Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9021
9021.90: Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts: other
Other orthopaedic and implanted appliances
Official description Other
9021.90 is the HS subheading for other orthopaedic and implanted appliances, under heading 9021 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9021 90 00 00 Other
- 9021 90 10 00 Parts and accessories of hearing aids Free
- 9021 90 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £282.1m | 28% | +52% |
 Australia | £248.7m | 24.7% | -13.9% |
 United States | £202.6m | 20.1% | +7.4% |
 Germany | £44.8m | 4.4% | +14.5% |
 Ireland | £36.5m | 3.6% | -22.8% |
 Sweden | £28m | 2.8% | +1.5% |
 Poland | £25.4m | 2.5% | +39.8% |
 Switzerland | £23.7m | 2.3% | +27.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$176kUS$176k+US$15m+US$287m+> US$1bn
Exports: 161
- United States: US$4bn
- Ireland: US$2bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- China: US$1bn
- Australia: US$732m
- Belgium: US$610m
- Mexico: US$582m
- Singapore: US$557m
- Poland: US$532m
- Malaysia: US$512m
- Switzerland: US$497m
- United Kingdom: US$435m
- Austria: US$416m
- Denmark: US$393m
- France: US$287m
- Vietnam: US$257m
- Sweden: US$174m
- Costa Rica: US$173m
- South Korea: US$160m
- Israel: US$142m
- Japan: US$120m
- Italy: US$115m
- Philippines: US$115m
- Spain: US$85m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$67m
- India: US$65m
- Bulgaria: US$60m
- Taiwan: US$41m
- Lithuania: US$32m
- Canada: US$31m
- Uruguay: US$29m
- Czechia: US$28m
- Dominican Republic: US$26m
- Thailand: US$25m
- Portugal: US$23m
- Finland: US$18m
- Guatemala: US$16m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- Slovenia: US$10m
- Argentina: US$10m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Greece: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Armenia: US$5m
- Cyprus: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Iceland: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$23m+US$211m+> US$896m
Imports: 213
- United States: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- United Kingdom: US$1bn
- France: US$1bn
- Belgium: US$921m
- China: US$896m
- Italy: US$555m
- Mexico: US$546m
- Switzerland: US$517m
- Singapore: US$461m
- Ireland: US$425m
- Japan: US$395m
- Spain: US$350m
- South Korea: US$299m
- Canada: US$297m
- Australia: US$269m
- India: US$256m
- Denmark: US$242m
- Brazil: US$217m
- Poland: US$211m
- Russia: US$198m
- Austria: US$189m
- Malaysia: US$171m
- Sweden: US$137m
- Vietnam: US$128m
- Saudi Arabia: US$111m
- Israel: US$110m
- Norway: US$109m
- Philippines: US$99m
- Iran: US$98m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$82m
- Taiwan: US$82m
- Colombia: US$78m
- Türkiye: US$74m
- Portugal: US$74m
- Argentina: US$70m
- Czechia: US$67m
- New Zealand: US$64m
- Finland: US$61m
- Kazakhstan: US$58m
- Egypt: US$58m
- United Arab Emirates: US$56m
- South Africa: US$50m
- Slovakia: US$47m
- Greece: US$44m
- Pakistan: US$41m
- Panama: US$40m
- Thailand: US$37m
- Romania: US$34m
- Iraq: US$32m
- Slovenia: US$26m
- Kuwait: US$23m
- Hungary: US$23m
- Jordan: US$22m
- Croatia: US$22m
- Morocco: US$21m
- Serbia: US$21m
- Ukraine: US$20m
- Lithuania: US$19m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$4bn | 21.3% |
| 2 | Ireland | US$2bn | 13% |
| 3 | Germany | US$2bn | 9.6% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$1bn | 7.7% |
| 5 | China | US$1bn | 5.7% |
| 6 | Australia | US$732m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$610m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$582m | 3.3% |
| 9 |  Singapore | US$557m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Poland | US$532m | 3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 12.1% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$2bn | 10.5% |
| 3 | Germany | US$1bn | 8.1% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$1bn | 6.7% |
| 5 |  France | US$1bn | 5.9% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$921m | 5.2% |
| 7 | China | US$896m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$555m | 3.2% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$546m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Switzerland | US$517m | 2.9% |
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
- 104number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 10%highest: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 0% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 3.5% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 0.5% | 0% – 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 1.8% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 0% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 4% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 0% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 3.5% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 0% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 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 | 3.1% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 3.5% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 89969 Appliances, n.e.s., which are worn/carried/implanted in the body to compensate for a defect/a disability
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 48172 Hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2660 Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9021.90 | changed |
| 2012 | 9021.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 9021.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 9021.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 9021.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 9021.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 16
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.
- N364324 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Recording Head Component from Germany
- N361297 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of SILKBridge® Biointegrative Nerve Guide from Italy
- N360516 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of insulin pump patches and continuous glucose monitor patches from China
- N344671 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an Optical Module from China
- N334287 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the Cionic Neural Sleeve™ and its components from China
- N330481 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of implantable collamer lenses from an unknown country
- 600013758 HMRC
The product is ear moulds for hearing aids. The main purpose is to conduct sound from a behind the ear hearing aid into the ear. It also helps to ensure that the hearing aid rests securely on the ear. Each ear mould is predominantly made of silicone and is custom made to the shape of a patient’s…
- 600011610 HMRC
Monitor earphone adaptor This product is a monitor earphone adaptor (MEA) is a sandwich module which is connected between the processing unit and the battery module when in operation. With the monitor earphones and adaptor, a carer or audiologist can use the earphones to check that the hearing aid…
16 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.
- Classification · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0333 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9021.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9021.90 into 2 tariff lines; 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 other orthopaedic and implanted appliances worth £1bn (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £634.72 per kg; China supplied 28%, followed by Australia.
World trade in other orthopaedic and implanted appliances reached US$18bn in 2024, up 5.1% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 21.3% of the total, ahead of Ireland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts: other?
Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts: other fall under HS subheading 9021.90, part of heading 9021, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on orthopaedic appliances in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9021.90 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 orthopaedic appliances in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9021.90 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 orthopaedic appliances?
The United States, with US$4bn in 2024 (21.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other orthopaedic and implanted appliances 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 orthopaedic and implanted appliances?
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 orthopaedic and implanted appliances from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (28%), Australia (25%) and United States (20%), out of total imports of £1bn.