Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8401
8401.30: Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated (Euratom)
Nuclear fuel elements
8401.30 is the HS subheading for nuclear fuel elements, under heading 8401 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8401 30 00 00 Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated Freegi F/S
- 8401 30 00 20 Non-irradiated hexagonal fuel modules (elements) for use in nuclear reactors Freegi F/S
- 8401 30 00 80 Other Freegi F/S
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. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- 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 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
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 | £28m | 99.7% | +12.7% |
 China | £41k | 0.1% | +651.3% |
| United Kingdom | £26k | 0.1% | — |
 United States | £23k | 0.1% | -95.2% |
 Netherlands | £4k | 0% | — |
 Singapore | £2k | 0% | — |
 Czechia | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Sweden | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11.1kUS$11.1k+US$134.7m+US$362.3m+> US$840.2m
Exports: 40
- Russia: US$864.7m
- Sweden: US$840.2m
- Germany: US$479.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$362.3m
- South Korea: US$276.8m
- United States: US$266.1m
- China: US$264.6m
- Spain: US$258.3m
- United Kingdom: US$137.6m
- France: US$134.7m
- Japan: US$44.9m
- Croatia: US$10m
- Canada: US$8.3m
- Denmark: US$1.1m
- South Africa: US$80.9k
- Italy: US$67.2k
- Netherlands: US$51.5k
- India: US$36k
- Belgium: US$18.7k
- Vietnam: US$11.1k
- Brazil: US$10.3k
- Czechia: US$10k
- Greece: US$8.1k
- Malaysia: US$7.8k
- Singapore: US$5.6k
- Switzerland: US$4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.1k
- Tanzania: US$3k
- Indonesia: US$2.3k
- Slovakia: US$2.2k
- New Zealand: US$1.9k
- Taiwan: US$1.1k
- Thailand: US$800
- United Arab Emirates: US$400
- Kenya: US$400
- Sri Lanka: US$300
- Türkiye: US$200
- Egypt: US$100
- Mexico: US$100
- Portugal: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6.3kUS$6.3k+US$6.7m+US$141.9m+> US$336m
Imports: 100
- France: US$644m
- China: US$631.6m
- Ukraine: US$336m
- Czechia: US$328.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$273.2m
- Pakistan: US$264.6m
- Finland: US$205.3m
- Switzerland: US$154.9m
- Türkiye: US$154.2m
- Sweden: US$141.9m
- Hungary: US$126m
- Slovakia: US$123.4m
- South Africa: US$100.5m
- Bulgaria: US$96.4m
- United States: US$79.2m
- Japan: US$74.7m
- United Kingdom: US$53.9m
- Spain: US$34.6m
- Mexico: US$33.6m
- Armenia: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$20.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$15.9m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Germany: US$8.9m
- Brazil: US$6.7m
- Poland: US$2.1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Croatia: US$287.1k
- Colombia: US$235.6k
- Nigeria: US$88.1k
- Ireland: US$68.4k
- Antigua & Barbuda: US$62.3k
- Ecuador: US$58.8k
- South Korea: US$54.1k
- Bahamas: US$43.2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$40.5k
- Malaysia: US$32.3k
- Ethiopia: US$25.7k
- Jamaica: US$19.7k
- Australia: US$16.7k
- Kenya: US$14.7k
- Peru: US$14.6k
- Canada: US$11.4k
- Argentina: US$9.8k
- Greenland: US$9.7k
- India: US$9.2k
- Cayman Islands: US$8.6k
- Guatemala: US$7.5k
- Dominican Republic: US$6.6k
- Greece: US$6.3k
- Mozambique: US$6.2k
- Cyprus: US$5.7k
- Singapore: US$5.4k
- Thailand: US$5.4k
- Zambia: US$4.5k
- Panama: US$4.4k
- Guyana: US$3.8k
- Grenada: US$3.6k
- Turks & Caicos Islands: US$3.2k
- Comoros: US$3k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | US$864.7m | 21.9% |
| 2 | Sweden | US$840.2m | 21.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$479.3m | 12.1% |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | US$362.3m | 9.2% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$276.8m | 7% |
| 6 | United States | US$266.1m | 6.7% |
| 7 | China | US$264.6m | 6.7% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$258.3m | 6.5% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$137.6m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  France | US$134.7m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$644m | 16.3% |
| 2 | China | US$631.6m | 16% |
| 3 |  Ukraine | US$336m | 8.5% |
| 4 | Czechia | US$328.7m | 8.3% |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | US$273.2m | 6.9% |
| 6 |  Pakistan | US$264.6m | 6.7% |
| 7 |  Finland | US$205.3m | 5.2% |
| 8 |  Switzerland | US$154.9m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Türkiye | US$154.2m | 3.9% |
| 10 | Sweden | US$141.9m | 3.6% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8401.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8401.30 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.7%.
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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of nuclear fuel elements into the UK came to £28.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 9% on the year before); Germany supplied 100%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported nuclear fuel elements worth US$3.9bn (+11.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Russia (US$864.7m), followed by Sweden.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated (Euratom)?
Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated (Euratom) fall under HS subheading 8401.30, part of heading 8401, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fuel elements in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8401.30 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 fuel elements in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8401.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fuel elements?
Russia, with US$864.7m in 2024 (21.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export nuclear fuel elements 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on nuclear fuel elements?
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 nuclear fuel elements from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (100%), China (0%) and United Kingdom (0%), out of total imports of £28.1m.
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