Subheading · Chapter 95 · Heading 9506
9506.91: Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics
Gym and fitness equipment
9506.91 is the HS subheading for gym and fitness equipment, under heading 9506 in chapter 95.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9506 91 00 00 Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics
- 9506 91 10 00 Exercising apparatus with adjustable resistance mechanisms 2%
- 9506 91 90 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 | £382.7m | 72.2% | +4.4% |
 United States | £34.5m | 6.5% | -9.7% |
 Italy | £26.7m | 5% | +16.3% |
 Taiwan | £26.3m | 5% | -0.5% |
 Germany | £10.8m | 2% | +28.2% |
 Hungary | £7m | 1.3% | -3.7% |
 Slovakia | £7m | 1.3% | +7.7% |
 Vietnam | £5.9m | 1.1% | +20.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$45.7kUS$45.7k+US$6.7m+US$48.7m+> US$270.9m
Exports: 192
- China: US$7bn
- Taiwan: US$731.1m
- United States: US$627.7m
- Italy: US$455.1m
- Germany: US$353.2m
- Netherlands: US$270.9m
- Vietnam: US$200.2m
- Spain: US$167.8m
- France: US$154.3m
- Hungary: US$141.7m
- Poland: US$136.8m
- Slovakia: US$125.9m
- United Kingdom: US$123.4m
- Canada: US$69.3m
- Sweden: US$66.3m
- Mexico: US$61.6m
- Czechia: US$58.6m
- Bulgaria: US$50m
- Russia: US$48.7m
- South Korea: US$45.8m
- Malaysia: US$42.4m
- Austria: US$35.7m
- India: US$32.8m
- Denmark: US$32.2m
- Pakistan: US$31.7m
- Finland: US$28.4m
- Belgium: US$24.8m
- Türkiye: US$24.2m
- Switzerland: US$23m
- Slovenia: US$16.5m
- Portugal: US$14.7m
- Estonia: US$14.3m
- Greece: US$14.3m
- Japan: US$12.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12.3m
- Thailand: US$12.2m
- Indonesia: US$9.9m
- Australia: US$9.5m
- New Zealand: US$9.2m
- Lithuania: US$8.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$8.2m
- Romania: US$7.5m
- Ireland: US$7.4m
- Singapore: US$7.2m
- Brazil: US$7.1m
- South Africa: US$6.9m
- Mauritius: US$6.7m
- Latvia: US$5.6m
- Norway: US$5.5m
- Ukraine: US$4.5m
- Tunisia: US$4.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.4m
- Croatia: US$2.3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$1.6m
- Serbia: US$1.3m
- Chile: US$1.2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1.1m
- Luxembourg: US$1.1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.4mUS$3.4m+US$21.4m+US$134m+> US$350.5m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$2.9bn
- Germany: US$620.7m
- United Kingdom: US$560.5m
- France: US$486.4m
- Netherlands: US$454.8m
- Canada: US$381.6m
- Spain: US$350.5m
- Australia: US$328.8m
- Japan: US$285.2m
- Poland: US$255.1m
- Mexico: US$249.2m
- South Korea: US$227m
- Italy: US$198.1m
- Brazil: US$194.2m
- Russia: US$189.5m
- India: US$171.3m
- Vietnam: US$147.5m
- Switzerland: US$144.9m
- Austria: US$141.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$138.8m
- China: US$138.1m
- Sweden: US$136.7m
- Belgium: US$134m
- Saudi Arabia: US$132.9m
- Malaysia: US$111.5m
- Indonesia: US$100.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$96.9m
- Thailand: US$96.1m
- Czechia: US$93.7m
- Denmark: US$85.3m
- Norway: US$84.2m
- Singapore: US$81.6m
- Taiwan: US$72.8m
- Türkiye: US$70.8m
- Israel: US$61.7m
- Portugal: US$61.3m
- Ireland: US$60.1m
- Finland: US$59.6m
- Chile: US$56.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$56.3m
- Romania: US$54m
- Greece: US$52m
- South Africa: US$51.4m
- Philippines: US$49.8m
- Hungary: US$49m
- New Zealand: US$45.1m
- Slovakia: US$44.8m
- Colombia: US$42.4m
- Iraq: US$31.6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$30.4m
- Morocco: US$29.2m
- Ukraine: US$28.5m
- Peru: US$23.8m
- Belarus: US$23.3m
- Qatar: US$22m
- Algeria: US$21.4m
- Slovenia: US$20.3m
- Egypt: US$20.1m
- Kuwait: US$19.5m
- Croatia: US$19.2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$7bn | 61.5% |
| 2 | Taiwan | US$731.1m | 6.4% |
| 3 | United States | US$627.7m | 5.5% |
| 4 | Italy | US$455.1m | 4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$353.2m | 3.1% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$270.9m | 2.4% |
| 7 | Vietnam | US$200.2m | 1.8% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$167.8m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$154.3m | 1.4% |
| 10 | Hungary | US$141.7m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2.9bn | 25.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$620.7m | 5.4% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$560.5m | 4.9% |
| 4 | France | US$486.4m | 4.3% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$454.8m | 4% |
| 6 |  Canada | US$381.6m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Spain | US$350.5m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$328.8m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$285.2m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$255.1m | 2.2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 38
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.
- N360889 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a stationary exercise bicycle accessory from China
- N357738 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a yoga mat from Taiwan
- H356461 U.S. CBP
Tariff classification of an indoor exercise platform utilizing augmented reality (AR) technology
- N356463 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a leg, foot, and knee stretching device from China
- N352085 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a children's wooden balance board from China
- N348345 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of ballet barres from Canada
- 600016058 HMRC
The product is a part for a cat exercise wheel. It consists of a rectangular base assembly fitted with four black plastic legs at each corner and two smaller black plastic legs positioned in the middle. Each leg is fitted with a metal skate wheel, and the structure is supported by six metal bars.…
- 600015360 HMRC
An exercise stepper intended for use by children to take steps to simulate walking. It is made from galvanized pipe, NBR foam and ABS plastic. The steps are blue in colour with a yellow base and a red pole extending to the top of the product where there is a yellow monitor with an LCD screen and…
- 600011917 HMRC
The products are trampolines intended for domestic recreational use and physical exercise. They are available in various sizes ranging from 4.5 feet to 16 feet, with base shapes that include round, oval, and rectangular. Each trampoline consists of a frame made from powder-coated mild steel, which…
- 600010987 HMRC
A pair of adjustable walking poles, they are available in anodised grey/black colour with red details. There is also a logo in red is written along the length of the pole. The poles are made from lightweight aircraft grade aluminium plus EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate), the handle is made from…
- 600010881 HMRC
Black Skipping rope. Made from Polyvinyl chloride with rubber and aluminium handles. Can be used indoor or outdoor for physical exercise. It is packaged in a nylon drawstring bag for retail sale and is placed in a clear polythene bag for distribution.
- 600010688 HMRC
A pair of Black telescopic Nordic walking sticks. The walking sticks are made of aluminium alloy tubing and are comprised of three sections with a locking mechanism. They have a cork handle, and an adjustable wrist strap. The poles have a tungsten steel spike on the end. The Nordic walking sticks…
38 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.
- Countervailing duty
FR Doc. 2026-16362 · 91 FR 51662 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 9506.91 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 9506.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2.7%.
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 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of gym and fitness equipment into the UK came to £529.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); China supplied 72%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported gym and fitness equipment worth US$11.4bn (+15% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$7bn), followed by Taiwan.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics?
Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics fall under HS subheading 9506.91, part of heading 9506, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on articles and equipment for general physical… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9506.91 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 articles and equipment for general physical… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9506.91 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 articles and equipment for general physical…?
China, with US$7bn in 2024 (61.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export gym and fitness 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 gym and fitness 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 gym and fitness equipment from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (72%), United States (7%) and Italy (5%), out of total imports of £529.9m.