Subheading · Chapter 81 · Heading 8113
8113.00: Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
8113.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8113, cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap, chapter 81.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8113 00 20 00 Unwrought Free
- 8113 00 40 00 Waste and scrap Free
- 8113 00 90 00 Other Free
- 8113 00 90 10 Carrier plate of aluminium silicon carbide (alsic-9) for electronic circuits Free
- 8113 00 90 20 Cuboid spacer made of aluminium silicon carbide (alsic) composite used for packaging in igbt-modules Free
- 8113 00 90 90 Other 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 5 lines
- 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 4
- 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, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- 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
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 5 lines
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–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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £9.1m | 32% | +57.1% |
 United States | £7m | 24.5% | -2.3% |
 Austria | £6.2m | 21.7% | -3.1% |
 China | £3m | 10.4% | +283.8% |
 Switzerland | £1.3m | 4.7% | +247.9% |
 South Korea | £425k | 1.5% | -57.4% |
 Mexico | £338k | 1.2% | +31.5% |
 France | £290k | 1% | +157.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$368kUS$368k+US$5m+US$30m+> US$187m
Exports: 80
- Germany: US$309m
- Austria: US$225m
- China: US$187m
- United States: US$79m
- Japan: US$47m
- Switzerland: US$38m
- South Korea: US$35m
- Canada: US$30m
- Mexico: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- Italy: US$12m
- France: US$11m
- Romania: US$8m
- Luxembourg: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Israel: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$813k
- South Africa: US$764k
- Finland: US$667k
- Denmark: US$625k
- Malaysia: US$514k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$507k
- Colombia: US$373k
- Australia: US$370k
- Kazakhstan: US$368k
- Slovenia: US$368k
- Hungary: US$316k
- United Arab Emirates: US$287k
- Russia: US$245k
- Türkiye: US$204k
- Bulgaria: US$195k
- Ukraine: US$127k
- Latvia: US$118k
- Chile: US$106k
- Norway: US$80k
- Indonesia: US$57k
- Lithuania: US$48k
- Serbia: US$34k
- Syria: US$31k
- New Zealand: US$31k
- Argentina: US$27k
- Ecuador: US$25k
- Estonia: US$23k
- Croatia: US$16k
- Greece: US$14k
- Morocco: US$11k
- Costa Rica: US$10k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$150kUS$150k+US$3m+US$17m+> US$94m
Imports: 131
- Germany: US$299m
- South Korea: US$107m
- China: US$97m
- United States: US$94m
- Austria: US$59m
- Italy: US$59m
- France: US$56m
- United Kingdom: US$27m
- Türkiye: US$25m
- Japan: US$24m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- India: US$19m
- Romania: US$17m
- Brazil: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$16m
- Poland: US$15m
- Czechia: US$14m
- Singapore: US$14m
- Canada: US$12m
- Hungary: US$12m
- Spain: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Finland: US$7m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Ireland: US$924k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$885k
- Argentina: US$834k
- Malaysia: US$727k
- Indonesia: US$698k
- Bulgaria: US$624k
- Serbia: US$470k
- Kazakhstan: US$469k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$459k
- Colombia: US$422k
- Qatar: US$417k
- Lithuania: US$314k
- Iceland: US$300k
- Kuwait: US$277k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$309m | 28.2% |
| 2 | Austria | US$225m | 20.6% |
| 3 | China | US$187m | 17.1% |
| 4 | United States | US$79m | 7.2% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$47m | 4.3% |
| 6 | Switzerland | US$38m | 3.4% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$35m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$30m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$19m | 1.8% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$15m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$299m | 27.2% |
| 2 | South Korea | US$107m | 9.8% |
| 3 | China | US$97m | 8.8% |
| 4 | United States | US$94m | 8.6% |
| 5 | Austria | US$59m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$59m | 5.4% |
| 7 | France | US$56m | 5.1% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$27m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Türkiye | US$25m | 2.2% |
| 10 | Japan | US$24m | 2.1% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
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.
- N276843 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of chromium carbide cermet from Canada
- N275936 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of tungsten carbide nickel thermal spray powder from Germany
- N274131 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of tungsten carbide thermal spray powder from Germany
- N272677 U.S. CBP
The Classification of Tungsten Carbide Cobalt Chromium Powder from Germany
- 600014284 HMRC
The product is a tungsten carbide mechanical seal face and is one of the two seal faces in a mechanical seal assembly. Manufactured from pressed and sintered tungsten carbide powder, and machined to extract design requirements. The seal has a lapped sealing surface essential to the mechanical…
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8113.00 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8113.00 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5% (average 3%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 174 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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £28.4m (up 25% on the year before), at an average of £96.15 per kg; Germany supplied 32%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, down 2% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 28.2% of the total, ahead of Austria.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap?
Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap fall under HS subheading 8113.00, part of heading 8113, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cermets and articles thereof in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8113.00 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 cermets and articles thereof in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8113.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cermets and articles thereof?
Germany, with US$309m in 2024 (28.2% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (32%), United States (25%) and Austria (22%), out of total imports of £28.4m.