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Code 6909 12 00 · Subheading 6909 12

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Non-porcelain ceramic laboratory or technical goods with Mohs hardness of at least 9

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.

This covers ceramic goods for laboratory, chemical or other technical use when their hardness corresponds to at least 9 on the Mohs scale. It does not cover porcelain, refractory ceramic goods, electrical apparatus, insulators or insulation parts.

For example

  • A non-porcelain ceramic laboratory wear plate with a Mohs hardness corresponding to at least 9
  • A non-porcelain ceramic chemical-processing tube with a Mohs hardness corresponding to at least 9
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Official tariff text

Ceramic articles having a hardness equivalent to >= 9 on the Mohs scale, for chemical or other technical uses (excl. of porcelain or china, refractory ceramic goods, electrical devices, insulators and other electrical insulating fittings)

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6909 12 00

Non-porcelain ceramic laboratory or technical goods with Mohs hardness of at least 9

The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 69091200.

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Trade measures to be aware of

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.

  • Lower duty for goods from some countries

    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 database

  • Restrictions and paperwork

    Import 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:

    • Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
    • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • Movement certificate EUR.1
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    • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • The declared goods are not concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No. 267/2012, Annex II
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
    • Goods not consigned from Iran
    • Import authorisation for restricted goods and technologies (Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012)
    • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
    • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Annex II, Part IV of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509)
    Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

  • 69.09.1200

    Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

  • 6909 12 00 00

    Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

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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  3. Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with SKAT or TARIC.

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