	+14.5%
Spain	£30k	0.8%	+14.4%
Italy	£7k	0.2%	-36.7%
India	£0	0%	-100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 4.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

8109.29 · US$41.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$26.1kUS$26.1k+US$296.1k+US$3.6m+> US$21.4m

Exports: 35

Germany: US$21.4m
China: US$6.3m
United States: US$5.6m
Sweden: US$3.6m
Mozambique: US$1.4m
Japan: US$691.1k
Spain: US$636.2k
France: US$553.9k
Taiwan: US$296.1k
Czechia: US$278.7k
Netherlands: US$231.2k
United Kingdom: US$123.1k
Canada: US$89.1k
Italy: US$58k
South Korea: US$52.8k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$27k
Switzerland: US$26.1k
India: US$20.1k
Israel: US$13k
Türkiye: US$11k
Australia: US$9.9k
Norway: US$5.5k
Russia: US$4.1k
South Africa: US$3.6k
Romania: US$2k
Portugal: US$1.2k
Colombia: US$1.1k
Austria: US$1k
Thailand: US$900
Costa Rica: US$400
Malaysia: US$200
Poland: US$200
Mexico: US$100
Denmark: US$0
Hungary: US$0

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$21.4m	51.7%
2	China	US$6.3m	15.2%
3	United States	US$5.6m	13.5%
4	Sweden	US$3.6m	8.7%
5	Mozambique	US$1.4m	3.3%
6	Japan	US$691.1k	1.7%
7	Spain	US$636.2k	1.5%
8	France	US$553.9k	1.3%
9	Taiwan	US$296.1k	0.7%
10	Czechia	US$278.7k	0.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$4.9m	11.9%
2	China	US$4.9m	11.7%
3	Czechia	US$4.7m	11.3%
4	Sweden	US$3.8m	9.1%
5	United Kingdom	US$3.7m	8.9%
6	Thailand	US$3.1m	7.5%
7	United States	US$2.4m	5.9%
8	France	US$2.3m	5.5%
9	Hungary	US$2.1m	5.1%
10	Mexico	US$1.9m	4.6%

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8109.20.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8109.29 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8109.29; the duty is 5%.

Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 £3.8m (up 55% on the year before), at an average of £44.33 per kg; United States supplied 82%, followed by France.

World trade in these goods reached US$41.5m in 2024, up 1.6% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 51.7% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: unwrought zirconium; powders, other?

Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: unwrought zirconium; powders, other fall under HS subheading 8109.29, part of heading 8109, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on zirconium and articles thereof in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8109.29 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 zirconium and articles thereof in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8109.29 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 zirconium and articles thereof?

Germany, with US$21.4m in 2024 (51.7% 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 United States (82%), France (8%) and China (8%), out of total imports of £3.8m.