Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9616
9616.10: Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor
Scent sprays and atomisers
9616.10 is the HS subheading for scent sprays and atomisers, under heading 9616 in chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9616 10 00 00 Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor
- 9616 10 10 00 Toilet sprays 2%
- 9616 10 90 00 Mounts and heads 2%
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) | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £16.3m | 46.9% | +35.2% |
 China | £9.4m | 27.1% | -12.2% |
 Italy | £4.5m | 12.9% | -13.4% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £1.2m | 3.5% | +123.4% |
 United States | £696k | 2% | -17.9% |
 Netherlands | £537k | 1.5% | +20.7% |
 United Arab Emirates | £529k | 1.5% | +2,220.5% |
 Germany | £453k | 1.3% | -22.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 8.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$104kUS$104k+US$2m+US$13m+> US$100m
Exports: 122
- China: US$642m
- Italy: US$190m
- France: US$174m
- Spain: US$100m
- Germany: US$94m
- Mexico: US$29m
- United States: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Poland: US$18m
- Thailand: US$13m
- South Korea: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Colombia: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Serbia: US$972k
- Singapore: US$909k
- Hungary: US$893k
- Denmark: US$789k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$750k
- Senegal: US$597k
- Malaysia: US$557k
- Portugal: US$479k
- Bulgaria: US$416k
- Lithuania: US$396k
- Guatemala: US$347k
- Australia: US$344k
- Peru: US$289k
- Sweden: US$272k
- Israel: US$266k
- Canada: US$255k
- Saudi Arabia: US$207k
- Greece: US$196k
- Russia: US$187k
- Finland: US$118k
- Philippines: US$104k
- Egypt: US$100k
- Croatia: US$90k
- Barbados: US$83k
- Tunisia: US$82k
- Armenia: US$65k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$568kUS$568k+US$4m+US$17m+> US$68m
Imports: 199
- United States: US$174m
- Spain: US$120m
- France: US$106m
- Italy: US$91m
- United Arab Emirates: US$70m
- Germany: US$68m
- Poland: US$59m
- Türkiye: US$55m
- Russia: US$51m
- India: US$41m
- United Kingdom: US$41m
- Indonesia: US$35m
- Saudi Arabia: US$27m
- Mexico: US$27m
- South Korea: US$25m
- Netherlands: US$25m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- Thailand: US$19m
- Austria: US$17m
- Algeria: US$17m
- Colombia: US$16m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Egypt: US$14m
- Greece: US$11m
- Canada: US$11m
- Japan: US$11m
- Montenegro: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Nigeria: US$9m
- Belgium: US$8m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Peru: US$8m
- China: US$8m
- Ukraine: US$8m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Jordan: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Iran: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Venezuela: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Senegal: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$642m | 45.5% |
| 2 | Italy | US$190m | 13.4% |
| 3 | France | US$174m | 12.3% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$100m | 7.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$94m | 6.7% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$29m | 2.1% |
| 7 | United States | US$26m | 1.8% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$20m | 1.4% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$18m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$18m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$174m | 12.3% |
| 2 | Spain | US$120m | 8.5% |
| 3 | France | US$106m | 7.5% |
| 4 | Italy | US$91m | 6.5% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | US$70m | 5% |
| 6 | Germany | US$68m | 4.8% |
| 7 | Poland | US$59m | 4.2% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$55m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$51m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  India | US$41m | 2.9% |
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
- 18number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Algeria
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 15% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 20% | 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 | 15% | 10% – 25% | 2023 |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 8.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 3.9% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 15% | 10% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 18% | 5% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Liechtenstein | 17%* | 9.4% – 24% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 25% | 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 | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 3% – 7% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 15% | 10% – 25% | 2023 |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 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 | 19% | 18% – 20% | 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 | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 12%* | 6.5% – 17% | 2023 |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 15% | 10% – 25% | 2023 |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 9.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 15% | 10% – 25% | 2023 |
 Ukraine | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 18% | 10% – 25% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 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
- 89987 Scent sprays & similar toilet sprays, & mounts & heads therefor
- 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 | 9616.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9616.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 9616.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 9616.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 9616.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 9616.10 | unchanged |
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.
- N316683 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a mist spray bottle from China
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9616.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9616.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 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 scent sprays and atomisers worth £34.8m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £14.61 per kg; France supplied 47%, followed by China.
World trade in scent sprays and atomisers reached US$1bn in 2024, up 0.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 45.5% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor?
Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor fall under HS subheading 9616.10, part of heading 9616, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9616.10 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 scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9616.10 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 scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and…?
China, with US$642m in 2024 (45.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export scent sprays and atomisers 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.
Where does the UK import scent sprays and atomisers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (47%), China (27%) and Italy (13%), out of total imports of £34.8m.