UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8714.91
8714 91 10 31: Bicycle frames and forks: Constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including e-bikes)
Bicycle frames and forks
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8714 Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713
- Other
- 8714 91 00 00 Frames and forks, and parts thereof
- 8714 91 10 00 Frames
- Painted, anodised, polished and/or lacquered
- Other
- 8714 91 10 31 Constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including e-bikes)
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
- Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 30 August 2029
- Legal act
- 2026/21
- Documents
- D019 Authorisation to use a customs procedure with economic impact/end-use within the context of an anti-dumping/countervailing measure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Rates for named exporters (9)
Company Rate The goods are used in the assembly of cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor. An authorised use authorisation is required. 8835 Free MiRider Limited, Disklok House, Preston Road, Charnock Richard, Chorley, England, PR7 5HH 8A12 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Frog Bikes Limited 8A22 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Winlong Garments Ltd 8A24 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Planet X Ltd, Unit 38-41, Aldwarke Wharfe Business Park, Waddington Way, Rotherham, South Yorkshire GB-S65 3SH, UK A995 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Cycles Sport North Ltd, 363 Leach Place, Walton Summit Center, GB-PR5 8AS Preston C049 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% The Martlet Group Ltd, Units 7-8b Mid Sussex Business Park Folders Lane East, Ditchling, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8SE. C101 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Frog Bikes Manufacturing Ltd' ('FBML'), Unit A, Mamhilad Park Estate, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 0HZ, UK C499 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% The goods are used in the assembly of vehicles other than cycles, whether or not fitted with an auxiliary motor. An authorised use authorisation is required. C549 Free - Anti-dumping dutyDefinitive anti-dumping duty 48.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 30 August 2029
- Legal act
- Statutory Instruments 2019 No. 450
Rates for named exporters (23)
Company Rate Other 8900 48.5% Zhejiang Baoguilai Vehicle Co. Ltd. B772 19.2% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Oyama Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd B773 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Ideal (Dongguan) Bike Co., Ltd B774 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Accell Nederland B.V., Industrieweg 4, NL - 8444AR Heerenveen C004 Free Cycles France Loire, Avenue de l'industrie, FR - 42160 Saint-Cyprien C005 Free CYCLES LAPIERRE, 6-10 Rue Edmond Voisenet, FR - 21000 Dijon Cedex C006 Free Cycleurope Industries, 161 Rue Gabriel Péri, FR - 10100 Romilly- sur-Seine C007 Free Cycleurope Sverige AB, c/o Monark AB, SE - 432 82 Varberg C008 Free Derby Cycle Werke GmbH, Siemensstraße 1-3, DE - 49661 Cloppenburg C009 Free Engelbert Meyer GmbH, Hauptstraße 31, DE - 49692 Cappeln C010 Free Esmaltina- Auto ciclos S.A., Rua do salgueiro 47, PT - 3780-103 Sangalhos C011 Free F.lli Masciaghi S.p.a., Via Gramsci 10, IT - 20900 Monza (MB) C012 Free KTM Fahrrad GmbH, Harlochner straße 13, AT - 5230 Mattighofen C013 Free Manufacture Française Du Cycle, 27 rue Marcel Brunelière, FR - 44270 Machecoul C014 Free MBM S.r.l., Via Emilia Levante 1671/73/75, IT - 47521 Cesena (FC) C015 Free Montana SRL, Via Domenico Rossi 70, IT - 12060 Magliano Alpi (CN) C016 Free Panther International GmbH, Alter Postweg 190, DE - 32584 Löhne C017 Free Promiles, 4 Boulevard de Mons, FR - 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq C018 Free Prophete GmbH & Co. KG, Lindenstrasse 50, DE - 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück C019 Free TNT Cycles S.L., C/Mosquerola 61-63, ES - 17180 Vilablareix (Girona) C020 Free Giant (China) Co. Ltd. C329 0% with D008, otherwise 48.5% Universal Cycle Corporation (Guang Zhou) C453 48.5% - Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 4
- 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, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
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") | 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
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…
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 8714.91
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Taiwan | £11.3m | 38.5% | -7.2% |
 China | £9m | 30.6% | -17.5% |
 Italy | £4.3m | 14.5% | +20.3% |
 Vietnam | £1m | 3.5% | +28.7% |
 Germany | £1m | 3.4% | +2.2% |
 United States | £585k | 2% | -13% |
 Spain | £301k | 1% | +91.7% |
 Czechia | £203k | 0.7% | +75.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8714.91 Frames and forks, and parts thereof
EU 4.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 4.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free – 6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Canada Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free – 16% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines · average 4.6% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 2 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 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% UK lines: 8714.91
- 8714 91 10 21Constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including e-bikes)
- 8714 91 10 25Frame, constructed from aluminium or aluminium and carbon fibres and artificial resin, for the use in the manufacture of bicycles (including electric bicycles)
- 8714 91 10 29Painted, anodised, polished and/or lacquered: originating in or consigned from China: - in quantities below 300 units per month on average for a period not exceeding 12 months, or to be transferred to a party in quantities below 300 units per month on average for a period not exceeding 12 months; or - to be transferred to another holder of an end-use authorisation or to exempted parties, other
- 8714 91 10 31Constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including e-bikes)
- 8714 91 10 35Frame, constructed from aluminium or aluminium and carbon fibres and artificial resin, for the use in the manufacture of bicycles (including electric bicycles)
- 8714 91 10 39Painted, anodised, polished and/or lacquered: other, other
- 8714 91 10 75Constructed from carbon fibres and artificial resin, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including e-bikes)
- 8714 91 10 77Frame, constructed from aluminium or aluminium and carbon fibres and artificial resin, for the use in the manufacture of bicycles (including electric bicycles)
- 8714 91 10 89Frames and forks, and parts thereof: frames, other, other
- 8714 91 30 25Front forks, except rigid (non-telescopic) front forks made entirely of steel, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including electric bicycles)
- 8714 91 30 29Painted, anodised, polished and/or lacquered: originating in or consigned from China: - in quantities below 300 units per month on average for a period not exceeding 12 months, or to be transferred to a party in quantities below 300 units per month on average for a period not exceeding 12 months; or - to be transferred to another holder of an end-use authorisation or to exempted parties, other
- 8714 91 30 35Front forks, except rigid (non-telescopic) front forks made entirely of steel, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including electric bicycles)
- 8714 91 30 39Painted, anodised, polished and/or lacquered: other, other
- 8714 91 30 72Front forks, except rigid (non-telescopic) front forks made entirely of steel, for use in the manufacture of bicycles (including electric bicycles)
- 8714 91 30 89Frames and forks, and parts thereof: front forks, other, other
- 8714 91 90 00Frames and forks, and parts thereof: parts
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.
- N293210 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of bicycle frames from China
- 600012579 HMRC
Aluminium bicycle frame. Made from welded aluminium tubing and are used for BMX cycling. Come Individually packaged in cardboard boxes. Frames come already painted.
- 600011842 HMRC
A steel bicycle frame with a seat post, saddle, rear wheel with tyre, chain and crank gear fitted (but no left hand crank) and a front fork. Either painted or an oil slick finish. The frames originate in or consigned from China, in quantities below 300 units per month. The frame allows the bicycle…
- 600010403 HMRC
The product is 63 bicycle frames of different styles and sizes. The material is carbon fibre, these are also lacquered. The frame has a seat post and handlebars post, seat and handlebars are purchased separately of the style and use that you want. These are made in China in quantities below 300…
Legal notes
Commodity code 8714 91 10 31 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 8714.91 (frames and forks, and parts thereof).
The third-country duty is 4%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
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, anti-dumping duty of 48.5% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China (until 30 August 2029).
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of bicycle frames and forks (HS 8714.91) into the UK came to £29.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); Taiwan supplied 39%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 4.7%, the Türkiye duty is 4.7%, the US duty is 0%–6%, the Canada duty is 0%–5%, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, 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% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8714.91 worth US$37m in 2024; the largest supplier was Taiwan.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8714 91 10 31?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 4%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8714 91 10 31?
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 8714 91 10 31?
Anti-dumping duty of 48.5% on goods from China, until 30 August 2029; 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 8714.91 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Taiwan (US$13m), followed by China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.