UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 9620.00
9620 00 10 00: Of a kind used for digital, photographic or video cameras, cinematographic cameras and projectors; of a kind used for other apparatus of chapter 90
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9620 Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles
- 9620 00 10 00 Of a kind used for digital, photographic or video cameras, cinematographic cameras and projectors; of a kind used for other apparatus of chapter 90
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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)
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, 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, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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…
TN209 The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on cer…
UK: imports by month · HS 9620.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £29.6m | 76.1% | +24.6% |
 Italy | £2.8m | 7.1% | +10.9% |
 United States | £1.7m | 4.3% | +8.2% |
| United Kingdom | £1.2m | 3.2% | +165.2% |
 Germany | £742k | 1.9% | -24.3% |
 India | £276k | 0.7% | +71% |
 Costa Rica | £273k | 0.7% | -72.9% |
 Hungary | £245k | 0.6% | +24.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
9620.00 Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles
EU Free – 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
Türkiye 3.7% – 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.9% USA Free – 5.8% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 3.2% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico Free – 35% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 13% 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 3.3% · 9× specific or compound duty 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 6.2% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 2% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 15% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 5.6% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 9620.00
- 9620 00 10 00Of a kind used for digital, photographic or video cameras, cinematographic cameras and projectors; of a kind used for other apparatus of chapter 90
- 9620 00 91 10Of plastics or of aluminium: of plastics
- 9620 00 91 90Of plastics or of aluminium: other
- 9620 00 99 00Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles: 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.
- 600009042 HMRC
A mini shoulder kit. It is Matt black and made of aluminium and plastic. The kit comprises shoulder pads with built in rosettes, rail mounts, integrated quick lock release attachment points, 15mm rod clamps and a top handle for low mode shooting and carrying the camera when not in use. The product…
Legal notes
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3926.90, 4421.90, 6815.10, 7326.90, 7616.99, 8431.39, 8473.30, 8487.90, 8522.90, 8529.90, 9005.90, 9006.91, 9007.91, 9015.90, 9033.00.
In the UK Global Tariff, 9620 00 10 00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 9620.00, monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles.
The third-country duty is free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 goods of subheading 9620.00 worth £38.9m (up 18% on the year before), at an average of £11.08 per kg; China supplied 76%, followed by Italy.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 0%–6%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%–6%, the US duty is 0%–5.8%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–35%, the Brazil duty is 14.4%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–6.2%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 9620.00 worth US$43m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 9620 00 10 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 9620 00 10 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 9620 00 10 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 9620.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$28m), followed by Italy.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.