Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8215
8215.10: Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal
8215.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8215, spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, fish-knives, butter-knives…, chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8215 10 00 00 Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal
- 8215 10 20 00 Containing only articles plated with precious metal 4%
- Other
- 8215 10 30 00 Of stainless steel 8%
- 8215 10 80 00 Other 4%
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 4
- 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 control
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2018 No. 30
- Documents
- 9028
- 9029
- 9030
- 9037
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% – 8% |
| 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 – 2.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £898k | 39.3% | +16.6% |
 Portugal | £431k | 18.9% | +2,474.3% |
 France | £355k | 15.6% | -16.6% |
 Israel | £214k | 9.4% | +5.6% |
 Italy | £160k | 7% | -44.5% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £71k | 3.1% | -14.7% |
 India | £61k | 2.7% | +85.9% |
 Japan | £33k | 1.4% | +123.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11kUS$11k+US$118k+US$1m+> US$3m
Exports: 123
- China: US$11m
- Italy: US$4m
- France: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- United States: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$828k
- Vietnam: US$766k
- Belgium: US$478k
- Poland: US$409k
- Czechia: US$335k
- Austria: US$315k
- Kuwait: US$295k
- Denmark: US$247k
- Switzerland: US$218k
- Greece: US$203k
- Ireland: US$160k
- Brazil: US$156k
- Japan: US$145k
- South Korea: US$145k
- Indonesia: US$138k
- Slovenia: US$123k
- Israel: US$118k
- Taiwan: US$111k
- Slovakia: US$110k
- Chile: US$110k
- Sweden: US$101k
- South Africa: US$100k
- Guatemala: US$86k
- Pakistan: US$74k
- Canada: US$71k
- United Arab Emirates: US$69k
- Australia: US$69k
- Thailand: US$66k
- Singapore: US$63k
- Serbia: US$59k
- Malaysia: US$53k
- Lithuania: US$48k
- Cambodia: US$39k
- Bulgaria: US$35k
- Norway: US$22k
- Russia: US$22k
- Finland: US$20k
- Hungary: US$20k
- Romania: US$20k
- Saudi Arabia: US$20k
- Morocco: US$18k
- Croatia: US$15k
- New Zealand: US$12k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$11k
- Latvia: US$10k
- Philippines: US$10k
- Argentina: US$9k
- Mexico: US$9k
- Estonia: US$8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$75kUS$75k+US$292k+US$681k+> US$975k
Imports: 177
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- United States: US$1m
- Belgium: US$975k
- Spain: US$963k
- Poland: US$952k
- Canada: US$932k
- United Kingdom: US$903k
- Brazil: US$886k
- Türkiye: US$862k
- Guatemala: US$838k
- Ireland: US$826k
- France: US$737k
- United Arab Emirates: US$716k
- Portugal: US$684k
- Singapore: US$681k
- Philippines: US$639k
- Switzerland: US$629k
- Chile: US$620k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$602k
- South Korea: US$550k
- Italy: US$548k
- Mexico: US$508k
- Austria: US$502k
- Czechia: US$472k
- Greece: US$468k
- Azerbaijan: US$465k
- Nigeria: US$455k
- Qatar: US$435k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$405k
- Romania: US$395k
- Kuwait: US$361k
- Peru: US$355k
- Slovakia: US$353k
- China: US$339k
- Croatia: US$333k
- Russia: US$325k
- Dominican Republic: US$320k
- India: US$316k
- Malaysia: US$312k
- Morocco: US$308k
- Denmark: US$292k
- Cyprus: US$286k
- Hungary: US$282k
- Sweden: US$279k
- Bulgaria: US$246k
- Iraq: US$245k
- Ecuador: US$242k
- Australia: US$235k
- Japan: US$234k
- Cuba: US$231k
- Tunisia: US$229k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$220k
- Paraguay: US$218k
- Costa Rica: US$216k
- Serbia: US$214k
- Kenya: US$202k
- Albania: US$199k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$11m | 28.2% |
| 2 | Italy | US$4m | 10.8% |
| 3 | France | US$3m | 6.4% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$3m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$2m | 5.8% |
| 6 | Portugal | US$2m | 5.3% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$2m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Türkiye | US$2m | 4.3% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$2m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  United States | US$1m | 3.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 6.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2m | 4.7% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$2m | 3.8% |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | US$1m | 3.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$1m | 3.3% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$975k | 2.4% |
| 7 | Spain | US$963k | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$952k | 2.4% |
| 9 |  Canada | US$932k | 2.3% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$903k | 2.3% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8215.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 4% and 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8215.10 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 4.7% and 8.5% (average 6%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4% – 8%; 173 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 £2.3m (up 10% on the year before), at an average of £10.86 per kg; China supplied 39%, followed by Portugal.
World trade in these goods reached US$40m in 2024, down 22.4% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 28.2% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal?
Sets of assorted articles containing at least one article plated with precious metal fall under HS subheading 8215.10, part of heading 8215, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on sets of assorted articles containing at least one… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8215.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on sets of assorted articles containing at least one… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8215.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.7% to 8.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most sets of assorted articles containing at least one…?
China, with US$11m in 2024 (28.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
173 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 4% – 8% 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 (39%), Portugal (19%) and France (16%), out of total imports of £2.3m.