Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8306

8306.30

8306.30: Photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors

Subheading 8306.30 belongs to heading 8306 (bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base metal) in chapter 83.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8306 30 00 00 Photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors 2%

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

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 598
    Documents
    • 9014
  • 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)

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)—2%
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£18.9m-6.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£5.47 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.6mFeb 2024: £1.4mMar 2024: £1.5mApr 2024: £1.3mMay 2024: £1.5mJun 2024: £1.9mJul 2024: £1.7mAug 2024: £1.7mSept 2024: £1.7mOct 2024: £1.9mNov 2024: £2.2mDec 2024: £1.8mJan 2025: £2mFeb 2025: £1.5mMar 2025: £1.5mApr 2025: £1.3mMay 2025: £1.6mJun 2025: £1.7mJul 2025: £1.9mAug 2025: £1.2mSept 2025: £1.3mOct 2025: £2mNov 2025: £2mDec 2025: £1.5mJan 2026: £1.5mFeb 2026: £1.6mMar 2026: £1.6mApr 2026: £1.1mMay 2026: £1.5mJun 2026: £1.7mJul 2026: £1.6mAug 2026: £1.5m 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 £14.2m 75.1% -2.5%
Germany £1.6m 8.3% +23.5%
India £533k 2.8% +38.4%
Italy £489k 2.6% -35.7%
United States £273k 1.4% -16.5%
Slovakia £251k 1.3% -28.6%
Poland £239k 1.3% +91.5%
Netherlands £164k 0.9% -50.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8306.30 · US$317m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$12kUS$12k+US$377k+US$3m+> US$6m

Exports: 158
  1. China: US$194m
  2. Germany: US$25m
  3. India: US$10m
  4. Czechia: US$9m
  5. Netherlands: US$6m
  6. United States: US$6m
  7. Italy: US$6m
  8. Türkiye: US$5m
  9. Vietnam: US$4m
  10. Belgium: US$4m
  11. United Kingdom: US$4m
  12. Taiwan: US$4m
  13. Slovakia: US$4m
  14. Spain: US$4m
  15. Poland: US$3m
  16. France: US$3m
  17. Malaysia: US$2m
  18. Singapore: US$2m
  19. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  20. Sweden: US$2m
  21. South Korea: US$2m
  22. Denmark: US$2m
  23. Japan: US$1m
  24. Switzerland: US$1m
  25. Canada: US$1m
  26. Mexico: US$1m
  27. Indonesia: US$1m
  28. Thailand: US$862k
  29. Greece: US$789k
  30. United Arab Emirates: US$716k
  31. Philippines: US$710k
  32. Austria: US$698k
  33. Hungary: US$678k
  34. Portugal: US$577k
  35. South Africa: US$382k
  36. New Zealand: US$377k
  37. Lithuania: US$280k
  38. Israel: US$276k
  39. Ireland: US$266k
  40. Australia: US$243k
  41. Estonia: US$234k
  42. Serbia: US$191k
  43. Brazil: US$147k
  44. Slovenia: US$127k
  45. Jordan: US$121k
  46. Bulgaria: US$110k
  47. Chile: US$108k
  48. Romania: US$108k
  49. Marshall Islands: US$89k
  50. Finland: US$87k
  51. Norway: US$84k
  52. Barbados: US$77k
  53. Croatia: US$57k
  54. Russia: US$50k
  55. El Salvador: US$46k
  56. Saudi Arabia: US$35k
  57. Bahrain: US$35k
  58. Egypt: US$33k
  59. Latvia: US$32k
  60. Pakistan: US$25k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$194m 61.2%
2 Germany US$25m 8%
3 India US$10m 3%
4 Czechia US$9m 2.7%
5 Netherlands US$6m 2%
6 United States US$6m 1.9%
7 Italy US$6m 1.8%
8 Türkiye US$5m 1.4%
9 Vietnam US$4m 1.4%
10 Belgium US$4m 1.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$81m 25.4%
2 Germany US$26m 8.4%
3 United Kingdom US$25m 7.9%
4 France US$17m 5.3%
5 Netherlands US$11m 3.5%
6 Canada US$11m 3.3%
7 Spain US$7m 2.2%
8 Poland US$7m 2.2%
9 Italy US$7m 2.1%
10 Switzerland US$6m 2%

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.

  • 15%median duty
  • 15number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 50%highest: Kiribati, Bahamas, Egypt

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 15% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 35% 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 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 20% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 20% 2023
Indonesia 15% 2023
Iran 40% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 10% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 3.1% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 50% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 18% 5% – 30% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 11%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 15% 5% – 20% 2023
Maldives 10% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 40% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 7.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 15% 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 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 15% 2023
Paraguay 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 20% 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 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 10%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 23% 10% – 30% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 2.7% 2023
Tuvalu 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 2% 2023
United States 2.7% 2023
Uruguay 16% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 20% 2023
Venezuela 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 25% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.2% 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
69782 Statuettes & other ornaments, of base metal; photograph, picture/similar frames, of base metal; mirrors of base metal
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 313202
CPC 2.1 product
42996 Statuettes and other ornaments of base metal; photograph, picture or similar frames of base metal; mirrors of base metal
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178306.30unchanged
20128306.30unchanged
20078306.30unchanged
20028306.30unchanged
19968306.30unchanged
19928306.30unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

  • N360838 U.S. CBP 19 May 2026 · 8306.30.00.00

    The tariff classification of an Aluminum Frame with Pin Clip System from South Korea

  • N353362 U.S. CBP 30 September 2025 · 8306.30.00.00

    The tariff classification of steel sign frames from China

  • N347837 U.S. CBP 14 May 2025 · 8306.30.00.00

    The tariff classification of various gift items from Mexico

  • N287377 U.S. CBP 13 July 2017 · 8306.30.00.00

    The tariff classification of an ornament photo frame from Vietnam.

  • 600014787 HMRC 22 January 2026 – 21 January 2029 · 8306 30 00 00

    The product is a metal photo frame. The front of the frame features coloured paper yarn wrapped around the metal. The paper yarn is green and yellow and is twisted to make a pattern design on the metal. The reverse of the frame features MDF backing and stand size of frame is 16cm x 15cm (4 inches…

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. US Countervailing duty

    Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024

    FR Doc. 2026-16362 · 91 FR 51662 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8306.30; the duty is 2%.

Subheading 8306.30 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.

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 2%.

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 £18.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); China supplied 75%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$317m (−1.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$194m), followed by Germany.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors?

Photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors fall under HS subheading 8306.30, part of heading 8306, in section XV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8306.30 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 photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8306.30 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 photograph, picture or similar frames; mirrors?

China, with US$194m in 2024 (61.2% 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 2% 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 (75%), Germany (8%) and India (3%), out of total imports of £18.9m.

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