Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9010
9010.60: Apparatus and equipment for photographic: projection screens
Official description Projection screens
Subheading 9010.60 belongs to heading 9010 (apparatus and equipment for photographic) in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9010 60 00 00 Projection screens Free
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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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 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
- Iraq, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £5.6m | 64.6% | +8.9% |
 Italy | £833k | 9.6% | +12.4% |
 France | £641k | 7.4% | +4.3% |
 Netherlands | £335k | 3.8% | -29.9% |
 United States | £334k | 3.8% | -25% |
 Austria | £318k | 3.7% | -20.9% |
 Poland | £156k | 1.8% | -39.3% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £119k | 1.4% | +7,604.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$76kUS$76k+US$766k+US$4m+> US$15m
Exports: 96
- China: US$132m
- United States: US$24m
- Austria: US$15m
- Canada: US$13m
- Germany: US$13m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Italy: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- France: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Spain: US$955k
- Saudi Arabia: US$832k
- Ireland: US$832k
- United Arab Emirates: US$780k
- Czechia: US$766k
- Sweden: US$759k
- Morocco: US$579k
- Thailand: US$537k
- Bulgaria: US$482k
- Singapore: US$482k
- Japan: US$416k
- Switzerland: US$364k
- Ukraine: US$330k
- Serbia: US$328k
- Türkiye: US$276k
- Australia: US$266k
- Lithuania: US$208k
- South Africa: US$205k
- Slovakia: US$193k
- Portugal: US$180k
- Norway: US$168k
- Mexico: US$155k
- Croatia: US$143k
- Greece: US$143k
- Slovenia: US$140k
- Kazakhstan: US$96k
- Panama: US$79k
- Bangladesh: US$76k
- Estonia: US$71k
- Finland: US$64k
- Luxembourg: US$62k
- Kuwait: US$57k
- Russia: US$54k
- New Zealand: US$41k
- Hungary: US$37k
- Latvia: US$33k
- Romania: US$33k
- Bahamas: US$33k
- Guatemala: US$32k
- Bahrain: US$27k
- Chile: US$13k
- Egypt: US$11k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$97kUS$97k+US$808k+US$4m+> US$10m
Imports: 198
- United States: US$35m
- Germany: US$26m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24m
- Canada: US$11m
- France: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- Japan: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- India: US$6m
- China: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$987k
- Romania: US$984k
- South Africa: US$972k
- Finland: US$952k
- Qatar: US$897k
- Peru: US$808k
- Greece: US$798k
- Ukraine: US$787k
- Croatia: US$786k
- Lithuania: US$748k
- Hungary: US$728k
- New Zealand: US$695k
- Slovakia: US$694k
- Israel: US$692k
- Egypt: US$581k
- Slovenia: US$579k
- Estonia: US$439k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$132m | 50.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$24m | 9.3% |
| 3 | Austria | US$15m | 5.7% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$13m | 5% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$13m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$8m | 3.2% |
| 7 | Italy | US$8m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Denmark | US$7m | 2.6% |
| 9 | France | US$6m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$4m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$35m | 13.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$26m | 9.9% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$24m | 9.3% |
| 4 | Canada | US$11m | 4.2% |
| 5 | France | US$10m | 4% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$10m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$9m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Malaysia | US$8m | 3% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$8m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$7m | 2.8% |
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.
- N318465 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a projection screen from China
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9010.60; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 9010.60 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
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 £8.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 1% on the year before); China supplied 65%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$261m (+14.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$132m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for apparatus and equipment for photographic: projection screens?
Apparatus and equipment for photographic: projection screens fall under HS subheading 9010.60, part of heading 9010, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on apparatus and equipment for photographic in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9010.60 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 apparatus and equipment for photographic in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9010.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most apparatus and equipment for photographic?
China, with US$132m in 2024 (50.4% 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 China (65%), Italy (10%) and France (7%), out of total imports of £8.7m.