3801 10 00
Artificial graphite, excluding retort charcoal and articles made of artificial graphite, including refractory products
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 38011000.
Code 3801 10 00 · Subheading 3801 10
This code covers artificial graphite itself. It excludes retort charcoal and articles made of artificial graphite, including refractory products based on artificial graphite.
For example
Official Danish tariff text
Grafit, kunstig (undtagen retortkul "gaskul" samt varer af kunstig grafit, herunder ildfaste produkter på basis af kunstig grafit)
until Aug. 3, 2026
This code is no longer in use. See the current codes under 3801 10:
3801 10 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 38011000.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Trade-defence measures, such as anti-dumping duty, may apply to goods originating in China.
This is recorded on a more detailed code below this one, so it may not cover your goods.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databasePreferential rates exist for goods originating in San Marino; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); Ivory Coast; 52 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine; Belarus; any country; Russian Federation; Iran, Islamic Republic of; North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
38.01.1000
Artificial graphite
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
All 3 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
This code covers natural graphite in powder or flake form, whereas the present code covers artificial graphite.
This code covers natural graphite other than in powder or flake form, whereas the present code covers artificial graphite.
This code covers articles of graphite or carbon, whereas the present code covers artificial graphite itself and excludes articles made of it.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.