Subheading · Chapter 95 · Heading 9508
9508.30: Travelling circuses and travelling menageries: fairground amusements
Official description Fairground amusements
9508.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9508, travelling circuses and travelling menageries, chapter 95.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9508 30 00 00 Fairground amusements Free
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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 - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £5.7m | 33.8% | +34.8% |
 Romania | £4.1m | 24.5% | +2.6% |
 Germany | £1.8m | 10.7% | +135.2% |
 Czechia | £1.5m | 9.1% | +213.1% |
 China | £1.3m | 7.5% | -49.8% |
 Italy | £635k | 3.8% | -66.5% |
 United Arab Emirates | £543k | 3.2% | — |
 Ireland | £314k | 1.9% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 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 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$147kUS$147k+US$854k+US$9m+> US$21m
Exports: 85
- China: US$64m
- Poland: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- Italy: US$12m
- Germany: US$10m
- Austria: US$9m
- United States: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Romania: US$9m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Russia: US$854k
- Spain: US$804k
- Japan: US$798k
- Vietnam: US$762k
- Philippines: US$691k
- Hungary: US$690k
- Croatia: US$678k
- Finland: US$435k
- Greece: US$430k
- Denmark: US$316k
- Slovakia: US$299k
- Singapore: US$290k
- Portugal: US$216k
- Kuwait: US$207k
- Bulgaria: US$207k
- South Korea: US$192k
- South Africa: US$174k
- Indonesia: US$167k
- Colombia: US$162k
- Norway: US$156k
- Argentina: US$147k
- Malaysia: US$128k
- New Zealand: US$122k
- Luxembourg: US$117k
- Taiwan: US$115k
- Thailand: US$102k
- Saudi Arabia: US$101k
- Bermuda: US$96k
- Brazil: US$95k
- Slovenia: US$93k
- Ukraine: US$91k
- United Arab Emirates: US$88k
- Kazakhstan: US$86k
- Serbia: US$79k
- El Salvador: US$69k
- Latvia: US$62k
- Lithuania: US$59k
- Moldova: US$45k
- India: US$32k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$26k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$296kUS$296k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$11m
Imports: 150
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- United States: US$21m
- Canada: US$14m
- Germany: US$13m
- France: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Japan: US$8m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Austria: US$4m
- Spain: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Algeria: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$996k
- Malaysia: US$995k
- Greece: US$969k
- Libya: US$969k
- Tajikistan: US$957k
- Luxembourg: US$910k
- Brazil: US$863k
- Dominican Republic: US$837k
- Mexico: US$786k
- Kuwait: US$771k
- Latvia: US$770k
- Portugal: US$710k
- Paraguay: US$611k
- New Zealand: US$602k
- Moldova: US$601k
- Guatemala: US$584k
- Uzbekistan: US$583k
- Italy: US$574k
- Turkmenistan: US$547k
- Ukraine: US$482k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$64m | 29% |
| 2 | Poland | US$40m | 18.1% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$21m | 9.6% |
| 4 | Italy | US$12m | 5.3% |
| 5 | Germany | US$10m | 4.6% |
| 6 |  Austria | US$9m | 4.3% |
| 7 | United States | US$9m | 4.2% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$9m | 4.1% |
| 9 | Romania | US$9m | 4% |
| 10 | Czechia | US$5m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$24m | 11% |
| 2 | United States | US$21m | 9.6% |
| 3 | Canada | US$14m | 6.4% |
| 4 | Germany | US$13m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  France | US$11m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Indonesia | US$11m | 5% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$8m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Japan | US$8m | 3.6% |
| 9 |  Hungary | US$7m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Austria | US$4m | 1.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
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
- 18number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Cameroon
93
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 1.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 8% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malaysia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Philippines | 7% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 1.6%* | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 1.7% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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
- 8946 Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries & other fairground amusements, traveling circuses, traveling menageries & traveling theatres
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 712020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38600 Roundabouts, swings, shooting galleries and other fairground amusements
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2829 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9508.90 | changed |
| 2012 | 9508.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 9508.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 9508.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 9508.00 | changed |
| 1992 | 9508.00 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9508.90.
Subheading 9508.30 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 9508.30; the duty is 1.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 these goods worth £16.9m (down 10% on the year before), at an average of £8.44 per kg; Poland supplied 34%, followed by Romania.
World trade in these goods reached US$220m in 2024, up 8.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 29% of the total, ahead of Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for travelling circuses and travelling menageries: fairground amusements?
Travelling circuses and travelling menageries: fairground amusements fall under HS subheading 9508.30, part of heading 9508, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on travelling circuses and travelling menageries in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9508.30 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 travelling circuses and travelling menageries in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9508.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most travelling circuses and travelling menageries?
China, with US$64m in 2024 (29% 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (34%), Romania (25%) and Germany (11%), out of total imports of £16.9m.