Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9613
9613.80: Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether: other lighters
Official description Other lighters
9613.80 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9613, cigarette lighters and other lighters, chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9613 80 00 00 Other lighters 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
- 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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £3.8m | 47.1% | -9.8% |
 Germany | £1.8m | 21.9% | +18.7% |
 United States | £742k | 9.1% | -31.4% |
 Bulgaria | £303k | 3.7% | -7.2% |
 Spain | £261k | 3.2% | -32.3% |
 Italy | £252k | 3.1% | +58.7% |
 Vietnam | £218k | 2.7% | +25.9% |
 Brazil | £147k | 1.8% | -2.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 3.6% – 9% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 5.9% 
Canada 8% – 9.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8.8% 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.8% – 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.2% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 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$51kUS$51k+US$983k+US$6m+> US$26m
Exports: 121
- China: US$227m
- United States: US$90m
- Germany: US$40m
- Spain: US$26m
- France: US$22m
- Mexico: US$12m
- Italy: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Poland: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Canada: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$984k
- Sweden: US$952k
- South Africa: US$928k
- Indonesia: US$893k
- Slovenia: US$874k
- Brazil: US$818k
- Denmark: US$800k
- Romania: US$644k
- Luxembourg: US$623k
- Croatia: US$415k
- Greece: US$375k
- Singapore: US$305k
- Malaysia: US$287k
- Russia: US$284k
- Guatemala: US$258k
- Finland: US$256k
- United Arab Emirates: US$241k
- Portugal: US$196k
- Belarus: US$170k
- Lithuania: US$160k
- Latvia: US$140k
- Ireland: US$108k
- Chile: US$78k
- El Salvador: US$70k
- Norway: US$65k
- Kenya: US$62k
- Cyprus: US$60k
- Azerbaijan: US$58k
- Saudi Arabia: US$51k
- New Zealand: US$48k
- Panama: US$40k
- Senegal: US$32k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$187kUS$187k+US$2m+US$6m+> US$17m
Imports: 204
- United States: US$89m
- China: US$45m
- Germany: US$41m
- France: US$25m
- Mexico: US$22m
- Italy: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Slovakia: US$16m
- Canada: US$16m
- Poland: US$13m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Spain: US$10m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
- Australia: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$910k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$227m | 44.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$90m | 17.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$40m | 7.8% |
| 4 | Spain | US$26m | 5.2% |
| 5 |  France | US$22m | 4.2% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$12m | 2.3% |
| 7 | Italy | US$9m | 1.8% |
| 8 | Japan | US$8m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$7m | 1.5% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$7m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$89m | 17.5% |
| 2 | China | US$45m | 8.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$41m | 8.1% |
| 4 | France | US$25m | 4.8% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$22m | 4.2% |
| 6 | Italy | US$17m | 3.4% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$17m | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Slovakia | US$16m | 3.2% |
| 9 | Canada | US$16m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$13m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 15%median duty
- 16number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Kiribati
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 11% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 9% | 6% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 8.8% | 8% – 9.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 42% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 4.7% | 0% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 22% | 20% – 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 40% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 16%* | 7.1% – 27% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 28% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 25% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 15% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 30% | 20% – 35% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 8.3% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 4.3%* | 1.9% – 7.1% | 2023 |
 Syria | 13% | 5% – 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 13% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.9% | 3.6% – 9% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 25% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 89933 Cigarette lighters & other lighters, whether/not mechanical/electrical
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 713202
- CPC 2.1 product
- 38994 Cigarette lighters and other lighters; smoking pipes and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof; combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like (except electro-thermic apparatus), and parts thereof; scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor; powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3290 Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9613.80 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9613.80 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9613.80 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9613.80 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9613.30, 9613.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 9613.30, 9613.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
- N348156 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a piezoelectric ignitor from China.
- N334329 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a refillable utility lighter and part from China.
- N305925 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a “Multipurpose SPA Gift Set” from China.
- N301627 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of electrical igniters for gas fired residential stoves from Mexico.
Subheading 9613.80 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 9613.80; the duty is 2.7%.
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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £8.1m (down 11% on the year before), at an average of £9.51 per kg; China supplied 47%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$511m in 2024, up 10.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 44.5% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether: other lighters?
Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether: other lighters fall under HS subheading 9613.80, part of heading 9613, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cigarette lighters and other lighters in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9613.80 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 cigarette lighters and other lighters in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9613.80 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 cigarette lighters and other lighters?
China, with US$227m in 2024 (44.5% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (47%), Germany (22%) and United States (9%), out of total imports of £8.1m.