Subheading · Chapter 83 · Heading 8310
8310.00: Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405
Subheading 8310.00 belongs to heading 8310 (sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters…) in chapter 83.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8310 00 00 00 Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £7m | 25.9% | +15% |
 Poland | £5.6m | 20.7% | +25.8% |
 United States | £2.3m | 8.6% | +35.4% |
 Germany | £1.8m | 6.6% | +14.8% |
 France | £1.6m | 5.9% | +279% |
 Taiwan | £1.5m | 5.5% | -14.3% |
 Japan | £1.2m | 4.6% | +631.9% |
 Ireland | £1.1m | 3.9% | +31% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 10% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 12.5% 
Brazil 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$88kUS$88k+US$2m+US$15m+> US$30m
Exports: 160
- China: US$374m
- Germany: US$106m
- United States: US$94m
- France: US$35m
- United Kingdom: US$30m
- Italy: US$29m
- Poland: US$27m
- South Korea: US$27m
- Canada: US$26m
- Japan: US$22m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Mexico: US$22m
- Vietnam: US$19m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Denmark: US$15m
- Spain: US$14m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Czechia: US$11m
- India: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Thailand: US$8m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Latvia: US$993k
- Indonesia: US$946k
- Senegal: US$928k
- Guatemala: US$880k
- Finland: US$802k
- Israel: US$728k
- Egypt: US$680k
- Bulgaria: US$637k
- Russia: US$605k
- Norway: US$601k
- Saudi Arabia: US$500k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$490k
- Tunisia: US$458k
- Croatia: US$455k
- Luxembourg: US$383k
- Greece: US$360k
- Morocco: US$337k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$694kUS$694k+US$2m+US$14m+> US$33m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$160m
- Germany: US$47m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$45m
- Mexico: US$42m
- France: US$41m
- Canada: US$41m
- China: US$33m
- Vietnam: US$32m
- Malaysia: US$30m
- United Kingdom: US$29m
- Netherlands: US$27m
- Italy: US$26m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Spain: US$21m
- United Arab Emirates: US$20m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19m
- Thailand: US$18m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Australia: US$17m
- Ireland: US$17m
- Cambodia: US$15m
- Czechia: US$14m
- India: US$13m
- Poland: US$13m
- Austria: US$12m
- Philippines: US$11m
- Japan: US$11m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Denmark: US$11m
- Romania: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Russia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Qatar: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Iraq: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$374m | 36.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$106m | 10.2% |
| 3 | United States | US$94m | 9.1% |
| 4 | France | US$35m | 3.4% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$30m | 2.9% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$29m | 2.8% |
| 7 | Poland | US$27m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$27m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Canada | US$26m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Japan | US$22m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$160m | 15.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$47m | 4.6% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$45m | 4.4% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$42m | 4% |
| 5 | France | US$41m | 3.9% |
| 6 | Canada | US$41m | 3.9% |
| 7 | China | US$33m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$32m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Malaysia | US$30m | 2.9% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$29m | 2.8% |
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
- 14number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Iran, Morocco
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 7% | 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 | 9% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 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 | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 40% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 15% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3.1%* | 2% – 4.2% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 15% | 10% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| Malaysia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Mexico | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 7.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 31% | 20% – 35% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 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 | 20% | 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 | 2.9%* | 1.9% – 3.8% | 2023 |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 10% | 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
- 69954 Sign-plates, name-plates, address-plates & similar plates, numbers, letters & other symbols, of base metal (excluding those of heading 813.2)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42999 Metal goods n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8310.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8310.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8310.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8310.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8310.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8310.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 15
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.
- N365271 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum nameplates from Canada
- N363695 U.S. CBP
The classification, country of origin, and marking of a steel engraved pet identification tag on a ball chain.
- N361811 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of enameled sheet metal street number plates from the Netherlands
- N361767 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum business cards and table signs from Canada
- N336847 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an aluminum traffic sign from China
- N335777 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of watch displays from China
- 600012473 HMRC
A powder coated/painted aluminium panel that has a vinyl printed image laid on. Sizes - 3mm or 5mm
- 600009201 HMRC
The magazine of metal tags (name plate, sign plate etc) is the product and are used for labelling purposes for the wooden barrel. The are held together by a plastic clip which hold up to 50 metal tags. The metal tags are then lifted from the holster one by one and hammered into wooded barrels with…
15 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 497 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-01 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Other
Update to VAT Coverage – 28 August 2026
Trade Tariff news 8118 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
Update to Russia and Belarus Additional Duties Following Technical Fix – 18 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6302 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Subheading 8310.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 8310.00; the duty is 2.7%.
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 £27.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 28% on the year before); China supplied 26%, followed by Poland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1bn (+1.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$374m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405?
Sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405 fall under HS subheading 8310.00, part of heading 8310, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8310.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 8310.00 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 sign-plates, nameplates, address-plates and…?
China, with US$374m in 2024 (36.1% of world exports).
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 (26%), Poland (21%) and United States (9%), out of total imports of £27.1m.