UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3919.10
3919 10 19 10: Self-adhesive plastic tape, width up to 20 cm: Reflecting film, consisting of a layer of polyurethane, with, on one side, security imprints against counterfeiting, alteration or substitution of data or duplication, or an official mark for an intended use, and embedded glass beads and, on the other side, an adhesive layer, covered on one side or on both sides with a release film
Self-adhesive plastic tape, width up to 20 cm
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3919 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls
- 3919 10 00 00 In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm
- Strips, the coating of which consists of unvulcanised natural or synthetic rubber
- 3919 10 19 00 Other
- 3919 10 19 10 Reflecting film, consisting of a layer of polyurethane, with, on one side, security imprints against counterfeiting, alteration or substitution of data or duplication, or an official mark for an intended use, and embedded glass beads and, on the other side, an adhesive layer, covered on one side or on both sides with a release film
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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- 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)
- 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 2
- 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 of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| 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
UK: imports by month · HS 3919.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £40.6m | 23.2% | -1.4% |
 Italy | £30.4m | 17.3% | -18.5% |
 United States | £23.3m | 13.3% | +12.2% |
 Germany | £19.2m | 10.9% | -12.8% |
 Ireland | £6.5m | 3.7% | +15% |
 France | £6.2m | 3.5% | -10.2% |
 Poland | £6m | 3.4% | +11.7% |
 India | £5.7m | 3.2% | -7.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
3919.10 In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm
EU 6.3% – 6.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.4% 
Türkiye 6.3% – 6.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 6.4% USA 5.8% – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.2% 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Mexico 7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines 
Japan 2.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan 5% 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 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5% – 6.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 6.1% 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 3919.10
- 3919 10 12 00Of poly(vinyl chloride) or of polyethylene
- 3919 10 15 00Strips, the coating of which consists of unvulcanised: of polypropylene
- 3919 10 19 10Reflecting film, consisting of a layer of polyurethane, with, on one side, security imprints against counterfeiting, alteration or substitution of data or duplication, or an official mark for an intended use, and embedded glass beads and, on the other side, an adhesive layer, covered on one side or on both sides with a release film
- 3919 10 19 90Strips, the coating of which consists of unvulcanised: other, other
- 3919 10 80 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 3919 10 80 25Reflecting film, consisting of a layer of polyurethane, with, on one side, security imprints against counterfeiting, alteration or substitution of data or duplication, or an official mark for an intended use, and embedded glass beads and, on the other side, an adhesive layer, covered on one side or on both sides with a release film
- 3919 10 80 27Polyester film: - coated on one side with an acrylic thermal release adhesive that debonds at temperatures of 90 °c or more but not more than 200 °c, and a polyester liner, and - on the other side not coated or coated with an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive or with an acrylic thermal release adhesive that debonds at temperatures of 90 °c or more but not more than 200 °c, and a polyester liner
- 3919 10 80 35Reflecting film, consisting of a layer of poly(vinyl chloride), a layer of alkyd polyester, with, on one side, security imprints against counterfeiting, alteration or substitution of data or duplication, or an official mark for an intended use, only visible by means of a retroreflecting lighting, and embedded glass beads and, on the other side, an adhesive layer, covered on one side or on both sides with a release film
- 3919 10 80 45Reinforced polyethylene foam tape, coated on both sides with an acrylic micro channelled pressure sensitive adhesive and on one side a liner, with an application thickness of 0.38 mm or more but not more than 1.53 mm
- 3919 10 80 55Acrylic foam tape: - covered on one side with a heat activatable adhesive or an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive, - covered on the other side with an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive, - covered on one or both sides with a release sheet, - with a peel adhesion of more than 25 n/cm (at an angle of 90° as determined by the astm d 3330 method)
- 3919 10 80 57Reflecting sheet: - of a polycarbonate or acrylic polymer film embossed on one side in a regular shaped pattern - covered on one or both sides with one or more layers of plastic or metallisation, and - whether or not covered on one side with a self-adhesive layer and a release sheet
- 3919 10 80 63Reflecting film consisting of - a layer of an acrylic resin with imprints against counterfeiting, alteration or substitution of data or duplication, or an official mark for an intended use, - a layer of an acrylic resin having embedded glass beads, - a layer of an acrylic resin hardened by a melamine cross-linking agent, - a metal layer, - an acrylic adhesive, and - a release film
- 3919 10 80 73Self-adhesive reflecting sheet whether or not in segmented pieces, - whether or not containing a watermark, - with or without an application tape coated on one side with an adhesive; the reflective sheet consists of: - a layer of acrylic or vinyl polymer, - a layer of poly(methyl methacrylate) or polycarbonate containing microprisms, - a layer of metallisation, - an adhesive layer, and - a release sheet - whether or not containing an additional layer of polyester
- 3919 10 80 75Self adhesive reflecting film, consisting of several layers including: - a copolymer of acrylic resin, - polyurethane, - a metalised layer with, on one side, laser imprints against counterfeiting, alteration or substitution of data or duplications, or an official mark for an intended use, - glass microspheres, and - an adhesive layer, with a release liner on one or both sides
- 3919 10 80 78Polytetrafluoroethylene film, -with a thickness of 50 µm or more, -with a width of 6.30 mm or more but not more than 740 mm, -an elongation at break of not more than 200%, and -coated on one side with a pressure sensitive silicone adhesive with a thickness of not more than 50 µm
- 3919 10 80 90In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm: other, other, other
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.
- N341255 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polypropylene self-adhesive tape from China
- N341256 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polypropylene self-adhesive tape from China
- N341257 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of polypropylene self-adhesive tape from China
- N309229 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of double-sided foam plastic mounting tape from China
- 600015368 HMRC
1m x 30mm nano gel double -sided clear tape. Polyurethane gel, packaged in a blue box.
- 600015369 HMRC
Insulation Tape. Pack of two black insulation tapes. 15m x 18mm per roll. Made of PVC. Packaged on a blue card.
- 600015370 HMRC
Insulation Tape. Pack of six in colours green, white, blue, yellow, red and black insulation tapes. 2.7m x 18mm per roll. Made of PVC. Packaged on a blue card.
- 600013882 HMRC
Double-Sided Sticky Tape Strong, reusable, double-sided tape that instantly holds anything in place. Washable & reusable Works on smooth surfaces of ceramic, tile, wood, marble, glass, plastic and more. Composition: Acrylic, Plastic, Polyethylene Terephthalate In rolls. Width 5cms Weight 330g
21 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 3919 10 19 10 is one of 16 lines under subheading 3919.10, in rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm.
The third-country duty is 6%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 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 self-adhesive plastic tape, width up to 20 cm (HS 3919.10) worth £175.3m (down 3% on the year before), at an average of £4.64 per kg; China supplied 23%, followed by Italy.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 6.3%–6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 6.3%–6.5%, the US duty is 5.8%–6.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is 7%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 2.8%, 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 5%–6.5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 3919.10 worth US$235m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3919 10 19 10?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 6%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 3919 10 19 10?
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 3919 10 19 10?
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 3919.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$56m), followed by Italy.