UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 7609.00
7609 00 00 10: For use in certain types of aircraft
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7609 Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
- 7609 00 00 10 For use in certain types of aircraft
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (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 3
- 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
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2024 No. 643, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
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")Quota | 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 agreementQuota | 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 agreementQuota | 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 agreementQuota | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreementQuota | 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
TN204 The export of these items may be controlled under Retained Council Regulation (EC) No. 428…
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
TN209 The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on cer…
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 7609.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £4.7m | 16.9% | +4.5% |
 China | £4.2m | 15.1% | +11.2% |
 United States | £4m | 14.6% | +7.5% |
 Austria | £3.2m | 11.5% | +2.2% |
 India | £3.1m | 11.3% | +1.4% |
 Tunisia | £1.8m | 6.5% | -31.4% |
 Türkiye | £1.7m | 6.1% | -42.6% |
 France | £1.5m | 5.5% | +2.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
7609.00 Aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
EU 5.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 5.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 25% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 7609.00
- 7609 00 00 10For use in certain types of aircraft
- 7609 00 00 30Aluminium connecting block for automotive air conditioning systems: -with a t6 hardening, -equipped with round stubs with a circumferential outer groove, -with through or non-through holes, made of profiles with an upper radius of 8 mm or more but not more than 11 mm, and a lower radius of 12 mm or more but not more than 17 mm, -with a distance between holes of 15 mm or more but not more than 22 mm, -with sockets designed for brazing or clamping, -with mounting holes for m6 or m8 mounting screw, threaded or not, -with a width of 5 mm or more but not more than 16 mm, -for connecting a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a chiller and other lines
- 7609 00 00 40Flame brazed aluminium block for connecting tubes in automotive heat exchangers and/or turbocharged air coolers and/or automatic transmission coolers: -with extruded, bent connection tubes with an outer diameter of 5 mm or more, but not more than 25 mm, -with a weight of 0.02 kg or more, but not more than 0.25 kg, for use in the manufacture of cooling system in vehicles of chapter 87
- 7609 00 00 50Machined aluminium components: -containing by weight 0.55%, or more but not more than 0.61% of magnesium, -containing by weight 0.55%, or more but not more than 0.61% of silicon, -with a hardening state of t5 or t6, -with a mass of 0.05 kg or more, but not more than 0.2 kg, for use in the manufacture of co₂ cooling systems in motor vehicles
- 7609 00 00 60Aluminium connection block: -with a weight of 3 g or more but not more than 400 g, -manufactured from 6061-t6 or 6060-t6 or 6082-t6 aluminium grade, -being an integral part of an air conditioning hose assembly or oil cooling line hose assembly or air brake line hose assembly or water cooling line hose assembly, -with holes (sockets) or splines (pilots) or threads that allow installation in an automotive or other air conditioning system (also understood as installation in the line), -with sockets designed for brazing or fastening, -with at least 1 through-hole with a diameter of 3 mm or more but not more than 25 mm, for the manufacture of automotive cooling and air conditioning systems
- 7609 00 00 90Aluminium tube or pipe fittings: 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.
- N363478 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an aluminum corner bracket, a cast rail bracket, a rail splice, and a 3-way rail connector from Vietnam
- N361621 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum alloy profiles, fittings, and tubes from Taiwan.
- H281438 U.S. CBP
Tariff classification of “Wig-O-Flex” stainless steel alloy and aluminum alloy tube connectors from China
- N301617 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and eligibility of U.S. Goods Returned of an aluminum coupler assembly assembled in Mexico
- 600012760 HMRC
An aluminium 3/4 inch straight flange. It comes with an O-ring and screws to connect valves to central heating systems.
7 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Commodity code 7609 00 00 10 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 7609.00 (aluminium tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)).
The third-country duty is 4%.
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 4%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of goods of subheading 7609.00 into the UK came to £27.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); Germany supplied 17%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 5.9%, the Türkiye duty is 5.9%, the US duty is 5.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 25%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%, the Taiwan duty is 4%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 8% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 7609.00 worth US$40m in 2024; the largest supplier was Austria.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 7609 00 00 10?
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 7609 00 00 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 7609 00 00 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 7609.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Austria (US$6m), followed by Germany.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.