9018.31: Syringes, with or without needles

1. 9018 31 00 00 Syringes, with or without needles
2. 9018 31 10 00 Of plastics Free
3. 9018 31 90 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£203.3m+3.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price£17.51 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£43.3m	21.3%	+12%
China	£28.7m	14.1%	+18.9%
Germany	£28.5m	14%	+29.7%
Finland	£22.1m	10.9%	-19.1%
Taiwan	£14.1m	6.9%	+14.1%
Spain	£13.5m	6.7%	+11.5%
Italy	£12.4m	6.1%	-3.2%
Switzerland	£7.5m	3.7%	-33.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5% Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Argentina 16% Third-country duty 19 tariff lines Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$1.1bn	13.2%
2	France	US$902.5m	11%
3	Switzerland	US$899m	11%
4	China	US$820.6m	10%
5	Germany	US$754m	9.2%
6	Mexico	US$596.2m	7.3%
7	Italy	US$559.5m	6.8%
8	Taiwan	US$481.6m	5.9%
9	Hungary	US$287.7m	3.5%
10	Netherlands	US$250.6m	3.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$1.2bn	14.8%
2	Germany	US$822.2m	10%
3	France	US$795.7m	9.7%
4	Belgium	US$517.2m	6.3%
5	Italy	US$410.9m	5%
6	Switzerland	US$352m	4.3%
7	Netherlands	US$337m	4.1%
8	Ireland	US$281.3m	3.4%
9	China	US$268.8m	3.3%
10	United Kingdom	US$244.8m	3%

Import duty on this product around the world 163

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
• 62number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 30%highest: Algeria, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

163

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	2.5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	10%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5.5%	5% – 7%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	0%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	8%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	10%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5.5%	5% – 7%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	10%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	0%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Brazil	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	5%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	5%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	5%		2023
Chad	5%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	8%		2023
Colombia	5%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	5%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	3%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	5%		2023
Eswatini	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Ethiopia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	0%		2023
Fiji	0%		2023
French Polynesia	4%		2023
Gabon	5%		2023
Gambia	5%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	5%		2023
Gibraltar	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	10%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	5%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	5%		2023
Guyana	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	3.5%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
Indonesia	20%	15% – 25%	2023
Iran	15%	5% – 26%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	2%	0% – 6%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	10%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5.5%	5% – 7%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Libya	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	0%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	0%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritania	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	5%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	1.5%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	5%		2023
Nigeria	5%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	20%		2023
Palestinian Territories	2%	0% – 6%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	3%	0% – 6%	2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	1%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5.5%	5% – 7%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	5%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		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	10%	0% – 20%	2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	10%		2023
St Lucia	10%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	6%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	10%		2023
Sudan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	10%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	5%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	10%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Uruguay	14%	0% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	0%		2023
Zimbabwe	0%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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

87221 Syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae & the like

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 711220

CPC 2.1 product

48150 Other instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or veterinary sciences (including syringes, needles, catheters, cannulae, ophthalmic instruments and appliances n.e.c. and electro-medical apparatus n.e.c.)

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

3250 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 7

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. Classification 29 July 2026 · Applies from: 7 August 2026

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1873 of 23 July 2026 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

   CELEX 32026R1873 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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