UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 9004.10
9004 10 99 00: Sunglasses: Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective: sunglasses, other
Sunglasses
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9004 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other
- 9004 10 00 00 Sunglasses
- Other
- 9004 10 99 00 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 1
- 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
- Iraq, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - CITES
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2021 No. 54
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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…
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 9004.10
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £91.3m | 39.8% | -4.4% |
 China | £84.7m | 36.9% | +1.2% |
 United States | £15.3m | 6.7% | +6.3% |
 Japan | £12.7m | 5.5% | +17.6% |
 Thailand | £12.5m | 5.4% | +31.2% |
 Taiwan | £2.4m | 1% | -12.1% |
 France | £2.4m | 1% | +31.1% |
 Brazil | £1.8m | 0.8% | -11.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
9004.10 Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective: sunglasses
EU 2.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan 5.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line UK lines: 9004.10
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.
- N349381 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic sound damping earmuffs and glasses from China.
- N343778 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Shamrock glasses from China
- N343877 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of party favor sunglasses from China
- N342166 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of reader sunglasses from China
- 600014160 HMRC
Sunglasses Anti-glare side-shield. Hydrophobic outer coating sheds water and reduces salt residue. FFT - Floating Frame Technology. 7-layer TAC Polarized lens for reduced glare and 100% UV 400 protection. The lenses are made from TAC- Tri acetate. The sunglasses are available in a variety of…
- 600014161 HMRC
The sunglasses have an Anti-glare side-shield. Hydrophobic outer coating sheds water and reduces salt residue. FFT - Floating Frame Technology. 7-layer TAC Polarized lens for reduced glare and 100% UV 400 protection. The lenses are made from TAC- Tri acetate. The sunglasses are available in a…
- 600013272 HMRC
Sunglasses with removable adjustable headband. They have floating frame technology (FFT) with impact resistant polycarbonate polarized lens, 100% UV 400 protection and anti-glare side shield and have a water-resistant coating. They are available in two colours blue and black/silver mirror.…
- 600011292 HMRC
A pair of black sunglasses with optically worked lenses made of polarised bifocal polycarbonate (PC) plastic. The sunglasses have a black frame with black tinted UV400 lenses. The lenses of the sunglasses are polarised. There is writing on the frame. Packaged in a material sleeve and then into a…
14 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 9004 10 99 00 is one of 3 lines under subheading 9004.10, spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective: sunglasses.
The third-country duty is 2%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 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 sunglasses (HS 9004.10) worth £229.3m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £110.87 per kg; Italy supplied 40%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.9%, the Türkiye duty is 2.9%, the US duty is 2%, the Canada duty is 5%, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 5.3%, 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 15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 9004.10 worth US$298m in 2024; the largest supplier was Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 9004 10 99 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 2%; 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 9004 10 99 00?
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 9004 10 99 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 9004.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Italy (US$154m), followed by China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.