Subheading · Section XVIII

9028.20: Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters: liquid meters

9028.20

Official description Liquid meters

  • FreeUK
  • 2.1%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • —USA
  • US$1.8bnWorld trade in 2024

9028.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9028, gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, chapter 90.

Subheading 9028.20 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 9028.20; the duty is 2.1%.

Subheading 9028.20 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 50%.

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under subheading 9028.20 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.

World trade in these goods reached US$1.8bn in 2024, up 1% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 15.9% of the total, ahead of Mexico.

The United States imported the most (US$289.8m).

The United Kingdom ranked 26th among 125 exporters with US$9.5m; its largest buyer was Spain.

The United Kingdom imported US$83.6m, most of it from France.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 2.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 9028 20 00 00 Liquid meters Freep/st

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 9028 20 00 Liquid meters 2.1%p/st

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 9028.20.00.00.00 Sıvı sayaçları 50%Adet

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 9028.20.00.00 Liquid meters 16¢ each + 2.5%No.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

9028.20 · US$1.8bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$69.8kUS$69.8k+US$2.3m+US$33.6m+> US$192.5m

Exports: 125
  1. China: US$288m
  2. Mexico: US$207.4m
  3. Germany: US$203.5m
  4. France: US$192.5m
  5. Italy: US$140.5m
  6. Poland: US$106.7m
  7. United States: US$105.1m
  8. Slovakia: US$62.7m
  9. Israel: US$59.3m
  10. Tunisia: US$57.7m
  11. Türkiye: US$44.9m
  12. Denmark: US$42m
  13. Hungary: US$33.6m
  14. Spain: US$29.2m
  15. Indonesia: US$27.9m
  16. Switzerland: US$25.2m
  17. Lithuania: US$23.6m
  18. Japan: US$23.4m
  19. Malaysia: US$14.1m
  20. Brazil: US$12.8m
  21. Austria: US$11.8m
  22. Netherlands: US$11.6m
  23. Portugal: US$11m
  24. Czechia: US$10.1m
  25. Russia: US$9.9m
  26. United Kingdom: US$9.5m
  27. India: US$6.7m
  28. South Africa: US$5.8m
  29. Thailand: US$3.2m
  30. Slovenia: US$3.1m
  31. Serbia: US$2.6m
  32. South Korea: US$2.3m
  33. Belgium: US$2.3m
  34. Singapore: US$2m
  35. Taiwan: US$1.8m
  36. Australia: US$1.7m
  37. Romania: US$1.6m
  38. Norway: US$1.4m
  39. New Zealand: US$1.3m
  40. Canada: US$1.2m
  41. Greece: US$1.1m
  42. Sweden: US$949.7k
  43. Ireland: US$930.5k
  44. Finland: US$890.1k
  45. Hong Kong SAR China: US$878.4k
  46. Azerbaijan: US$701.2k
  47. Moldova: US$690.3k
  48. Bulgaria: US$625.9k
  49. Kazakhstan: US$557.8k
  50. Saudi Arabia: US$329.4k
  51. Croatia: US$242.5k
  52. Latvia: US$211k
  53. Kenya: US$181.8k
  54. Zambia: US$178.4k
  55. Dominican Republic: US$153.2k
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$149.3k
  57. Chile: US$129.5k
  58. Paraguay: US$129.2k
  59. Morocco: US$121.6k
  60. Vietnam: US$113.5k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$288m 15.9%
2 Mexico US$207.4m 11.4%
3 Germany US$203.5m 11.2%
4 France US$192.5m 10.6%
5 Italy US$140.5m 7.8%
6 Poland US$106.7m 5.9%
7 United States US$105.1m 5.8%
8 Slovakia US$62.7m 3.5%
9 Israel US$59.3m 3.3%
10 Tunisia US$57.7m 3.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$289.8m 16%
2 Germany US$147.4m 8.1%
3 France US$119m 6.6%
4 United Kingdom US$83.6m 4.6%
5 Spain US$79m 4.4%
6 Canada US$70.9m 3.9%
7 Poland US$50.4m 2.8%
8 Italy US$48.3m 2.7%
9 Greece US$38.5m 2.1%
10 Belgium US$36.2m 2%

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters: liquid meters?

Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters: liquid meters fall under HS subheading 9028.20, part of heading 9028, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on gas, liquid or electricity supply or production… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9028.20 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 gas, liquid or electricity supply or production… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9028.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.1%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most gas, liquid or electricity supply or production…?

China, with US$288m in 2024 (15.9% of world exports).