Code 6903 10 00 · Subheading 6903 10
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This code covers refractory ceramic items such as retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, tubes and rods when they contain over 50% by weight of graphite, other carbon or a mixture of these. It does not cover refractory bricks, blocks, tiles or similar refractory ceramic construction materials.
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Official tariff text
Retorts, crucibles, mufflers, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods, slide gates and other refractory ceramic goods, containing by weight > 50% free carbon (excl. refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods)
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6903 10 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 69031000.
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.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databasePreferential 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 Iraq; Syria; any country; Ukraine; 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.
69.03.1000
Containing by weight more than 50 % of free carbon
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.
6903 10 00 00
Containing, by weight, more than 50 % of free carbon
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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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.
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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.
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