UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 9618.00

9618 00 00 00

9618 00 00 00: Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 9618 Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing
  2. 9618 00 00 00 Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 20% import VAT
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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 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on cat and dog fur
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2009/1056
    Documents
    • Y922 Other than cats and dogs fur as mentioned by Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 (OJ L 343)

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…

UK: imports by month · HS 9618.00

last 12 months£15.4m-1.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£16.62 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.1mFeb 2024: £1.2mMar 2024: £2mApr 2024: £1.2mMay 2024: £1.5mJun 2024: £1.3mJul 2024: £1.4mAug 2024: £1.4mSept 2024: £1.3mOct 2024: £1.9mNov 2024: £1.2mDec 2024: £899kJan 2025: £1.2mFeb 2025: £1mMar 2025: £1.4mApr 2025: £1.1mMay 2025: £1.6mJun 2025: £1.2mJul 2025: £1.6mAug 2025: £1.2mSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £1.9mNov 2025: £1.4mDec 2025: £1.2mJan 2026: £1.4mFeb 2026: £968kMar 2026: £1.2mApr 2026: £1.1mMay 2026: £928kJun 2026: £1.1mJul 2026: £1.7mAug 2026: £1.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £7.4m 48.3% +1.6%
Lithuania £2.4m 15.7% -12.2%
Italy £1.6m 10.1% -18.4%
United States £980k 6.4% +269.8%
Spain £880k 5.7% -24%
Poland £408k 2.7% -20.9%
France £192k 1.2% -15.1%
Philippines £185k 1.2% +196.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

9618.00 Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays used for shop window dressing

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.

  • N333424 U.S. CBP 20 June 2023 · 9618.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of an artist’s wooden mannequin from China

  • N278138 U.S. CBP 2 September 2016 · 9618.00.00.00

    The tariff classification of a mannequin from the Philippines

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 96 →

In the UK Global Tariff, 9618 00 00 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 9618.00, tailors' dummies and other lay figures.

No rate is printed on this line itself.

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 goods of subheading 9618.00 worth £15.4m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £16.62 per kg; China supplied 48%, followed by Lithuania.

For the same subheading, the EU duty is 1.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%, the US duty is 4.4%, the Canada duty is 9%, the Mexico duty is 10%–15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 3.3%, 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 9618.00 worth US$20m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 9618 00 00 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 9618.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$9m), followed by Lithuania.

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