Subheading · Chapter 89 · Heading 8903
8903.31: Of a length not exceeding 7,5 m
Subheading 8903.31 belongs to heading 8903 (yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes) in chapter 89.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8903 31 00 00 Of a length not exceeding 7.5 m 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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £7.8m | 55.8% | +49.6% |
 Mexico | £4.2m | 29.6% | -24.1% |
 Netherlands | £828k | 5.9% | -9.1% |
| United Kingdom | £565k | 4% | +3,041.2% |
 Poland | £349k | 2.5% | +60.5% |
 Japan | £96k | 0.7% | -16.8% |
 Estonia | £71k | 0.5% | — |
 China | £41k | 0.3% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$443kUS$443k+US$3m+US$11m+> US$33m
Exports: 83
- United States: US$224m
- Mexico: US$208m
- Belgium: US$33m
- Poland: US$24m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Finland: US$17m
- Germany: US$16m
- Canada: US$12m
- Italy: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- France: US$8m
- China: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Spain: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Latvia: US$944k
- Malaysia: US$925k
- South Korea: US$824k
- Greece: US$805k
- Croatia: US$694k
- Moldova: US$654k
- Portugal: US$646k
- Denmark: US$621k
- Czechia: US$579k
- Albania: US$480k
- Estonia: US$443k
- Thailand: US$415k
- Cayman Islands: US$389k
- South Africa: US$366k
- Brazil: US$318k
- Sri Lanka: US$201k
- Bahamas: US$197k
- United Arab Emirates: US$187k
- Russia: US$164k
- Egypt: US$161k
- Lebanon: US$103k
- Colombia: US$99k
- Bulgaria: US$99k
- Iceland: US$80k
- Montenegro: US$75k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$73k
- Slovakia: US$60k
- Madagascar: US$50k
- Seychelles: US$44k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$280kUS$280k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$23m
Imports: 171
- Canada: US$187m
- United States: US$72m
- China: US$55m
- United Kingdom: US$30m
- France: US$27m
- Spain: US$23m
- Germany: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Finland: US$15m
- Italy: US$13m
- Sweden: US$13m
- New Zealand: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- Poland: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Greece: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Montenegro: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Bahamas: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Malta: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Moldova: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Russia: US$975k
- Albania: US$906k
- Maldives: US$868k
- Singapore: US$796k
- Ukraine: US$767k
- Panama: US$733k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$224m | 33.7% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$208m | 31.4% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$33m | 5% |
| 4 | Poland | US$24m | 3.6% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$19m | 2.9% |
| 6 |  Finland | US$17m | 2.5% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$16m | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$12m | 1.8% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$11m | 1.6% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$10m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$187m | 28.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$72m | 10.8% |
| 3 | China | US$55m | 8.3% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$30m | 4.5% |
| 5 |  France | US$27m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$23m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Germany | US$21m | 3.2% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$19m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$18m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Finland | US$15m | 2.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N360558 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a motorized fishing kayak from China In your letter dated April 9, 2026, you requested a tariff classification ruling. Illustrative literature and product descriptions were provided with your request. The article under consideration is a motorized fishing kayak, Model…
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8903.92.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8903.31; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8903.31 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.7%.
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 these goods into the UK came to £14.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 11% on the year before); United States supplied 56%, followed by Mexico.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$663m (−23.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$224m), followed by Mexico.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a length not exceeding 7,5 m?
Of a length not exceeding 7,5 m fall under HS subheading 8903.31, part of heading 8903, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a length not exceeding 7,5 m in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8903.31 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 of a length not exceeding 7,5 m in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8903.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of a length not exceeding 7,5 m?
The United States, with US$224m in 2024 (33.7% 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 Free 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 United States (56%), Mexico (30%) and Netherlands (6%), out of total imports of £14.1m.