Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9021
9021.29: Artificial teeth and dental fittings: other
Dental fittings (other)
Official description Other
9021.29 is the HS subheading for dental fittings (other), under heading 9021 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9021 29 00 00 Other 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
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
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £48.8m | 43.6% | +8,234.5% |
 Mexico | £12.8m | 11.4% | +5,239.8% |
 Switzerland | £9.8m | 8.7% | +11% |
 United States | £7.5m | 6.7% | -14.2% |
 Sweden | £4.2m | 3.8% | +34.8% |
 Brazil | £3.9m | 3.5% | +29.1% |
 Jordan | £3.8m | 3.4% | -35.4% |
 Germany | £3.5m | 3.2% | +25% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$134.4kUS$134.4k+US$5m+US$31m+> US$384m
Exports: 146
- Switzerland: US$998.5m
- South Korea: US$865.4m
- United States: US$534m
- Germany: US$467.7m
- Netherlands: US$384m
- China: US$200.4m
- Sweden: US$194.1m
- Spain: US$111.3m
- Italy: US$94m
- France: US$90.4m
- Israel: US$89.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$61m
- Mexico: US$34.1m
- Brazil: US$31m
- Japan: US$27.3m
- Armenia: US$26.1m
- Taiwan: US$24.2m
- Vietnam: US$22.3m
- Austria: US$21.3m
- Türkiye: US$17.6m
- Andorra: US$16.5m
- South Africa: US$14.9m
- Czechia: US$14.4m
- Lithuania: US$12.3m
- Philippines: US$9.8m
- Belgium: US$9.7m
- Australia: US$9.3m
- United Kingdom: US$8.8m
- Canada: US$8.4m
- Hungary: US$7.7m
- Jordan: US$6.9m
- Denmark: US$6.9m
- Poland: US$6.2m
- India: US$6.1m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4.5m
- Luxembourg: US$3.3m
- Slovenia: US$2.8m
- Ukraine: US$2.1m
- Madagascar: US$1.8m
- Finland: US$1.7m
- Pakistan: US$1.7m
- Costa Rica: US$1.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.2m
- Serbia: US$1.2m
- Thailand: US$1.2m
- Portugal: US$1.2m
- Moldova: US$1.1m
- Singapore: US$1.1m
- Latvia: US$966.1k
- North Korea: US$857.2k
- Norway: US$815.4k
- Romania: US$678.3k
- Bulgaria: US$617.4k
- Lebanon: US$490.8k
- Argentina: US$422.2k
- Russia: US$421.2k
- Greece: US$396.3k
- Malaysia: US$365.2k
- Morocco: US$339.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.3mUS$1.3m+US$12.8m+US$52m+> US$226.5m
Imports: 191
- China: US$907.4m
- Germany: US$476.1m
- United States: US$285.1m
- France: US$243.1m
- Netherlands: US$231m
- Russia: US$226.5m
- Spain: US$203.1m
- Türkiye: US$125.8m
- Italy: US$117.6m
- Switzerland: US$98m
- Japan: US$96.7m
- Canada: US$85m
- United Arab Emirates: US$59.5m
- United Kingdom: US$58m
- India: US$55.2m
- Poland: US$54.5m
- Taiwan: US$53.4m
- Romania: US$52.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$52m
- Australia: US$51.5m
- South Korea: US$50.7m
- Belgium: US$48m
- Vietnam: US$42.2m
- Portugal: US$38.4m
- Ukraine: US$36.3m
- Iran: US$34.7m
- Armenia: US$34.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$33.2m
- Mexico: US$27.8m
- Austria: US$27m
- Sweden: US$25.5m
- Czechia: US$24m
- Lithuania: US$23.9m
- Thailand: US$23.2m
- Croatia: US$22.6m
- Chile: US$22.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$19.3m
- Albania: US$18.2m
- Denmark: US$17m
- Israel: US$15.5m
- Hungary: US$15.3m
- Colombia: US$15.2m
- Moldova: US$14.9m
- Greece: US$14.6m
- Serbia: US$13.8m
- Norway: US$13.2m
- Ireland: US$12.9m
- Iraq: US$12.8m
- Egypt: US$11.7m
- Belarus: US$11.2m
- Algeria: US$11m
- Brazil: US$10.6m
- Singapore: US$10.3m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$9.9m
- Jordan: US$8.3m
- Azerbaijan: US$8.2m
- New Zealand: US$7.9m
- Nigeria: US$7.5m
- Lebanon: US$7.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | US$998.5m | 22.3% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$865.4m | 19.3% |
| 3 | United States | US$534m | 11.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$467.7m | 10.5% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$384m | 8.6% |
| 6 |  China | US$200.4m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Sweden | US$194.1m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$111.3m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$94m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  France | US$90.4m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$907.4m | 20.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$476.1m | 10.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$285.1m | 6.4% |
| 4 | France | US$243.1m | 5.4% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$231m | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Russia | US$226.5m | 5.1% |
| 7 | Spain | US$203.1m | 4.5% |
| 8 |  Türkiye | US$125.8m | 2.8% |
| 9 | Italy | US$117.6m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$98m | 2.2% |
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Classification · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0333 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 9021.29 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9021.29; the duty 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 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 dental fittings (other) worth £112m (up 137% on the year before), at an average of £759.50 per kg; Poland supplied 44%, followed by Mexico.
World trade in dental fittings (other) reached US$4.5bn in 2024, up 4.7% on 2023.
Switzerland was the largest exporter with 22.3% of the total, ahead of South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for artificial teeth and dental fittings: other?
Artificial teeth and dental fittings: other fall under HS subheading 9021.29, part of heading 9021, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on artificial teeth and dental fittings: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9021.29 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 artificial teeth and dental fittings: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9021.29 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 artificial teeth and dental fittings: other?
Switzerland, with US$998.5m in 2024 (22.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export dental fittings (other) 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 dental fittings (other)?
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 dental fittings (other) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (44%), Mexico (11%) and Switzerland (9%), out of total imports of £112m.