Subheading · Chapter 97 · Heading 9705
9705.39: Collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest: other
Official description Other
9705.39 is a six-digit subheading of heading 9705, collections and collectors’ pieces of archaeological, ethnographic, historical…, chapter 97.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9705 39 00 00 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 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £10.9m | 32.8% | +411.3% |
 United States | £8.4m | 25.3% | +143.4% |
 Switzerland | £2.3m | 6.8% | +533.4% |
 South Africa | £1.8m | 5.5% | +50.3% |
 Canada | £1.4m | 4.3% | +910.9% |
 Germany | £1.4m | 4.2% | +66.5% |
 Japan | £960k | 2.9% | +26.6% |
 Italy | £852k | 2.6% | -0.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$35kUS$35k+US$224k+US$1m+> US$7m
Exports: 199
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- United States: US$17m
- China: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$10m
- Japan: US$9m
- France: US$7m
- Spain: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Malta: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Greece: US$948k
- Slovakia: US$835k
- Sweden: US$823k
- Norway: US$720k
- Thailand: US$673k
- Egypt: US$647k
- India: US$645k
- Uganda: US$553k
- Bulgaria: US$516k
- Romania: US$498k
- Brazil: US$455k
- Indonesia: US$455k
- Suriname: US$449k
- Ireland: US$435k
- Taiwan: US$357k
- Niue: US$307k
- Israel: US$281k
- Croatia: US$273k
- Slovenia: US$253k
- Lithuania: US$251k
- Estonia: US$243k
- Türkiye: US$236k
- Vietnam: US$233k
- Iceland: US$224k
- Malaysia: US$209k
- Somalia: US$207k
- Chile: US$203k
- United Arab Emirates: US$181k
- Uruguay: US$180k
- San Marino: US$152k
- St Helena: US$140k
- Ethiopia: US$135k
- Saudi Arabia: US$115k
- Portugal: US$112k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$27kUS$27k+US$443k+US$3m+> US$9m
Imports: 124
- United States: US$40m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$15m
- France: US$11m
- Japan: US$9m
- United Kingdom: US$9m
- Germany: US$8m
- Spain: US$7m
- Cyprus: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Macao SAR China: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Malta: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Singapore: US$967k
- Sweden: US$956k
- Belgium: US$804k
- Croatia: US$649k
- United Arab Emirates: US$565k
- Israel: US$536k
- Taiwan: US$532k
- Luxembourg: US$500k
- South Korea: US$498k
- Lithuania: US$443k
- Saudi Arabia: US$425k
- Slovakia: US$416k
- New Zealand: US$385k
- Türkiye: US$369k
- Solomon Islands: US$368k
- Slovenia: US$366k
- Malaysia: US$344k
- Norway: US$334k
- Brazil: US$314k
- Greece: US$285k
- India: US$242k
- Romania: US$234k
- South Africa: US$233k
- China: US$209k
- Hungary: US$203k
- Portugal: US$170k
- Estonia: US$162k
- Latvia: US$149k
- Barbados: US$139k
- Panama: US$132k
- Qatar: US$126k
- Bulgaria: US$83k
- Finland: US$79k
- Kazakhstan: US$63k
- Thailand: US$62k
- Russia: US$52k
- Mexico: US$44k
- Zambia: US$36k
- Gibraltar: US$32k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$20m | 14% |
| 2 | United States | US$17m | 11.9% |
| 3 |  China | US$11m | 7.6% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$10m | 6.9% |
| 5 | Japan | US$9m | 6.5% |
| 6 |  France | US$7m | 4.9% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$6m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$6m | 4% |
| 9 | Germany | US$6m | 3.9% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$4m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$40m | 27.4% |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$15m | 10% |
| 3 | France | US$11m | 7.5% |
| 4 | Japan | US$9m | 6.4% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$9m | 6.4% |
| 6 | Germany | US$8m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Spain | US$7m | 4.6% |
| 8 |  Cyprus | US$5m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Switzerland | US$5m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$4m | 2.8% |
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9705.00.
Subheading 9705.39 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 9705.39; 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 £33.2m (up 140% on the year before), at an average of £40.80 per kg; United Kingdom supplied 33%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$145m in 2024, down 12.9% on 2023.
The United Kingdom was the largest exporter with 14% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest: other?
Collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic interest: other fall under HS subheading 9705.39, part of heading 9705, in section XXI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9705.39 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 collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9705.39 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 collections and collectors’ pieces of numismatic…?
The United Kingdom, with US$20m in 2024 (14% 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 (33%), United States (25%) and Switzerland (7%), out of total imports of £33.2m.