Subheading · Chapter 97 · Heading 9705

9705.31

9705.31: Of an age exceeding 100 years

9705.31 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9705, collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical…, chapter 97.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 5.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 9705 31 00 00 Of an age exceeding 100 years Free
  2. More than 200 years old Free
  3. 9705 31 00 10 Coins Free
  4. 9705 31 00 20 Other Free
  5. 9705 31 00 90 Other 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. 376
    Documents
    • 9008

Import requirements 5

  • 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 on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Libya
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1665
    Documents
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
  • Import controlImport control on seal products
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2018 No. 1034
    Documents
    • C679 Attesting Document (seal product), issued by a recognised body in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 prior to 18 October 2015
    • C680 Written notification of import and document giving evidence where the products were acquired (seal product)
    • C683 European Union - Attesting document for seal products resulting from hunt by Inuit or other indigenous communities for placing on the Union's market in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
    • Y032 Other goods than those seal products mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 (OJ L 271)
  • Import controlImport control - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/590
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
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

last 12 months£14.4m+3.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1,190.02 per kg
Jan 2024: £498kFeb 2024: £1.8mMar 2024: £517kApr 2024: £489kMay 2024: £1.9mJun 2024: £764kJul 2024: £456kAug 2024: £985kSept 2024: £820kOct 2024: £1.6mNov 2024: £765kDec 2024: £1.9mJan 2025: £1.3mFeb 2025: £593kMar 2025: £262kApr 2025: £687kMay 2025: £764kJun 2025: £4.3mJul 2025: £423kAug 2025: £473kSept 2025: £517kOct 2025: £1.6mNov 2025: £1.3mDec 2025: £968kJan 2026: £2.2mFeb 2026: £1.1mMar 2026: £1mApr 2026: £1.1mMay 2026: £937kJun 2026: £1.2mJul 2026: £829kAug 2026: £1.6m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
United Kingdom £6.6m 45.9% +53.7%
Türkiye £1.6m 11.4% +56%
Italy £1.3m 9.2% +13.6%
United States £954k 6.6% +22.5%
Switzerland £944k 6.6% -74.1%
Greece £453k 3.1% +13.3%
India £378k 2.6% +671%
Germany £248k 1.7% -22.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

9705.31 · US$457m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$107kUS$107k+US$842k+US$5m+> US$41m

Exports: 142
  1. Switzerland: US$68m
  2. United Kingdom: US$66m
  3. Germany: US$43m
  4. United States: US$43m
  5. Italy: US$41m
  6. Hong Kong SAR China: US$21m
  7. France: US$20m
  8. Türkiye: US$18m
  9. Greece: US$16m
  10. Netherlands: US$13m
  11. Spain: US$13m
  12. Austria: US$9m
  13. China: US$8m
  14. India: US$6m
  15. Poland: US$5m
  16. Czechia: US$5m
  17. Denmark: US$5m
  18. Hungary: US$4m
  19. Belgium: US$4m
  20. Romania: US$4m
  21. Norway: US$4m
  22. Egypt: US$4m
  23. Australia: US$4m
  24. Japan: US$4m
  25. Iran: US$3m
  26. Russia: US$3m
  27. Brazil: US$2m
  28. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  29. Sweden: US$1m
  30. Libya: US$1m
  31. Canada: US$1m
  32. Mexico: US$1m
  33. Saudi Arabia: US$1m
  34. Lebanon: US$1m
  35. Israel: US$922k
  36. Tunisia: US$842k
  37. Afghanistan: US$657k
  38. Bulgaria: US$642k
  39. Iraq: US$631k
  40. Colombia: US$601k
  41. Croatia: US$582k
  42. Cyprus: US$571k
  43. Peru: US$541k
  44. Portugal: US$540k
  45. Vietnam: US$340k
  46. North Macedonia: US$327k
  47. Thailand: US$321k
  48. Indonesia: US$297k
  49. Ethiopia: US$289k
  50. South Korea: US$284k
  51. Ukraine: US$283k
  52. New Zealand: US$253k
  53. Papua New Guinea: US$233k
  54. Pakistan: US$221k
  55. Singapore: US$205k
  56. Chile: US$202k
  57. Bolivia: US$198k
  58. San Marino: US$181k
  59. Cambodia: US$176k
  60. South Africa: US$174k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Switzerland US$68m 14.8%
2 United Kingdom US$66m 14.3%
3 Germany US$43m 9.4%
4 United States US$43m 9.4%
5 Italy US$41m 9%
6 Hong Kong SAR China US$21m 4.6%
7 France US$20m 4.5%
8 Türkiye US$18m 3.9%
9 Greece US$16m 3.4%
10 Netherlands US$13m 2.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$130m 28.5%
2 Switzerland US$124m 27%
3 Japan US$33m 7.3%
4 United Kingdom US$29m 6.4%
5 United Arab Emirates US$25m 5.5%
6 Denmark US$20m 4.4%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$19m 4.2%
8 Germany US$17m 3.7%
9 Belgium US$13m 2.9%
10 France US$10m 2.1%

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9705.00.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9705.31 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9705.31; the duty is duty-free.

Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 £14.4m (up 4% on the year before), at an average of £1,190.02 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 46%, followed by Türkiye.

World trade in these goods reached US$457m in 2024, up 14.3% on 2023.

Switzerland was the largest exporter with 14.8% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of an age exceeding 100 years?

Of an age exceeding 100 years fall under HS subheading 9705.31, part of heading 9705, in section XXI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of an age exceeding 100 years in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9705.31 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 of an age exceeding 100 years in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9705.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most of an age exceeding 100 years?

Switzerland, with US$68m in 2024 (14.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

156 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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 United Kingdom (46%), Türkiye (11%) and Italy (9%), out of total imports of £14.4m.