Subheading · Chapter 95 · Heading 9506
9506.29: Water-skis, surf-bοards, sailboards and other water-sport: other
Other water-sport equipment
Official description Other
9506.29 is the HS subheading for other water-sport equipment, under heading 9506 in chapter 95.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9506 29 00 00 Other 2%
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 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- 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) | — | 2% |
| 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 | £28.6m | 60.5% | +15.4% |
 Italy | £2.2m | 4.8% | +9.4% |
 Thailand | £2m | 4.3% | +29.7% |
 Netherlands | £1.7m | 3.6% | +22.7% |
 Germany | £1.6m | 3.5% | +307% |
 United States | £1.4m | 3.1% | -2.3% |
 Taiwan | £1.3m | 2.9% | +4.3% |
 Poland | £1.1m | 2.3% | +19.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$50kUS$50k+US$2m+US$18m+> US$67m
Exports: 165
- China: US$908m
- Italy: US$105m
- France: US$82m
- Taiwan: US$69m
- Thailand: US$67m
- United States: US$63m
- Germany: US$52m
- Poland: US$48m
- Netherlands: US$47m
- Sri Lanka: US$39m
- Austria: US$30m
- Spain: US$30m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- Australia: US$22m
- Malaysia: US$22m
- Canada: US$18m
- Mexico: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Bangladesh: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Tunisia: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Mauritius: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$986k
- North Macedonia: US$977k
- New Zealand: US$737k
- Latvia: US$616k
- Russia: US$574k
- Moldova: US$567k
- Croatia: US$502k
- Peru: US$481k
- Kazakhstan: US$456k
- Norway: US$345k
- Egypt: US$257k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$443kUS$443k+US$4m+US$16m+> US$65m
Imports: 211
- United States: US$408m
- France: US$154m
- Germany: US$134m
- Spain: US$85m
- Netherlands: US$74m
- Australia: US$72m
- Canada: US$65m
- Poland: US$54m
- Italy: US$53m
- United Kingdom: US$52m
- Russia: US$51m
- Austria: US$45m
- South Korea: US$38m
- Japan: US$32m
- Malaysia: US$29m
- Switzerland: US$27m
- Czechia: US$25m
- United Arab Emirates: US$20m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- Belgium: US$17m
- New Zealand: US$16m
- Norway: US$13m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Greece: US$12m
- Israel: US$11m
- China: US$10m
- Croatia: US$10m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Ireland: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Chile: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Romania: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$5m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- French Polynesia: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Algeria: US$3m
- Maldives: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Mauritius: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$908m | 50.4% |
| 2 | Italy | US$105m | 5.8% |
| 3 |  France | US$82m | 4.6% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$69m | 3.8% |
| 5 | Thailand | US$67m | 3.7% |
| 6 | United States | US$63m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Germany | US$52m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Poland | US$48m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$47m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Sri Lanka | US$39m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$408m | 22.7% |
| 2 | France | US$154m | 8.5% |
| 3 | Germany | US$134m | 7.4% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$85m | 4.7% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$74m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Australia | US$72m | 4% |
| 7 | Canada | US$65m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Poland | US$54m | 3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$53m | 2.9% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$52m | 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.
- 10%median duty
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 10% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 20% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 10% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 10% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 7% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 10% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.9%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 23% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 89474 Water-skis, surfboards, sailboards & other water sport equipment
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38420 Water-skis, surf-boards, sailboards and other water-sport equipment
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3230 Manufacture of sports goods
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9506.29 | changed |
| 2012 | 9506.29 | changed |
| 2007 | 9506.29 | changed |
| 2002 | 9506.29 | changed |
| 1996 | 9506.29 | changed |
| 1992 | 9506.29 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 29
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.
- N364825 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a diving mask from Greece
- N346482 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of surfboard blanks from Brazil.
- N338005 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the “Sun & Sky Silicone Ear Plugs” from China
- N335265 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the “Comfy Trainer Arm Float” from China
- N326933 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the “2-in-1 Tot Swimmer” from China
- N324650 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an inflatable paddle board set from an unknown country
- 600014812 HMRC
Marker buoy. A surface marker buoy intended for use by deep water divers to show free divers are below. It provides: Training Space: The buoy is designed to set up a freediving training zone with a depth of up to 20 meters. It allows for a diving space suitable for 2 divers at the same time.…
- 600014413 HMRC
Children’s armbands. A pair of Inflatable armbands made from 100% PVC. They are designed to be worn by children around the arms to keep them afloat in water or swimming pools, as an aid for learning to swim. Their construction does not provide a level of safety for rescue or security for…
- 600011454 HMRC
Handheld paddle used to propel a human-powered watercraft, known as a paddleboard, by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel. Features a blade at one end and a handle at the other. Composed of a Plastic Blade and an Aluminium Shaft. Available in several sizes and colours…
- 600011460 HMRC
Handheld paddle used to propel a human-powered watercraft, known as a paddleboard, by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel. Features a blade at one end and a handle at the other. Composed of a Plastic Blade and Plastic/Resin Shaft. Available in several Plastic material…
- 600011466 HMRC
Handheld paddle used to propel a human-powered watercraft, known as a paddleboard, by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel. Features a blade at one end and a handle at the other. Composed of a Plastic Blade and an Aluminium Shaft. Colour: Orange. Packaged loose (held…
- 600011495 HMRC
Handheld paddle used to propel a human-powered watercraft, known as a paddleboard, by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel. Features a blade at one end and a handle at the other. Composed of a blade made from either Polypropylene or Glass Fibre and a shaft made from…
29 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.
- Sanctions
Trade Tariff news 5806 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Subheading 9506.29 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9506.29; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 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 water-sport equipment worth £47.3m (up 16% on the year before), at an average of £10.17 per kg; China supplied 61%, followed by Italy.
World trade in other water-sport equipment reached US$1.8bn in 2024, down 3.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 50.4% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for water-skis, surf-bοards, sailboards and other water-sport: other?
Water-skis, surf-bοards, sailboards and other water-sport: other fall under HS subheading 9506.29, part of heading 9506, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on water-skis, surf-bοards, sailboards and other… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9506.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on water-skis, surf-bοards, sailboards and other… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9506.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most water-skis, surf-bοards, sailboards and other…?
China, with US$908m in 2024 (50.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export other water-sport equipment 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other water-sport equipment?
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 water-sport equipment from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (61%), Italy (5%) and Thailand (4%), out of total imports of £47.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.