Subheading · Chapter 88 · Heading 8806

8806.21

8806.21: With maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g

Drones up to 250 g

8806.21 is the HS subheading for drones up to 250 g, under heading 8806 in chapter 88.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8806 21 00 00 With maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g p/st
  2. 8806 21 10 00 Multi rotors, equipped with permanently integrated apparatus of subheading 8525 89 for capturing and recording video and still images Freep/st
  3. 8806 21 90 00 Other Freep/st
  4. 8806 21 90 10 For civil use Freep/st
  5. 8806 21 90 90 Other Freep/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 1

  • 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)
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 3 lines

Import requirements 5

  • 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, Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9024
    • 9032
    • 9025
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Syria
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/792
  • 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
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
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£36.5m-17.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£213.58 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.1mFeb 2024: £3.3mMar 2024: £2.6mApr 2024: £3.2mMay 2024: £819kJun 2024: £2.6mJul 2024: £2.5mAug 2024: £7.1mSept 2024: £1.6mOct 2024: £1.6mNov 2024: £7.8mDec 2024: £6.6mJan 2025: £2.6mFeb 2025: £3.1mMar 2025: £2mApr 2025: £3.5mMay 2025: £4.2mJun 2025: £4.3mJul 2025: £4.4mAug 2025: £2.6mSept 2025: £4.7mOct 2025: £6.6mNov 2025: £6.1mDec 2025: £4.1mJan 2026: £1.3mFeb 2026: £2.3mMar 2026: £2.3mApr 2026: £2.1mMay 2026: £1.1mJun 2026: £1.3mJul 2026: £1.5mAug 2026: £3m 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 £31.4m 86.2% -23.3%
Hong Kong SAR China £1.9m 5.1% -21%
Norway £785k 2.2% —
Malaysia £522k 1.4% +135%
Bangladesh £238k 0.7% —
New Caledonia £222k 0.6% —
United Kingdom £141k 0.4% +4,285%
Germany £83k 0.2% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8806.21 · US$1bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$59kUS$59k+US$670k+US$6m+> US$145m

Exports: 106
  1. China: US$714m
  2. Hong Kong SAR China: US$242m
  3. Malaysia: US$178m
  4. Netherlands: US$145m
  5. United States: US$34m
  6. Norway: US$22m
  7. Denmark: US$16m
  8. Germany: US$11m
  9. Czechia: US$9m
  10. Slovenia: US$8m
  11. Belgium: US$6m
  12. Spain: US$5m
  13. Slovakia: US$5m
  14. United Arab Emirates: US$4m
  15. Poland: US$4m
  16. United Kingdom: US$3m
  17. South Korea: US$2m
  18. Australia: US$2m
  19. France: US$2m
  20. Türkiye: US$2m
  21. Latvia: US$2m
  22. Japan: US$2m
  23. Israel: US$1m
  24. Indonesia: US$959k
  25. Singapore: US$806k
  26. Switzerland: US$714k
  27. Cyprus: US$670k
  28. Saudi Arabia: US$636k
  29. Bulgaria: US$605k
  30. Greece: US$587k
  31. Italy: US$562k
  32. Canada: US$529k
  33. Sweden: US$513k
  34. Hungary: US$457k
  35. Taiwan: US$454k
  36. Lithuania: US$429k
  37. India: US$421k
  38. Brazil: US$387k
  39. Paraguay: US$353k
  40. South Africa: US$335k
  41. Romania: US$281k
  42. Philippines: US$278k
  43. Mexico: US$259k
  44. Vietnam: US$236k
  45. Peru: US$231k
  46. Thailand: US$229k
  47. Finland: US$187k
  48. Portugal: US$153k
  49. Croatia: US$151k
  50. Estonia: US$130k
  51. Cambodia: US$105k
  52. North Macedonia: US$84k
  53. Chile: US$59k
  54. Russia: US$55k
  55. Montenegro: US$52k
  56. Macao SAR China: US$51k
  57. Kuwait: US$48k
  58. Serbia: US$47k
  59. Panama: US$44k
  60. New Zealand: US$41k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$714m 49.9%
2 Hong Kong SAR China US$242m 16.9%
3 Malaysia US$178m 12.5%
4 Netherlands US$145m 10.1%
5 United States US$34m 2.4%
6 Norway US$22m 1.5%
7 Denmark US$16m 1.1%
8 Germany US$11m 0.7%
9 Czechia US$9m 0.6%
10 Slovenia US$8m 0.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$191m 13.3%
2 United States US$130m 9.1%
3 Hong Kong SAR China US$108m 7.6%
4 China US$105m 7.4%
5 Australia US$87m 6.1%
6 Germany US$87m 6.1%
7 Canada US$55m 3.9%
8 United Kingdom US$52m 3.7%
9 Italy US$40m 2.8%
10 Denmark US$38m 2.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 93

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.

  • 2.5%median duty
  • 41number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Maldives

93

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Albania 1% 0% – 2% 2023
Algeria 15% 0% – 30% 2023
Armenia 13% 10% – 15% 2023
Australia 0% 2023
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina 3.3% 0% – 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cameroon 0% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Central African Republic 0% 2023
Chad 0% 2023
China 1.2% 0% – 3.5% 2023
Congo - Brazzaville 0% 2023
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Dominican Republic 14% 8% – 20% 2023
El Salvador 2.5% 0% – 5% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 0% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
European Union (27 countries) 3.8% 0% – 7.5% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 0% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Ghana 5% 2023
Guatemala 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Honduras 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 0% 2023
Jamaica 5% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 5% 2023
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 25% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mongolia 5% 2023
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Namibia 0% 2023
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 8.3% 5% – 13% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Panama 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Philippines 0% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Rwanda 0% 2023
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Switzerland 0.2%* 2023
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Türkiye 7.5% 2023
Uganda 0% 2023
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Vietnam 0% 2023
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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
76484 Television cameras, digital cameras & video camera recorders
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 613202
CPC 2.1 product
47213 Television cameras
47214 Video camera recorders
47215 Digital cameras
49621 Helicopters
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2630 Manufacture of communication equipment
2640 Manufacture of consumer electronics
2670 Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment
3030 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178525.80, 8802.11, 8802.20changed
20128525.80, 8802.11, 8802.20changed
20078525.80, 8802.11, 8802.20changed
20028525.30, 8525.40, 8802.11, 8802.20changed
19968525.30, 8525.40, 8802.11, 8802.20changed
19928521.10, 8521.90, 8525.30, 8802.11, 8802.20, 9006.59changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 8

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.

  • 600014477 HMRC 5 December 2025 – 4 December 2028 · 8806 21 10 00

    A compact and lightweight electrically powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as a drone. Designed for personal aerial photography, technical recreational flying, and adult hobbyist use. The drone is a quadcopter with four motors and a foldable structure. The product is…

  • 600014478 HMRC 5 December 2025 – 4 December 2028 · 8806 21 10 00

    A compact and lightweight electrically powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as a drone. Designed for personal aerial photography, technical recreational flying, and adult hobbyist use. The drone is a quadcopter with four motors and a foldable structure. The product is…

  • 600014479 HMRC 5 December 2025 – 4 December 2028 · 8806 21 10 00

    A compact and lightweight electrically powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as a drone. Designed for personal aerial photography, technical recreational flying, and adult hobbyist use. The drone is a quadcopter with four motors and a foldable structure. The product is…

  • 600014480 HMRC 5 December 2025 – 4 December 2028 · 8806 21 10 00

    A compact and lightweight electrically powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as a drone. Designed for personal aerial photography, technical recreational flying, and adult hobbyist use. The drone is a quadcopter with four motors and a foldable structure. The product is…

  • 600014481 HMRC 5 December 2025 – 4 December 2028 · 8806 21 10 00

    A compact and lightweight electrically powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as a drone. It is designed for personal aerial photography, technical recreational flying, and adult hobbyist use. The drone is a quadcopter with four motors and a foldable structure. The product is…

  • 600014483 HMRC 5 December 2025 – 4 December 2028 · 8806 21 10 00

    A compact and lightweight electrically powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly referred to as a drone. It is designed for personal aerial photography, technical recreational flying, and adult hobbyist use. The drone is a quadcopter with four motors and a foldable structure. The product is…

8 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.

  1. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

  3. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/271 of 29 January 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

    CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8525.80, 8802.11, 8802.20.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8806.21 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8806.21 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 7.5% (average 3.8%). 1 of them is duty-free.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported drones up to 250 g worth £36.5m (down 18% on the year before), at an average of £213.58 per kg; China supplied 86%, followed by Hong Kong SAR China.

World trade in drones up to 250 g reached US$1bn in 2024, up 49.7% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 49.9% of the total, ahead of Hong Kong SAR China.

Legal notes

Subheading notes

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for with maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g?

With maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g fall under HS subheading 8806.21, part of heading 8806, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on with maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8806.21 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 with maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8806.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 7.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most with maximum take-off weight not more than 250 g?

China, with US$714m in 2024 (49.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export drones up to 250 g 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.

Where does the UK import drones up to 250 g from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (86%), Hong Kong SAR China (5%) and Norway (2%), out of total imports of £36.5m.

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