Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9021
9021.39: Other artificial parts of the body: other
Other artificial body parts
Official description Other
9021.39 is the HS subheading for other artificial body parts, under heading 9021 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9021 39 00 00 Other
- 9021 39 10 00 Ocular prostheses Free
- 9021 39 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.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 4
- 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
- Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2009/1056
- Documents
- Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £116.6m | 26.4% | +27.2% | |
| £100.5m | 22.7% | -17.9% | |
| £52.7m | 11.9% | -18.8% | |
| £45.6m | 10.3% | +62.2% | |
| £45.1m | 10.2% | +20% | |
| £28.6m | 6.5% | -49.1% | |
| £14.9m | 3.4% | -3.5% | |
| £6.4m | 1.4% | +27.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$680kUS$680k+US$20m+US$149m+> US$2bn
Exports: 139
- United States: US$4bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- Singapore: US$2bn
- Costa Rica: US$2bn
- Ireland: US$2bn
- Germany: US$951m
- Mexico: US$781m
- Belgium: US$628m
- United Kingdom: US$459m
- France: US$413m
- Switzerland: US$375m
- Iceland: US$278m
- Thailand: US$174m
- India: US$149m
- Brazil: US$141m
- China: US$135m
- Austria: US$118m
- Italy: US$109m
- Denmark: US$101m
- Spain: US$98m
- Australia: US$70m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$62m
- Bulgaria: US$57m
- Türkiye: US$49m
- Poland: US$41m
- Czechia: US$40m
- Japan: US$37m
- Canada: US$33m
- Sweden: US$31m
- Israel: US$28m
- Indonesia: US$27m
- Hungary: US$26m
- South Korea: US$24m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$19m
- New Zealand: US$17m
- Russia: US$14m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Norway: US$11m
- Barbados: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Greece: US$8m
- Armenia: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Cyprus: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Moldova: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Mauritius: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$34m+US$185m+> US$754m
Imports: 200
- United States: US$3bn
- Netherlands: US$3bn
- China: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- France: US$799m
- Japan: US$754m
- Belgium: US$566m
- United Kingdom: US$554m
- Italy: US$480m
- Spain: US$349m
- Canada: US$347m
- Australia: US$324m
- Switzerland: US$241m
- Türkiye: US$223m
- India: US$216m
- Brazil: US$215m
- Singapore: US$197m
- Mexico: US$194m
- South Korea: US$191m
- Russia: US$185m
- Poland: US$180m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$170m
- Taiwan: US$148m
- Austria: US$133m
- Thailand: US$117m
- Czechia: US$115m
- Costa Rica: US$114m
- Saudi Arabia: US$111m
- Ireland: US$110m
- Sweden: US$95m
- Greece: US$91m
- Vietnam: US$88m
- Portugal: US$84m
- Iran: US$78m
- Ukraine: US$73m
- Argentina: US$72m
- Colombia: US$70m
- Chile: US$61m
- Israel: US$58m
- Norway: US$56m
- United Arab Emirates: US$53m
- South Africa: US$51m
- Denmark: US$51m
- Malaysia: US$51m
- Egypt: US$48m
- Bulgaria: US$45m
- Romania: US$43m
- Croatia: US$39m
- New Zealand: US$35m
- Slovakia: US$34m
- Hungary: US$33m
- Finland: US$32m
- Slovenia: US$31m
- Kazakhstan: US$29m
- Philippines: US$28m
- Sri Lanka: US$23m
- Serbia: US$21m
- Peru: US$20m
- Cyprus: US$19m
- Morocco: US$16m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$4bn | 25.6% | |
| 2 | US$2bn | 11.6% | |
| 3 | US$2bn | 10.9% | |
| 4 | US$2bn | 9.7% | |
| 5 | US$2bn | 9.4% | |
| 6 | US$951m | 5.5% | |
| 7 | US$781m | 4.5% | |
| 8 | US$628m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$459m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$413m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$3bn | 18.4% | |
| 2 | US$3bn | 17.2% | |
| 3 | US$1bn | 6.5% | |
| 4 | US$1bn | 5.9% | |
| 5 | US$799m | 4.7% | |
| 6 | US$754m | 4.4% | |
| 7 | US$566m | 3.3% | |
| 8 | US$554m | 3.2% | |
| 9 | US$480m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$349m | 2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 0%median duty
- 110number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 12%highest: Morocco, Barbados, Belize
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 5.3% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5.3% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 12% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5.3% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4.7% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5.3% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 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
- 89966 Other artificial parts of the body to compensate for a defect/disability
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48171 Orthopaedic appliances; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3250 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9021.39 | changed |
| 2012 | 9021.39 | changed |
| 2007 | 9021.39 | changed |
| 2002 | 9021.39 | changed |
| 1996 | 9021.30 | changed |
| 1992 | 9021.30 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N357848 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of foot prostheses and their individual components from Sweden
- N352352 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a prosthetic hand set and prosthetic elbows sets from United Kingdom
- N289057 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a “Taska Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand Set” from New Zealand and China
- N283802 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of “Xeltis Bioabsorbable Pulmonary Valved Conduit” from Switzerland
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.
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CELEX 32026R0333 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 9021.39 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 9021.39 covers 2 tariff lines and 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 other artificial body parts into the UK came to £442.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); Singapore supplied 26%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported other artificial body parts worth US$17bn (+12.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$4bn), followed by the Netherlands.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other artificial parts of the body: other?
Other artificial parts of the body: other fall under HS subheading 9021.39, part of heading 9021, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other artificial parts of the body: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9021.39 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 other artificial parts of the body: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9021.39 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 other artificial parts of the body: other?
The United States, with US$4bn in 2024 (25.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export other artificial body parts 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 other artificial body parts?
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 other artificial body parts from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Singapore (26%), United States (23%) and Ireland (12%), out of total imports of £442.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.