Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9610
9610.00: Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed
Subheading 9610.00 belongs to heading 9610 (slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed) in chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9610 00 00 00 Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 | £14.2m | 64.9% | -13.5% |
 Portugal | £3m | 14% | -11.9% |
 Poland | £1.1m | 4.9% | -33.4% |
 Sweden | £848k | 3.9% | +15.9% |
 Taiwan | £439k | 2% | +64.3% |
 Vietnam | £371k | 1.7% | +52.4% |
 Netherlands | £291k | 1.3% | -54.1% |
 Romania | £235k | 1.1% | +292.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA 3.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 4.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$25kUS$25k+US$611k+US$5m+> US$22m
Exports: 135
- China: US$491m
- Poland: US$36m
- Portugal: US$27m
- Germany: US$22m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Spain: US$14m
- Sweden: US$14m
- United States: US$13m
- France: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Estonia: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- India: US$947k
- Austria: US$934k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$811k
- Slovakia: US$784k
- Switzerland: US$768k
- Romania: US$611k
- Thailand: US$587k
- Mexico: US$516k
- Slovenia: US$467k
- South Korea: US$435k
- Ireland: US$315k
- Japan: US$313k
- Latvia: US$309k
- New Zealand: US$288k
- Greece: US$280k
- Brazil: US$247k
- Jordan: US$240k
- Finland: US$198k
- Australia: US$188k
- United Arab Emirates: US$175k
- Armenia: US$127k
- Croatia: US$126k
- Singapore: US$111k
- Serbia: US$106k
- Tunisia: US$101k
- Bulgaria: US$98k
- Luxembourg: US$94k
- Belarus: US$90k
- Ukraine: US$78k
- El Salvador: US$60k
- Norway: US$50k
- Chile: US$49k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$47k
- Peru: US$44k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$472kUS$472k+US$2m+US$7m+> US$21m
Imports: 214
- United States: US$162m
- Germany: US$56m
- United Kingdom: US$36m
- France: US$32m
- Japan: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Canada: US$21m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19m
- Australia: US$16m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$13m
- Philippines: US$13m
- Mexico: US$12m
- Spain: US$11m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Poland: US$10m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Iraq: US$9m
- Italy: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Finland: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Ghana: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2m
- Libya: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Oman: US$2m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$491m | 68% |
| 2 | Poland | US$36m | 5% |
| 3 | Portugal | US$27m | 3.7% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$22m | 3.1% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$20m | 2.8% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$14m | 2% |
| 7 | Sweden | US$14m | 1.9% |
| 8 | United States | US$13m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  France | US$11m | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$11m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$162m | 22.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$56m | 7.7% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$36m | 5% |
| 4 | France | US$32m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Japan | US$23m | 3.2% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$22m | 3.1% |
| 7 | Canada | US$21m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | US$19m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$16m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | US$13m | 1.9% |
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.
- 9%median duty
- 28number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Cameroon
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2007 |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 4.5% | 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 | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 30% | 5% – 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 8% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 8% | 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 | 2.9%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Morocco | 18% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 0% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 10% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2007 |
| Switzerland | 2.6%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2012 |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 25% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 89592 Slates & boards, with writing/drawing surfaces, whether/not framed
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38140 Other furniture n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3100 Manufacture of furniture
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9610.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9610.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9610.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9610.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9610.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9610.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 14
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.
- N360783 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of wall display signs and product display signs from Canada
- N353514 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of three chalkboards from China
- N342875 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a turkey-shaped whiteboard from China
- N319180 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a “Learning Tower” from China
- N313326 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a computer monitor riser from China
- N311619 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of hard dry erase pockets and sleeves from China
- 600010963 HMRC
The product is a children’s reward chart with calendar days and magnetic tasks which can be adapted. The magnetic stars are used as a points system. The board can be written on using the white board pen which can be wiped clean. It is packaged in a cardboard box ready for distribution. The set…
14 rulings in total for this code
Subheading 9610.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 9610.00; the duty is 2.7%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £21.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 14% on the year before); China supplied 65%, followed by Portugal.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$722m (+1.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$491m), followed by Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed?
Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed fall under HS subheading 9610.00, part of heading 9610, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on slates and boards, with writing or drawing… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9610.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on slates and boards, with writing or drawing… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 9610.00 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 slates and boards, with writing or drawing…?
China, with US$491m in 2024 (68% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (65%), Portugal (14%) and Poland (5%), out of total imports of £21.8m.