Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9017
9017.20: Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
9017.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9017, drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments, chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9017 20 00 00 Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
- 9017 20 05 00 Plotters Freep/st
- 9017 20 10 00 Other drawing instruments 2%
- 9017 20 39 00 Marking-out instruments 2%p/st
- 9017 20 90 00 Mathematical calculating instruments (including slide rules, disc calculators and the like) 2%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 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, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/411
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 2% |
| 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 | £4.9m | 54.5% | -21.9% |
 United States | £1.5m | 16.2% | -9.6% |
 Germany | £1.1m | 12.4% | +58.1% |
 India | £504k | 5.6% | -36.1% |
 Vietnam | £186k | 2.1% | +346.5% |
 France | £142k | 1.6% | +28.5% |
 Thailand | £135k | 1.5% | +48.6% |
 Slovakia | £116k | 1.3% | +191% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2% 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2% USA Free – 4.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Canada Free – 2.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
GCC Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$28kUS$28k+US$397k+US$3m+> US$11m
Exports: 144
- China: US$209m
- United States: US$81m
- Germany: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$21m
- India: US$11m
- Japan: US$8m
- Italy: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Peru: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$922k
- South Africa: US$854k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$722k
- El Salvador: US$616k
- Russia: US$472k
- Serbia: US$425k
- United Arab Emirates: US$397k
- Tunisia: US$351k
- Singapore: US$278k
- Australia: US$266k
- Denmark: US$253k
- Brazil: US$247k
- Latvia: US$220k
- New Zealand: US$204k
- Pakistan: US$183k
- Ireland: US$182k
- Hungary: US$179k
- Greece: US$146k
- Bangladesh: US$127k
- Argentina: US$125k
- Portugal: US$121k
- Philippines: US$113k
- Croatia: US$103k
- Israel: US$96k
- Paraguay: US$95k
- Chile: US$92k
- Costa Rica: US$89k
- Lithuania: US$79k
- Ukraine: US$79k
- Finland: US$78k
- Estonia: US$62k
- Dominican Republic: US$60k
- Maldives: US$57k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$340kUS$340k+US$2m+US$4m+> US$13m
Imports: 213
- United States: US$56m
- United Arab Emirates: US$41m
- Germany: US$30m
- Canada: US$17m
- Japan: US$15m
- Mexico: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- France: US$12m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Poland: US$10m
- Australia: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Italy: US$8m
- Russia: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Austria: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- China: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Uganda: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Togo: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Honduras: US$2m
- Venezuela: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Cayman Islands: US$2m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Nepal: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$209m | 48.4% |
| 2 | United States | US$81m | 18.7% |
| 3 | Germany | US$34m | 7.9% |
| 4 | Vietnam | US$21m | 4.8% |
| 5 | India | US$11m | 2.5% |
| 6 | Japan | US$8m | 1.8% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$6m | 1.5% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$6m | 1.5% |
| 9 | France | US$5m | 1.2% |
| 10 | Taiwan | US$5m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$56m | 13% |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | US$41m | 9.4% |
| 3 | Germany | US$30m | 6.9% |
| 4 | Canada | US$17m | 4% |
| 5 | Japan | US$15m | 3.5% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$13m | 3.1% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$13m | 3% |
| 8 | France | US$12m | 2.9% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$11m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Poland | US$10m | 2.3% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Ethiopia
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 1.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 9.4% | 0% – 13% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 9.4% | 0% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 6.3% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 1.3% | 0% – 2.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2% | 0% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 20% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 2% | 0% – 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 3.1% | 0% – 13% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 9.4% | 0% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 6.8%* | 1.3% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 7.5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 2% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3.3% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 9.4% | 0% – 13% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 5.3% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 17% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 7.2%* | 1.4% – 14% | 2023 |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 2% | 0% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 7.5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 1.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
| United States | 2.8% | 0% – 4.6% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 87422 Drafting tables & machines, whether/not automatic, & other drawing, marking-out/mathematical calculating instruments
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 712020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48232 Drafting tables and machines, and other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2819 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9017.20 | changed |
| 2012 | 9017.20 | changed |
| 2007 | 9017.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 9017.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 9017.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 9017.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 11
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.
- N328679 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Fall Stencils from China
- N324855 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the Chalked Compass Set from China
- N324606 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a math tool set from China. Correction to Ruling Number NY N324042.
- N324042 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a math tool set from China
- N319147 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Stair Tread Template from China
- N305023 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Eyebrow Stencils from China
11 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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9017.20 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9017.20 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.7% (average 2%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 2%; 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 £9m (down 12% on the year before), at an average of £9.61 per kg; China supplied 55%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$431m in 2024, up 6.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 48.4% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments?
Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments fall under HS subheading 9017.20, part of heading 9017, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other drawing, marking-out or mathematical… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9017.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other drawing, marking-out or mathematical… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9017.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other drawing, marking-out or mathematical…?
China, with US$209m in 2024 (48.4% 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 – 2% 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 (55%), United States (16%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.