Subheading · Chapter 95 · Heading 9507
9507.20: Fish-hooks, whether or not snelled
9507.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9507, fishing rods, fish-hooks and other line fishing tackle, chapter 95.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9507 20 00 00 Fish-hooks, whether or not snelled
- 9507 20 10 00 Fish-hooks, not snelled Free
- 9507 20 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 1
- 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 2
- 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)
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £1.5m | 34.7% | -0% | |
| £1.1m | 25.1% | -20.6% | |
| £944k | 21.7% | -12.9% | |
| £193k | 4.4% | +56.1% | |
| £191k | 4.4% | +5.5% | |
| £63k | 1.5% | -15% | |
| £60k | 1.4% | -75.2% | |
| £47k | 1.1% | -45% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$186kUS$186k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$18m
Exports: 119
- China: US$148m
- Japan: US$49m
- Vietnam: US$24m
- South Korea: US$18m
- France: US$16m
- Philippines: US$14m
- United States: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Thailand: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Italy: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- North Korea: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Madagascar: US$1m
- Mauritius: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- India: US$853k
- Paraguay: US$835k
- Slovenia: US$793k
- Denmark: US$689k
- Sri Lanka: US$624k
- Mexico: US$599k
- Bangladesh: US$598k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$567k
- Sweden: US$503k
- Kenya: US$450k
- Laos: US$448k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$435k
- Lithuania: US$425k
- Latvia: US$412k
- Finland: US$343k
- Fiji: US$337k
- Serbia: US$311k
- Austria: US$296k
- South Africa: US$208k
- Romania: US$204k
- Australia: US$196k
- Türkiye: US$186k
- Costa Rica: US$178k
- New Zealand: US$130k
- Ukraine: US$128k
- Canada: US$97k
- Brazil: US$83k
- Greece: US$67k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$241kUS$241k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$8m
Imports: 201
- Japan: US$79m
- United States: US$42m
- China: US$13m
- South Korea: US$12m
- France: US$9m
- Germany: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Spain: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Dominican Republic: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Canada: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Paraguay: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- North Korea: US$2m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Nicaragua: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Iceland: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- India: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$148m | 41.2% | |
| 2 | US$49m | 13.6% | |
| 3 | US$24m | 6.5% | |
| 4 | US$18m | 5.1% | |
| 5 | US$16m | 4.4% | |
| 6 | US$14m | 3.9% | |
| 7 | US$12m | 3.3% | |
| 8 | US$9m | 2.6% | |
| 9 | US$7m | 2% | |
| 10 | US$5m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$79m | 22% | |
| 2 | US$42m | 11.7% | |
| 3 | US$13m | 3.6% | |
| 4 | US$12m | 3.2% | |
| 5 | US$9m | 2.6% | |
| 6 | US$8m | 2.3% | |
| 7 | US$8m | 2.3% | |
| 8 | US$8m | 2.1% | |
| 9 | US$7m | 2% | |
| 10 | US$7m | 2% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 54number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 35%highest: Ethiopia, Algeria, Cameroon
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 1.7% – 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.2% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2.5%* | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.7% | 1.7% – 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 | |
| 4.4% | 4% – 4.8% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0.2% | 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
- 89471 Fishing-rods, fish-hooks & other line tackle; fish-landing nets, butterfly nets & similar nets; decoy “birds” (other than those of heading 896.5/898.29) & similar hunting/shooting requisites, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38450 Fishing rods and other line fishing tackle; fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar nets; decoy " birds" and similar hunting or shooting requisites
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3230 Manufacture of sports goods
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9507.20 | changed |
| 2012 | 9507.20 | changed |
| 2007 | 9507.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 9507.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 9507.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 9507.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N272204 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a fishing tackle wallet from China
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9507.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9507.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 1.7% and 3.7% (average 2.7%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 2%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £4.3m (down 13% on the year before), at an average of £32.86 per kg; China supplied 35%, followed by Philippines.
World trade in these goods reached US$360m in 2024, down 4.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 41.2% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fish-hooks, whether or not snelled?
Fish-hooks, whether or not snelled fall under HS subheading 9507.20, part of heading 9507, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fish-hooks, whether or not snelled in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9507.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fish-hooks, whether or not snelled in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9507.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fish-hooks, whether or not snelled?
China, with US$148m in 2024 (41.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 – 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (35%), Philippines (25%) and Japan (22%), out of total imports of £4.3m.