UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 2818.10
2818 10 11 40: Sintered sol-gel corundum or pre-sintered sol-gel with a microcrystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide, with a composition by weight (as oxides) of at least 98.5% aluminium oxide, other than with an aluminium oxide content of 99.6% or more by weight, having a microcrystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1.3 or more, but not more than 6.0
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 2818 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide
- 2818 10 00 00 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined
- With an aluminium oxide content of 98.5% by weight or more
- 2818 10 11 00 With less than 50% of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
- 2818 10 11 40 Sintered sol-gel corundum or pre-sintered sol-gel with a microcrystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide, with a composition by weight (as oxides) of at least 98.5% aluminium oxide, other than with an aluminium oxide content of 99.6% or more by weight, having a microcrystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1.3 or more, but not more than 6.0
What you pay
Importing into UK
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- 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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- 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) | — | 4% |
| 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 |
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 2818.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £8.1m | 65.3% | -32.2% |
 Brazil | £1.1m | 8.5% | +82% |
 Austria | £586k | 4.7% | +6.3% |
 United States | £577k | 4.7% | +81.4% |
 Germany | £446k | 3.6% | -6.2% |
 Italy | £418k | 3.4% | -22.4% |
 India | £347k | 2.8% | +7,813.6% |
 Hungary | £292k | 2.4% | -21.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
2818.10 Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined
EU 5.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 5.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free – 1.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 0.7% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Brazil Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 2818.10
- 2818 10 11 10Sol-gel corundum (cas rn 1302-74-5) with an aluminium oxide content of 99.6% or more by weight, having a micro crystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1.3 or more, but not more than 6.0
- 2818 10 11 20Sintered corundum with a micro crystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide (cas rn 1344-28-1) and magnesium aluminate (cas rn 12068-51-8), with a content by weight (calculated as oxides) of: -92% or more of aluminium oxide, and -8% or less of magnesium oxide
- 2818 10 11 30Sintered sol-gel corundum or pre-sintered sol-gel with an aluminium oxide content of 99.6% or more by weight, having a microcrystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1.3 or more, but not more than 6.0
- 2818 10 11 40Sintered sol-gel corundum or pre-sintered sol-gel with a microcrystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide, with a composition by weight (as oxides) of at least 98.5% aluminium oxide, other than with an aluminium oxide content of 99.6% or more by weight, having a microcrystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1.3 or more, but not more than 6.0
- 2818 10 11 91Fused alumina where both of the following apply: (i) between 5% and 35% of the product by weight is below the lowest grain size limit set out in the specification for the product and; (ii) between 1% and 10% of the product by weight is above the upper grain size limit set out in the specification for the product
- 2818 10 11 99With less than 50% of the total weight having a particle: other, other
- 2818 10 19 00With 50% or more of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
- 2818 10 91 20Sintered corundum with a micro crystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide (cas rn 1344-28-1), magnesium aluminate (cas rn 12068-51-8) and the rare earth aluminates of yttrium, lanthanum, and neodymium, with a content by weight (calculated as oxides) of: - 92% or more, but less than 98.5% of aluminium oxide, - 2% (± 1.5%) of magnesium oxide, - 1% (± 0.6%) of yttrium oxide, and - either 3% (± 2.2%) of lanthanum oxide or - 2% (± 1.2%) of lanthanum oxide and neodymium oxide, with less than 50% of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
- 2818 10 91 30Sintered corundum with a micro crystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide (cas rn 1344-28-1) and magnesium aluminate (cas rn 12068-51-8), with a content by weight (calculated as oxides) of: -92% or more, but not more than 94% of aluminium oxide, and -8% (± 1%) of magnesium oxide
- 2818 10 91 40Sintered sol-gel corundum or pre-sintered sol-gel with a microcrystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide, with a composition by weight (as oxides) of at least 92% but less than 98.5% aluminium oxide
- 2818 10 91 91Fused alumina with a titanium dioxide content of 1% by weight or more, where both of the following apply: (i) between 5% and 35% of the product by weight is below the lowest grain size limit set out in the specification for the product and; (ii) between 1% and 10% of the product by weight is above the upper grain size limit set out in the specification for the product
- 2818 10 91 99With less than 50% of the total weight having a particle: other, other
- 2818 10 99 00With 50% or more of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N295607 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, marking, and country of origin of “Brown Fused Aluminum Oxide” from China
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 2818 10 11 40 is one of 13 lines under subheading 2818.10, artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined.
The third-country duty is 4%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 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 goods of subheading 2818.10 worth £12.4m (down 20% on the year before), at an average of £0.76 per kg; China supplied 65%, followed by Brazil.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 5.2%, the Türkiye duty is 5.2%, the US duty is 0%–1.3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.3%, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 2818.10 worth US$18m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 2818 10 11 40?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 4%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 2818 10 11 40?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 2818 10 11 40?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 2818.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$13m).