Subheading · Chapter 94 · Heading 9401
9401.71: Other seats, with metal frames: upholstered
Upholstered metal-frame seats
Official description Upholstered
9401.71 is the HS subheading for upholstered metal-frame seats, under heading 9401 in chapter 94.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9401 71 00 00 Upholstered Free+3
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)
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition on goods for torture and repression
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1479
- Documents
- C064 Authorisation for export or import of goods that could be used for torture (Regulation (EU) 2019/125)
- Y904 Goods other than those described in the TR footnotes linked to the measure
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- Documents
- C400 Presentation of the required "CITES" certificate
- Y900 Declared goods do not belong to the Washington Convention (CITES)
- 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)
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £194.6m | 63.5% | +0.8% |
 Italy | £28.1m | 9.2% | +2.1% |
 Poland | £14.7m | 4.8% | -5.8% |
 Germany | £10.6m | 3.4% | -0.4% |
 Hungary | £10m | 3.2% | +565.2% |
 Norway | £8m | 2.6% | +393.3% |
 Vietnam | £6.5m | 2.1% | +90% |
 Lithuania | £4.5m | 1.5% | -18% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 100% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines 
USA Free 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.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$141.5kUS$141.5k+US$8.1m+US$50.3m+> US$333.8m
Exports: 158
- China: US$5.6bn
- Italy: US$555.3m
- Vietnam: US$385.8m
- Germany: US$343.1m
- Poland: US$333.8m
- Canada: US$173.9m
- Mexico: US$158.7m
- Netherlands: US$144.3m
- Denmark: US$139.1m
- Spain: US$116.1m
- United States: US$115.7m
- Sweden: US$81.8m
- Türkiye: US$61.9m
- France: US$61.4m
- Lithuania: US$50.9m
- Thailand: US$50.3m
- Malaysia: US$48.9m
- United Kingdom: US$46.5m
- Romania: US$46.2m
- Taiwan: US$44.4m
- Ukraine: US$41.9m
- Austria: US$40.3m
- Belgium: US$39.3m
- Czechia: US$31.6m
- Indonesia: US$31m
- India: US$28.4m
- Hungary: US$26m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23.1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$21.3m
- Norway: US$20.5m
- Bulgaria: US$18.6m
- Portugal: US$15.6m
- Switzerland: US$13.2m
- Slovakia: US$11.5m
- Brazil: US$10.8m
- Cambodia: US$9.2m
- North Macedonia: US$9.1m
- Latvia: US$8.7m
- Colombia: US$8.6m
- Russia: US$8.1m
- Croatia: US$6.9m
- Slovenia: US$6.7m
- South Korea: US$6.5m
- Japan: US$6.4m
- Albania: US$4.8m
- Australia: US$4.7m
- Greece: US$4.6m
- South Africa: US$4.3m
- Estonia: US$4.1m
- Finland: US$3.8m
- Ireland: US$3.3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.4m
- Tunisia: US$2.2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Philippines: US$1.7m
- Singapore: US$1.4m
- New Zealand: US$893.1k
- Uzbekistan: US$885.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$24.1m+US$88.7m+> US$268.6m
Imports: 220
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$776.2m
- France: US$436.1m
- Netherlands: US$375.4m
- United Kingdom: US$346.9m
- Canada: US$337.1m
- Japan: US$268.6m
- Australia: US$253.5m
- South Korea: US$241.1m
- Poland: US$239.2m
- Switzerland: US$209.2m
- Spain: US$192m
- United Arab Emirates: US$175.8m
- Belgium: US$163.7m
- Denmark: US$156.1m
- Austria: US$132.6m
- Italy: US$121.5m
- Vietnam: US$119.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$116.9m
- Mexico: US$107.3m
- Russia: US$99.9m
- Sweden: US$88.7m
- Norway: US$81m
- Israel: US$68.7m
- Thailand: US$66.4m
- Ghana: US$60.4m
- Nigeria: US$58.5m
- Ireland: US$56.8m
- Hungary: US$55.4m
- China: US$55.2m
- Romania: US$53.1m
- Portugal: US$52.5m
- Singapore: US$51.8m
- Indonesia: US$50.9m
- Czechia: US$49.8m
- Malaysia: US$46.4m
- Greece: US$44.1m
- Taiwan: US$39.7m
- Croatia: US$37.6m
- Iraq: US$36.9m
- Slovakia: US$36.6m
- Morocco: US$35.2m
- Cambodia: US$35.2m
- Finland: US$34.3m
- India: US$33.3m
- Bulgaria: US$31.7m
- Philippines: US$31.2m
- Senegal: US$30.8m
- Türkiye: US$29.9m
- Brazil: US$28.3m
- Ukraine: US$28.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$26.9m
- New Zealand: US$26m
- Chile: US$24.2m
- Togo: US$24.1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23.6m
- South Africa: US$20.6m
- Slovenia: US$19.6m
- Libya: US$19.3m
- Kuwait: US$18.4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$5.6bn | 62% |
| 2 | Italy | US$555.3m | 6.1% |
| 3 | Vietnam | US$385.8m | 4.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$343.1m | 3.8% |
| 5 | Poland | US$333.8m | 3.7% |
| 6 |  Canada | US$173.9m | 1.9% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$158.7m | 1.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$144.3m | 1.6% |
| 9 |  Denmark | US$139.1m | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$116.1m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 22.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$776.2m | 8.5% |
| 3 |  France | US$436.1m | 4.8% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$375.4m | 4.1% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$346.9m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Canada | US$337.1m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$268.6m | 3% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$253.5m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$241.1m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Poland | US$239.2m | 2.6% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9401.71; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 9401.71 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
175 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 upholstered metal-frame seats into the UK came to £306.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 5% on the year before); China supplied 64%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported upholstered metal-frame seats worth US$9.1bn (+5.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$5.6bn), followed by Italy.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other seats, with metal frames: upholstered?
Other seats, with metal frames: upholstered fall under HS subheading 9401.71, part of heading 9401, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other seats, with metal frames: upholstered in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9401.71 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 seats, with metal frames: upholstered in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9401.71 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 seats, with metal frames: upholstered?
China, with US$5.6bn in 2024 (62% of world exports).
Which countries can export upholstered metal-frame seats to the UK duty-free?
175 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 upholstered metal-frame seats?
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 upholstered metal-frame seats from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (64%), Italy (9%) and Poland (5%), out of total imports of £306.5m.