Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8201

8201.30

8201.30: Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes

Subheading 8201.30 belongs to heading 8201 (hand tools, the following) in chapter 82.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 8201 30 00 00 Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes 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 1

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2023 No. 1203
    Documents
    • 9062

Import requirements 1

  • 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

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
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 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
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–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£8.2m-4.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.80 per kg
Jan 2024: £334kFeb 2024: £637kMar 2024: £655kApr 2024: £961kMay 2024: £893kJun 2024: £480kJul 2024: £638kAug 2024: £467kSept 2024: £634kOct 2024: £437kNov 2024: £430kDec 2024: £473kJan 2025: £626kFeb 2025: £699kMar 2025: £1mApr 2025: £1.1mMay 2025: £1.1mJun 2025: £684kJul 2025: £779kAug 2025: £561kSept 2025: £611kOct 2025: £548kNov 2025: £438kDec 2025: £397kJan 2026: £819kFeb 2026: £1.5mMar 2026: £829kApr 2026: £804kMay 2026: £537kJun 2026: £594kJul 2026: £685kAug 2026: £455k 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 £4.9m 60.4% -4.2%
India £2.1m 25.8% +7.7%
Germany £338k 4.1% -39.4%
Czechia £137k 1.7% -38.2%
Japan £130k 1.6% +34.8%
Vietnam £115k 1.4% -22.1%
Belgium £87k 1.1% -12%
Netherlands £81k 1% -19%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8201.30 · US$404m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$31kUS$31k+US$588k+US$3m+> US$12m

Exports: 128
  1. China: US$234m
  2. Mexico: US$40m
  3. Brazil: US$17m
  4. India: US$12m
  5. Germany: US$12m
  6. Czechia: US$10m
  7. Taiwan: US$9m
  8. United Arab Emirates: US$8m
  9. Poland: US$8m
  10. Netherlands: US$6m
  11. France: US$5m
  12. Vietnam: US$4m
  13. United States: US$3m
  14. El Salvador: US$3m
  15. Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
  16. Sweden: US$2m
  17. Spain: US$2m
  18. South Africa: US$2m
  19. Italy: US$2m
  20. Finland: US$2m
  21. Belgium: US$2m
  22. Thailand: US$2m
  23. Colombia: US$2m
  24. Slovenia: US$1m
  25. Slovakia: US$1m
  26. United Kingdom: US$1m
  27. Austria: US$1m
  28. Türkiye: US$966k
  29. Portugal: US$662k
  30. Japan: US$642k
  31. Indonesia: US$588k
  32. Denmark: US$487k
  33. Serbia: US$482k
  34. Singapore: US$462k
  35. Canada: US$450k
  36. Russia: US$381k
  37. Malaysia: US$368k
  38. Uganda: US$245k
  39. Lithuania: US$241k
  40. Switzerland: US$240k
  41. Argentina: US$240k
  42. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$201k
  43. New Zealand: US$187k
  44. Dominican Republic: US$179k
  45. Estonia: US$157k
  46. Hungary: US$142k
  47. Australia: US$130k
  48. Sri Lanka: US$129k
  49. Latvia: US$124k
  50. Bulgaria: US$123k
  51. Ukraine: US$78k
  52. Kenya: US$72k
  53. Mozambique: US$70k
  54. Greece: US$70k
  55. Croatia: US$62k
  56. South Korea: US$60k
  57. Jordan: US$45k
  58. Norway: US$45k
  59. Romania: US$41k
  60. Ireland: US$40k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$234m 58.1%
2 Mexico US$40m 9.9%
3 Brazil US$17m 4.2%
4 India US$12m 3%
5 Germany US$12m 3%
6 Czechia US$10m 2.4%
7 Taiwan US$9m 2.1%
8 United Arab Emirates US$8m 2.1%
9 Poland US$8m 2%
10 Netherlands US$6m 1.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$91m 22.6%
2 Mozambique US$40m 10%
3 Germany US$21m 5.2%
4 Tanzania US$10m 2.4%
5 France US$10m 2.4%
6 United Kingdom US$9m 2.2%
7 Netherlands US$8m 2.1%
8 Mexico US$7m 1.8%
9 Ghana US$7m 1.7%
10 Canada US$7m 1.7%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8201.30; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 8201.30 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.7%.

174 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 £8.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); China supplied 60%, followed by India.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$404m (−9.2% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$234m), followed by Mexico.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes?

Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes fall under HS subheading 8201.30, part of heading 8201, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8201.30 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 mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8201.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes?

China, with US$234m in 2024 (58.1% of world exports).

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

174 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 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 (60%), India (26%) and Germany (4%), out of total imports of £8.2m.