Subheading · Chapter 96 · Heading 9617
9617.00: Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners
Vacuum flasks
9617.00 is the HS subheading for vacuum flasks, under heading 9617 in chapter 96.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9617 00 00 00 Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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 | £131.9m | 92.2% | +10.6% |
 United States | £4.9m | 3.4% | -13.3% |
 Vietnam | £1.3m | 0.9% | +339.9% |
 Thailand | £1m | 0.7% | +1,832.8% |
 Ireland | £500k | 0.3% | +86.2% |
 Malaysia | £464k | 0.3% | -34.2% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £418k | 0.3% | -13.6% |
 Netherlands | £342k | 0.2% | +49.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$159kUS$159k+US$3m+US$14m+> US$54m
Exports: 168
- China: US$5bn
- United States: US$94m
- Thailand: US$91m
- Germany: US$89m
- Vietnam: US$54m
- Netherlands: US$52m
- Poland: US$50m
- Malaysia: US$44m
- Philippines: US$34m
- France: US$24m
- Czechia: US$24m
- Spain: US$22m
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- Japan: US$20m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- Italy: US$14m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Slovenia: US$12m
- India: US$11m
- Romania: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Canada: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Macao SAR China: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Latvia: US$755k
- Finland: US$744k
- Kuwait: US$700k
- Indonesia: US$671k
- United Arab Emirates: US$665k
- Kazakhstan: US$468k
- Cyprus: US$462k
- Pakistan: US$426k
- Colombia: US$409k
- Kenya: US$388k
- Serbia: US$379k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$364k
- Guatemala: US$357k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$15m+US$55m+> US$161m
Imports: 218
- United States: US$2bn
- Japan: US$252m
- Canada: US$216m
- South Korea: US$197m
- Germany: US$183m
- Mexico: US$166m
- Netherlands: US$161m
- Australia: US$154m
- United Kingdom: US$146m
- Saudi Arabia: US$132m
- Brazil: US$131m
- Vietnam: US$115m
- United Arab Emirates: US$105m
- Malaysia: US$97m
- France: US$89m
- Poland: US$78m
- India: US$68m
- Thailand: US$67m
- Taiwan: US$60m
- Türkiye: US$57m
- Indonesia: US$57m
- Spain: US$55m
- China: US$50m
- Russia: US$50m
- Italy: US$44m
- Philippines: US$42m
- Belgium: US$37m
- Chile: US$35m
- Switzerland: US$32m
- Paraguay: US$32m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$31m
- Austria: US$31m
- Algeria: US$28m
- Denmark: US$26m
- Argentina: US$26m
- Kazakhstan: US$25m
- Czechia: US$25m
- Sweden: US$24m
- Norway: US$24m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$23m
- Nigeria: US$23m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Iraq: US$21m
- Israel: US$20m
- Ireland: US$19m
- Romania: US$19m
- South Africa: US$18m
- Peru: US$17m
- Cameroon: US$16m
- Kuwait: US$16m
- New Zealand: US$16m
- Ghana: US$16m
- Iran: US$15m
- Colombia: US$15m
- Panama: US$12m
- Venezuela: US$11m
- Kenya: US$11m
- Jordan: US$11m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Guinea: US$10m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$5bn | 85.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$94m | 1.7% |
| 3 | Thailand | US$91m | 1.6% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$89m | 1.6% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$54m | 1% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$52m | 0.9% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$50m | 0.9% |
| 8 | Malaysia | US$44m | 0.8% |
| 9 |  Philippines | US$34m | 0.6% |
| 10 |  France | US$24m | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 32.4% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$252m | 4.5% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$216m | 3.8% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$197m | 3.5% |
| 5 | Germany | US$183m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Mexico | US$166m | 2.9% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$161m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$154m | 2.7% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$146m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | US$132m | 2.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 11
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.
- N357245 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a stainless-steel vacuum vessel from China
- N353266 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a vacuum-insulated stainless steel water bottle from China
- N356922 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a double-walled vacuum sealed stainless-steel tumbler from China
- N349684 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the Aspen tumbler from China
- N321985 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of stainless steel bottles from China
- H303684 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N297758, NY N297169, NY N254461 and NY N264760; classification of insulated stainless steel beverage containers
- 600016048 HMRC
A liquid Dewar that is a cylindrical, double-walled aluminium vessel designed for the stationary storage of biological samples in liquid nitrogen or nitrogen vapour. It features high-vacuum insulation, a plastic lid, side handles and internal stainless-steel canisters or racks. Comes in 3…
- 600011973 HMRC
500ml Stainless steel vacuum flasks supplied in bulk quantities. These are for keeping your drinks hot or cold. Double wall insulation.
- 600012024 HMRC
750ml Stainless steel vacuum flasks sold in wholesale quantities. These are for keeping your drinks hot or cold. Double wall insulation.
- 600012025 HMRC
1 Litre stainless steel vacuum flasks available in large quantities. These are for keeping your drinks hot or cold. Double wall insulation.
- 600010500 HMRC
A 0.5Litre Insulated Bottle made from 70% Stainless Steel, 15% Silica Gel, and 15% Polypropylene. It has a 0.5L capacity and is double-walled for excellent heat retention. The product is used for consuming hot or cold liquids.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9617.00; the duty is 6.7%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 9617.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 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 vacuum flasks worth £143m (up 11% on the year before), at an average of £10.36 per kg; China supplied 92%, followed by United States.
World trade in vacuum flasks reached US$6bn in 2024, up 20.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 85.5% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners?
Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners fall under HS subheading 9617.00, part of heading 9617, in section XX of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9617.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 9617.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete?
China, with US$5bn in 2024 (85.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export vacuum flasks 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on vacuum flasks?
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 vacuum flasks from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (92%), United States (3%) and Vietnam (1%), out of total imports of £143m.