UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 6912.00
6912 00 85 00: Ceramic tableware (non-porcelain): Earthenware or fine pottery
Ceramic tableware (non-porcelain)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 6912 Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, other than of porcelain or china
- Other
- 6912 00 85 00 Earthenware or fine pottery
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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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 3
- 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 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 - 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) | — | 8% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | 4.5% |
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 6912.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £125.5m | 72.7% | -4.2% |
 Portugal | £14.1m | 8.2% | -1.8% |
 Thailand | £10.5m | 6.1% | -24.6% |
 Italy | £2.9m | 1.7% | +42.6% |
 Romania | £2.7m | 1.6% | +0% |
 France | £2.3m | 1.3% | +7.5% |
 Spain | £2.2m | 1.3% | +3.3% |
 Japan | £1.6m | 0.9% | +8.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5% – 9% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 6.6% 
Türkiye 5% – 9% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 7.1% 
USA 0.7% – 28% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 8.7% 
Canada Free – 7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Japan 2.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 7.5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.8% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines UK lines: 6912.00
- 6912 00 21 11Tableware and kitchenware, excluding condiment or spice mills and their ceramic grinding parts, coffee mills, knife sharpeners, sharpeners, kitchen tools to be used for cutting, grinding, grating, slicing, scraping and peeling, cordierite ceramic pizza-stones of a kind used for baking pizza or bread
- 6912 00 21 19Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: tableware and kitchenware, of common pottery, hand-made, other
- 6912 00 21 91Tableware and kitchenware, excluding condiment or spice mills and their ceramic grinding parts, coffee mills, knife sharpeners, sharpeners, kitchen tools to be used for cutting, grinding, grating, slicing, scraping and peeling, cordierite ceramic pizza-stones of a kind used for baking pizza or bread
- 6912 00 21 99Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: tableware and kitchenware, of common pottery, other, other
- 6912 00 23 10Tableware and kitchenware, excluding condiment or spice mills and their ceramic grinding parts, coffee mills, knife sharpeners, sharpeners, kitchen tools to be used for cutting, grinding, grating, slicing, scraping and peeling, cordierite ceramic pizza-stones of a kind used for baking pizza or bread
- 6912 00 23 90Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: tableware and kitchenware, stoneware, other
- 6912 00 25 10Tableware and kitchenware, excluding condiment or spice mills and their ceramic grinding parts, coffee mills, knife sharpeners, sharpeners, kitchen tools to be used for cutting, grinding, grating, slicing, scraping and peeling, cordierite ceramic pizza-stones of a kind used for baking pizza or bread
- 6912 00 25 90Earthenware or fine pottery: other
- 6912 00 29 10Tableware and kitchenware, excluding condiment or spice mills and their ceramic grinding parts, coffee mills, knife sharpeners, sharpeners, kitchen tools to be used for cutting, grinding, grating, slicing, scraping and peeling, cordierite ceramic pizza-stones of a kind used for baking pizza or bread
- 6912 00 29 90Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: tableware and kitchenware, other, other
- 6912 00 81 10Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: other, of common pottery, hand-made
- 6912 00 81 90Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: other, of common pottery, other
- 6912 00 83 00Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: other, stoneware
- 6912 00 85 00Earthenware or fine pottery
- 6912 00 89 00Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles: 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.
- 600011053 HMRC
A 16cm diameter ceramic dog bowl, it can hold 0.8L. The sample received has a grey exterior surface, there is small message in white on the side surrounded by a white rectangle. The inner surface of the bowl is grey in colour and has an image of a fox on the base. There is a sticker with…
- 600010483 HMRC
A 12cm white and blue earthenware Ceramic dog bowl. The bowl has a white exterior surface, and the Inner surface of the dog bowl is a dark blue colour. There is a sticker with Information about the product on the bottom. Packaged in a cardboard box. Available in different sizes.
- 600010482 HMRC
A 12cm earthenware Ceramic dog bowl. The bowl has a grey exterior surface, and a grey Inner surface. The bottom of the bowl is grey and has a black rubber ring around it, to stop it from moving. The bowl also has sticker with Information about the product on the bottom. Packaged in a cardboard…
- 600010106 HMRC
A 12cm mint coloured earthenware Ceramic dog bowl. The bowl has a mint exterior surface, with a message in white, with triangles and white lines covering the outer surface, and the Inner surface of the dog bowl is mint coloured and has an image of a bear and images of triangles. There is a sticker…
Legal notes
Commodity code 6912 00 85 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 6912.00 (ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles).
The third-country duty is 8%.
173 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 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of ceramic tableware (non-porcelain) (HS 6912.00) into the UK came to £172.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); China supplied 73%, followed by Portugal.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 5%–9%, the Türkiye duty is 5%–9%, the US duty is 0.7%–28%, the Canada duty is 0%–7%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 2.3%, the Taiwan duty is 7.5%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 6912.00 worth US$90m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 6912 00 85 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 8%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 6912 00 85 00?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 173 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 6912 00 85 00?
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 6912.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$26m), followed by Portugal.
Typical products
- bowls, common pottery
- bowls, earthenware
- ceramic jug, pitcher
- jugs, of common pottery
- mug, subliminal printed
- salt and pepper grinder (ceramic grinding plates)
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.