UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8108.90
8108 90 60 90: Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: other, tubes and pipes, other
Titanium articles
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8108 Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap
- 8108 90 00 00 Other
- 8108 90 60 00 Tubes and pipes
- 8108 90 60 90 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.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 6%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9047
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- 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 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
- Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665
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 |
| 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 | 2.5% |
Footnotes
TN200 The export of these items may be controlled under the Export Control Order 2008 as amended…
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 8108.90
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £237.7m | 49% | +26.1% |
 China | £69.3m | 14.3% | +85.2% |
 France | £51.7m | 10.7% | +27.3% |
 Germany | £44m | 9.1% | +71.5% |
 Russia | £24.3m | 5% | -22.3% |
| United Kingdom | £12.7m | 2.6% | +163.4% |
 Italy | £11.8m | 2.4% | +22.8% |
 Japan | £5.2m | 1.1% | -33.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8108.90 Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: other
EU 7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA 5.5% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 10.3% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5% 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free – 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 8108.90
- 8108 90 30 10Titanium alloy rods complying with standard en 2002-1, en 4267 or din 65040
- 8108 90 30 15Rods and wire of an alloy of titanium with: - a uniform solid cross-section in the form of a cylinder, - with a diameter of 0.8 mm or more, but not more than 5 mm, - an aluminium content by weight of 0.3% or more, but not more than 0.7%, - a silicon content by weight of 0.3% or more, but not more than 0.6%, - a niobium content by weight of 0.1 or more, but not more than 0.3%, and - an iron content by weight of not more than 0.2%
- 8108 90 30 35Bars and wires of titanium with a titanium content of 98.8% or more but not more than 99.9% of a diameter less than 20 mm
- 8108 90 30 45Titanium-aluminium-vanadium alloy (tial6v4) wire, of a diameter less than 20 mm and complying with ams standards 4928, 4965 or 4967
- 8108 90 30 55Wires of an alloy of titanium: - with a niobium content by weight of 42% or more, but not more than 47%, - with a diameter of 2.36mm or more, but not more than 7.85mm, - in coils of 15kg or more, but not more than 45kg, - complying with standard ams 4982
- 8108 90 30 60Forged cylindrical bars of titanium with: - a purity of 99.995% by weight or more, - a diameter of 140 mm or more but not more than 200 mm, - a weight of 5 kg or more but not more than 300 kg
- 8108 90 30 70Wire of an titanium alloy containing by weight: - 22% (± 1%) of vanadium, and - 4% (± 0.5%) of aluminium or - 15% (± 1%) of vanadium, - 3% (± 0.5%) of chromium, - 3% (± 0.5% of tin and - 3% (± 0.5%) of aluminium
- 8108 90 30 90Bars, rods, profiles and wire: other
- 8108 90 50 45Cold or hot rolled plates, sheets and strips of non-alloyed titanium with: - a thickness of 0.4 mm or more, but not more than 100 mm, - a length of not more than 14 m, and - a width of not more than 4 m
- 8108 90 50 55Plates, sheets, strip and foil of an alloy of titanium
- 8108 90 50 80Plates, sheets, strips and foil of non-alloyed titanium - of a width of more than 750 mm - of a thickness of not more than 3 mm
- 8108 90 50 85Strip or foil of non-alloyed titanium: - containing more than 0.07% by weight of oxygen (o2), - of a thickness of 0.4 mm or more but not more than 2.5 mm - conforming to the vickers hardness hv1 standard of not more than 170 of a kind used in the manufacture of welded tubes for nuclear power plant condensers
- 8108 90 50 90Plates, sheets, strip and foil: other
- 8108 90 60 10Tubes and pipes, with attached fittings, suitable for conducting gases or liquids, for use in civil aircraft
- 8108 90 60 20Thin-walled tubes ready for use in ventilation and air-conditioning systems, for use in certain types of aircraft
- 8108 90 60 90Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: other, tubes and pipes, other
- 8108 90 90 10Self-locking bolts and nuts (of the type " hi-lok")
- 8108 90 90 30Parts of spectacle frames and mountings, including - temples, - blanks of a kind used for the manufacture of spectacle parts and - bolts of the kind used for spectacle frames and mountings, of a titanium alloy
- 8108 90 90 91Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets and similar articles complying with us standards, for use in certain types of aircraft
- 8108 90 90 99Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: other, 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.
- H317528 U.S. CBP
Revocation of HQ H027436; forged titanium billets; Additional U.S. Note 1 to Section XV
- N338901 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a dog water bowl from China
- N333703 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and eligibility of 9802.00.60 to titanium plate and sheet manufactured from ingots of United States (U.S.) origin in Austria and returned to the U.S. for further processing.
- N330880 U.S. CBP
The classification and country of origin of a titanium “substrate”
- 600016988 HMRC
Buckles for banding systems that made from Titanium and are pressed from a wide slit coil that was 1.2m wide. Used to fasten the Half Shell (Polyurethane) or Cable Protection Systems around subsea infrastructures. Usually packed in crates.
- 600015607 HMRC
This ruling is for Titanium banding only. Banding made from Titanium purchased in the form of wide slit coil 57mm wide x 0.8mm thick, and 31.75mm wide x 0.8mm thick. The coil is reworked and cut to various lengths and is edge dressed and turned into the band lengths required. Sizes vary per order…
9 rulings in total for this code
Commodity code 8108 90 60 90 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 8108.90 (titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: other).
The third-country duty is 6%.
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 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 6% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of titanium articles (HS 8108.90) into the UK came to £485.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 32% on the year before); United States supplied 49%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 7%, the Türkiye duty is 7%, the US duty is 5.5%–15%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–10%, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–3%, the Taiwan duty is free, 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 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8108.90 worth US$487m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8108 90 60 90?
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 8108 90 60 90?
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 8108 90 60 90?
Additional duty of 6% 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 8108.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$273m), followed by France.