Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8209
8209.00: Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets
Cermet tool tips and inserts
8209.00 is the HS subheading for cermet tool tips and inserts, under heading 8209 in chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8209 00 20 00 Indexable inserts Free
- 8209 00 80 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £23m | 21.7% | +39.6% |
 Sweden | £14.4m | 13.7% | +34% |
 United States | £11.8m | 11.1% | +34.7% |
 Japan | £10.7m | 10.1% | +21.9% |
 Israel | £10.5m | 9.9% | -5% |
 Austria | £7.2m | 6.9% | +13.6% |
 China | £6.1m | 5.8% | +75.1% |
 India | £6m | 5.7% | +22.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$103.3kUS$103.3k+US$2.7m+US$110.1m+> US$551.6m
Exports: 129
- Germany: US$903.2m
- Japan: US$836m
- China: US$568.5m
- Israel: US$551.6m
- United States: US$430.6m
- South Korea: US$385.8m
- Sweden: US$324.1m
- Netherlands: US$230.4m
- India: US$197.2m
- Austria: US$175.7m
- Belgium: US$159.8m
- Luxembourg: US$117.6m
- Czechia: US$110.1m
- Switzerland: US$93.8m
- Italy: US$66.2m
- Thailand: US$60.7m
- Singapore: US$58.2m
- Taiwan: US$51.5m
- Hungary: US$42.6m
- Mexico: US$38.6m
- Poland: US$31.3m
- Türkiye: US$31.1m
- United Kingdom: US$27m
- France: US$26.6m
- Canada: US$23.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$18.2m
- Portugal: US$17.6m
- Spain: US$15.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15.5m
- Ireland: US$9.2m
- Slovenia: US$4.2m
- Denmark: US$2.7m
- Brazil: US$2.7m
- Lithuania: US$2.7m
- Uzbekistan: US$2.4m
- Bulgaria: US$2.2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1.9m
- Malaysia: US$1.7m
- Russia: US$1.7m
- Vietnam: US$1.6m
- Finland: US$1.4m
- Estonia: US$1.4m
- Romania: US$974.3k
- Argentina: US$858.4k
- Slovakia: US$749k
- Armenia: US$713.8k
- Australia: US$627.8k
- Senegal: US$588.1k
- United Arab Emirates: US$452.9k
- New Zealand: US$421.5k
- Ukraine: US$391.1k
- Indonesia: US$374.4k
- Norway: US$331.4k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$327k
- Angola: US$213.6k
- Latvia: US$208.3k
- Philippines: US$149.3k
- Colombia: US$149.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$246.6kUS$246.6k+US$15.4m+US$90.2m+> US$245.2m
Imports: 185
- United States: US$905.3m
- Germany: US$620.9m
- China: US$381.2m
- Netherlands: US$322.9m
- India: US$298.5m
- Italy: US$245.2m
- Mexico: US$180.6m
- France: US$169.7m
- Belgium: US$153m
- Türkiye: US$137.9m
- Japan: US$134.3m
- Canada: US$125.7m
- Singapore: US$116.8m
- South Korea: US$113.9m
- Russia: US$113.5m
- Thailand: US$97.8m
- United Kingdom: US$97.4m
- Switzerland: US$96.9m
- Poland: US$90.2m
- Brazil: US$89.6m
- Austria: US$81.3m
- Spain: US$79m
- Czechia: US$72.8m
- Taiwan: US$70.8m
- Sweden: US$65.6m
- Slovakia: US$64m
- Hungary: US$55.5m
- Indonesia: US$51.6m
- Israel: US$50.2m
- Vietnam: US$43.6m
- Romania: US$37m
- Finland: US$34.6m
- Malaysia: US$32.1m
- South Africa: US$31.5m
- Denmark: US$24.6m
- Australia: US$24.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$22.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$22.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21.8m
- Argentina: US$21.2m
- Slovenia: US$19.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$19.7m
- Portugal: US$18m
- Ukraine: US$17.9m
- Bulgaria: US$17m
- Norway: US$15.4m
- Croatia: US$15.1m
- Ireland: US$14.7m
- Belarus: US$12.7m
- Serbia: US$10.7m
- Luxembourg: US$10.4m
- Peru: US$7.8m
- Colombia: US$7.6m
- Philippines: US$7.2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$6.2m
- Chile: US$5.2m
- Tunisia: US$4.7m
- Lithuania: US$4.2m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$903.2m | 16% |
| 2 | Japan | US$836m | 14.8% |
| 3 | China | US$568.5m | 10% |
| 4 | Israel | US$551.6m | 9.7% |
| 5 | United States | US$430.6m | 7.6% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$385.8m | 6.8% |
| 7 | Sweden | US$324.1m | 5.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$230.4m | 4.1% |
| 9 | India | US$197.2m | 3.5% |
| 10 | Austria | US$175.7m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$905.3m | 16% |
| 2 | Germany | US$620.9m | 11% |
| 3 | China | US$381.2m | 6.7% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$322.9m | 5.7% |
| 5 | India | US$298.5m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$245.2m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$180.6m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  France | US$169.7m | 3% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$153m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Türkiye | US$137.9m | 2.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N343124 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of tungsten carbide rod blanks and cylindrical flux coating drawing die blanks from Taiwan
- N303294 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Carbide Insert Cutters from Switzerland
- N290006 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of sintered metal carbide inserts and a Polycrystalline Diamond insert from the United Kingdom.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8209.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8209.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 cermet tool tips and inserts worth £105.7m (up 20% on the year before), at an average of £226.34 per kg; Germany supplied 22%, followed by Sweden.
World trade in cermet tool tips and inserts reached US$5.7bn in 2024, down 6.6% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 16% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets?
Plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of cermets fall under HS subheading 8209.00, part of heading 8209, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8209.00 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 plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8209.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools…?
Germany, with US$903.2m in 2024 (16% of world exports).
Which countries can export cermet tool tips and inserts 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.
Where does the UK import cermet tool tips and inserts from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (22%), Sweden (14%) and United States (11%), out of total imports of £105.7m.