Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8212
8212.20: Safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips
Safety razor blades
8212.20 is the HS subheading for safety razor blades, under heading 8212 in chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8212 20 00 00 Safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips 2%1000 p/st
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
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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) | — | 2% |
| 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 | £19.3m | 57.8% | -1.5% |
 Poland | £8.5m | 25.6% | +8.3% |
 China | £3.1m | 9.4% | -16.4% |
 Mexico | £670k | 2% | -19.4% |
 Türkiye | £604k | 1.8% | -3% |
 Japan | £193k | 0.6% | +19.7% |
 Spain | £171k | 0.5% | +605% |
 Czechia | £146k | 0.4% | +122.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.6% – 6.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$119kUS$119k+US$5m+US$33m+> US$119m
Exports: 123
- Germany: US$375m
- Poland: US$345m
- United States: US$214m
- China: US$119m
- Czechia: US$99m
- Mexico: US$75m
- Vietnam: US$71m
- India: US$62m
- South Korea: US$55m
- Türkiye: US$42m
- Netherlands: US$33m
- France: US$27m
- South Africa: US$23m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Greece: US$20m
- Japan: US$18m
- Russia: US$18m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Pakistan: US$6m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Fiji: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$631k
- Ireland: US$620k
- Malaysia: US$490k
- Uganda: US$489k
- Taiwan: US$478k
- Cyprus: US$472k
- Bulgaria: US$439k
- Canada: US$313k
- Mauritius: US$304k
- Guatemala: US$302k
- Serbia: US$234k
- Kazakhstan: US$174k
- Kuwait: US$125k
- Chile: US$124k
- Saudi Arabia: US$119k
- Ukraine: US$112k
- Finland: US$102k
- Philippines: US$98k
- Bangladesh: US$97k
- Colombia: US$69k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$988kUS$988k+US$5m+US$28m+> US$79m
Imports: 201
- Poland: US$140m
- Mexico: US$137m
- United States: US$134m
- Germany: US$119m
- China: US$81m
- Czechia: US$79m
- Netherlands: US$62m
- United Arab Emirates: US$59m
- Russia: US$59m
- United Kingdom: US$51m
- Vietnam: US$44m
- Japan: US$43m
- India: US$39m
- South Korea: US$37m
- France: US$37m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Switzerland: US$33m
- Iraq: US$29m
- Australia: US$29m
- Belgium: US$28m
- Spain: US$27m
- Italy: US$25m
- Brazil: US$21m
- Austria: US$18m
- Nigeria: US$17m
- Israel: US$16m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Norway: US$11m
- Greece: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Canada: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Nepal: US$7m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Iran: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Romania: US$4m
- Sri Lanka: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Fiji: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$375m | 21.6% |
| 2 | Poland | US$345m | 19.9% |
| 3 | United States | US$214m | 12.3% |
| 4 | China | US$119m | 6.8% |
| 5 | Czechia | US$99m | 5.7% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$75m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$71m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  India | US$62m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$55m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$42m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | US$140m | 8.1% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$137m | 7.9% |
| 3 | United States | US$134m | 7.7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$119m | 6.9% |
| 5 | China | US$81m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Czechia | US$79m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$62m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | US$59m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$59m | 3.4% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$51m | 3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 10%median duty
- 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 12% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 25% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 20% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 23% | 10% – 40% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 12% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 23% | 20% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 9% | 3% – 15% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 12% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 3.8%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 9% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 20% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 69635 Safety razor blades (including razor-blade blanks in strips)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42914 Razors and razor blades (including razor blade blanks in strips)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8212.20 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8212.20 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8212.20 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8212.20 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8212.20 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8212.20 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Subheading 8212.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8212.20; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 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 safety razor blades worth £33.4m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £17.02 per kg; Germany supplied 58%, followed by Poland.
World trade in safety razor blades reached US$2bn in 2024, down 5% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 21.6% of the total, ahead of Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips?
Safety razor blades, including razor blade blanks in strips fall under HS subheading 8212.20, part of heading 8212, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on safety razor blades in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8212.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on safety razor blades in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8212.20 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 safety razor blades?
Germany, with US$375m in 2024 (21.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export safety razor blades 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on safety razor blades?
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 safety razor blades from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (58%), Poland (26%) and China (9%), out of total imports of £33.4m.