Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8506
8506.60: Primary cells and primary batteries: air-zinc
Official description Air-zinc
8506.60 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8506, primary cells and primary batteries, chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8506 60 00 00 Air-zinc 4%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 3
- 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)
- 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 2
- 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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.4m | 37.8% | -45% | |
| £496k | 13.5% | -0.2% | |
| £478k | 13% | +37.9% | |
| £462k | 12.6% | +28.1% | |
| £422k | 11.5% | -81.3% | |
| £320k | 8.7% | -14.7% | |
| £71k | 1.9% | +62.3% | |
| £12k | 0.3% | +12.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$162kUS$162k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$20m
Exports: 81
- Germany: US$98m
- United Kingdom: US$67m
- China: US$20m
- Poland: US$18m
- France: US$16m
- Romania: US$15m
- United States: US$13m
- Spain: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Australia: US$5m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Japan: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$988k
- Indonesia: US$753k
- South Korea: US$696k
- United Arab Emirates: US$656k
- Portugal: US$574k
- Dominican Republic: US$564k
- Czechia: US$505k
- Vietnam: US$290k
- Thailand: US$286k
- Malaysia: US$244k
- Sweden: US$242k
- Slovakia: US$239k
- South Africa: US$225k
- Greece: US$208k
- Türkiye: US$196k
- Norway: US$192k
- Ireland: US$190k
- Chile: US$162k
- Guatemala: US$162k
- Philippines: US$152k
- Latvia: US$146k
- Tunisia: US$128k
- Brazil: US$103k
- Israel: US$65k
- Guinea: US$65k
- India: US$65k
- Finland: US$58k
- Lithuania: US$57k
- Serbia: US$51k
- Taiwan: US$50k
- Croatia: US$49k
- Estonia: US$31k
- Kazakhstan: US$26k
- Uzbekistan: US$24k
- Sierra Leone: US$21k
- Russia: US$19k
- New Zealand: US$14k
- South Sudan: US$14k
- Saudi Arabia: US$13k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$122kUS$122k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$17m
Imports: 162
- Germany: US$43m
- United States: US$27m
- France: US$21m
- Poland: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Spain: US$12m
- Canada: US$11m
- Romania: US$11m
- Singapore: US$10m
- China: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- South Africa: US$991k
- Slovakia: US$945k
- Taiwan: US$781k
- Colombia: US$729k
- Thailand: US$697k
- Brunei: US$629k
- Serbia: US$612k
- Haiti: US$564k
- Cambodia: US$535k
- Greece: US$519k
- Bulgaria: US$510k
- Lithuania: US$477k
- El Salvador: US$469k
- Croatia: US$466k
- Peru: US$454k
- Panama: US$429k
- Jordan: US$348k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$98m | 31.7% | |
| 2 | US$67m | 21.6% | |
| 3 | US$20m | 6.3% | |
| 4 | US$18m | 5.7% | |
| 5 | US$16m | 5.1% | |
| 6 | US$15m | 4.8% | |
| 7 | US$13m | 4.2% | |
| 8 | US$10m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$9m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$8m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$43m | 13.9% | |
| 2 | US$27m | 8.7% | |
| 3 | US$21m | 6.7% | |
| 4 | US$21m | 6.7% | |
| 5 | US$17m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$12m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$11m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$11m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$10m | 3.3% | |
| 10 | US$9m | 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.
- 8%median duty
- 30number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Morocco, Sudan, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 8% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6.3% | 5% – 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 6% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.6%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4.7% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 13% | 5% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 77811 Primary cells & primary batteries
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 46410 Primary cells and primary batteries
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2720 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8506.60 | changed |
| 2012 | 8506.60 | changed |
| 2007 | 8506.60 | changed |
| 2002 | 8506.60 | changed |
| 1996 | 8506.60 | changed |
| 1992 | 8506.19, 8506.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
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The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Subheading 8506.60 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8506.60; the duty is 4.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 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 these goods worth £3.7m (down 44% on the year before), at an average of £12.14 per kg; Germany supplied 38%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$310m in 2024, down 5.4% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 31.7% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for primary cells and primary batteries: air-zinc?
Primary cells and primary batteries: air-zinc fall under HS subheading 8506.60, part of heading 8506, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on primary cells and primary batteries: air-zinc in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8506.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on primary cells and primary batteries: air-zinc in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8506.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most primary cells and primary batteries: air-zinc?
Germany, with US$98m in 2024 (31.7% 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 4% 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 Germany (38%), Spain (14%) and United Kingdom (13%), out of total imports of £3.7m.