Classification complete
6812 99 90
Non-crocidolite asbestos yarn, cord, rope and woven or knitted fabric, including reinforced goods
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 68129990.
Code 6812 99 90 · Subheading 6812 99
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This covers goods made of asbestos or mixtures based on asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, such as yarn, cords, ropes, woven fabric or knitted fabric, including reinforced goods. It does not cover crocidolite asbestos, processed asbestos fibres, asbestos-based mixtures, clothing, friction material or asbestos-cement goods.
For example
Official tariff text
Articles of asbestos or of mixtures based on asbestos or asbestos and magnesium carbonate, e.g., yarn, thread, cords, string, woven or knitted fabric, whether or not reinforced (excl. of crocidolite asbestos; fabricated asbestos fibres; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and headgear; friction material with a basis of asbestos; articles of asbestos-cement)
Classification complete
6812 99 90
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 68129990.
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Classification decides the rate here: from 1.7% to 3.7%.
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.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 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, North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and 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.
68.12.9900
Other
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What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
6812 99 90 10
For use in civil aircraft
6812 99 90 90
Other
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
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