UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3816.00
3816 00 90 00: Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar: other
Refractory cements and mortars
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3816 Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 3801
- 3816 00 90 00 Other
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.
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) | — | 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 | |
| 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
TN208 The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain good…
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
UK: imports by month · HS 3816.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £5.6m | 16.2% | +4.1% |
 Germany | £4.3m | 12.7% | -16.3% |
 United States | £4.2m | 12.3% | +56.1% |
 Türkiye | £3.3m | 9.5% | -59.3% |
 Spain | £2.7m | 7.8% | -22.2% |
 Ireland | £2.6m | 7.6% | -18.2% |
 Austria | £2.3m | 6.8% | +36.7% |
 Netherlands | £2m | 5.9% | -28.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.4% Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2% USA Free – 3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Japan Free – 3.3% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
Taiwan 1% – 2.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 6% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 10.5% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line UK lines: 3816.00
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.
- 600010496 HMRC
oil bonded moulding sand Use: metal casting Packaging: 25kg plastic bags
Legal notes
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 2518.30.
Commodity code 3816 00 90 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 3816.00 (refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions).
The third-country duty is free.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of refractory cements and mortars (HS 3816.00) into the UK came to £34.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 14% on the year before); France supplied 16%, followed by Germany.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 0%–2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–2.7%, the US duty is 0%–3%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–3.3%, the Taiwan duty is 1%–2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 3816.00 worth US$46m in 2024; the largest supplier was France.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3816 00 90 00?
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 3816 00 90 00?
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 3816.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was France (US$8m), followed by Germany.