UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3601.00

3601 00 00 20

3601 00 00 20: Pyrotechnical mixture in cylindrical shape or granulate form, composed of strontium nitrate or copper nitrate or basic copper nitrate in a matrix of nitroguanidine or guanidine nitrate, also containing a binder and additives, used as a component of airbag inflators

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 3601 Propellent powders
  2. 3601 00 00 20 Pyrotechnical mixture in cylindrical shape or granulate form, composed of strontium nitrate or copper nitrate or basic copper nitrate in a matrix of nitroguanidine or guanidine nitrate, also containing a binder and additives, used as a component of airbag inflators

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 5
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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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

  • 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 5

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlHealth and Safety Executive Import Licensing Firearms and Ammunition
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2014 No. 1638
    Documents
    • 9019
    • 9043
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9024
    • 9032
    • 9025
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
    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)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • 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
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 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
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

TN200 The export of these items may be controlled under the Export Control Order 2008 as amended…
The export of these items may be controlled under the Export Control Order 2008 as amended. Please refer to the Goods Checker to determine whether your items are controlled and whether you need a licence from the Export Control Joint Unit.
TN203 The export of these items may be controlled under Retained Regulation (EU) No. 258/2012, a…
The export of these items may be controlled under Retained Regulation (EU) No. 258/2012, as retained in UK Law. Please refer to the Goods Checker to determine whether your items are controlled and whether you need a licence from the Export Control Joint Unit.
TN204 The export of these items may be controlled under Retained Council Regulation (EC) No. 428…
The export of these items may be controlled under Retained Council Regulation (EC) No. 428/2009, as retained in UK Law. Please refer to the Goods Checker to determine whether your items are controlled and whether you need a licence from the Export Control Joint Unit.
TN205 The following regulations impose trade restrictions on internal repression goods and techn…
The following regulations impose trade restrictions on internal repression goods and technology. Please refer to sanctions guidance. You may need a licence from the Department for Business and Trade.

& amp; bull; The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

& amp; bull; The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023

& amp; bull; The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

& amp; bull; The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021

& amp; bull; The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

& amp; bull; The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

& amp; bull; The Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
TN208 The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain good…
The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goods, technology and services. Please refer to sanctions guidance. You may need a licence from the Department for Business and Trade.
TN210 The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 impose trade restrictions on certain good…
The Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 impose trade restrictions on certain goods, technology and services. Please refer to sanctions guidance. You may need a licence from the Department for Business and Trade.
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK Law, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol.
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

UK: imports by month · HS 3601.00

Same subheading in other tariffs

3601.00 Propellent powders

EU 5.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 3.25% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Brazil 10.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 10.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 6.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

UK lines: 3601.00

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.

  • N272913 U.S. CBP 2 March 2016 · 3601.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of smokeless propellant powder from Switzerland.

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 36 →

In the UK Global Tariff, 3601 00 00 20 is one of 2 lines under subheading 3601.00, propellent powders.

The third-country duty is free.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 5.7%, the Türkiye duty is 5.7%, the US duty is 3.3%, the Canada duty is 6.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 10.8%, the Argentina duty is 10.8%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 6.4%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, 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 3601.00 worth US$26m in 2024; the largest supplier was France.

Questions and answers

What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3601 00 00 20?

The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 3601 00 00 20?

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.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

For subheading 3601.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was France (US$11m), followed by Switzerland.

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