Import trade restrictions for 6909120000 80
Duties for more codes with a free account
You have looked at the duties of 10 codes today. Sign up free to see duties, measures and history for every code.
Preferential rules of origin for 6909120000
What the goods must meet to count as originating in a partner country and get the preferential duty, per agreement.
Autonomous Trade Preferences (Western Balkans) · Kosovo
EU-Chile Association Agreement · Chile
EU-Colombia/Peru/Ecuador Trade Agreement · Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
EU-Algeria Association Agreement · Algeria
EEA/EFTA agreements (Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands) · Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
EU-Egypt Association Agreement · Egypt
EU-Georgia DCFTA · Georgia
EU-Iceland FTA · Iceland
EU-Jordan Association Agreement · Jordan
EU-Korea FTA · South Korea
EU-Central America Association Agreement
EU-Lebanon Association Agreement · Lebanon
EU-Morocco Association Agreement · Morocco
EU-Moldova DCFTA · Moldova
Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention · Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Switzerland, Türkiye
EU-Tunisia Association Agreement · Tunisia
EU-Ukraine DCFTA · Ukraine
Ceramic products / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product
EPA CARIFORUM
EU Market Access Regulation (EPA) · Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya
EPA Pacific · Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands
EU-Israel Association Agreement · Israel
EU-Mexico Global Agreement · Mexico
EU-Palestine Interim Association Agreement · Palestine
EPA SADC · South Africa
Ceramic products / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product
EU-Canada CETA · Canada
A change from any other heading.
EPA Eastern and Southern Africa
Glass and glassware; except for: / or: Manufacture in which all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product
Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP, GSP+, EBA) · Armenia, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Syria, Vietnam
Ceramic products / or: (a) LDCs Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex-works price of the product / or: (b) Other beneficiary countries Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Jordan Association Agreement (relaxed rules, 2016) · Jordan
Ceramic products / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 70 % of the ex-works price of the product
EU-Japan EPA · Japan
CTH
EU-Singapore FTA · Singapore
Ceramic products / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product or Manufacture in which the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50 % of the ex-works price of the product
Source: European Commission, Access2Markets (CC BY 4.0, shortened). The text of the agreement prevails. Access2Markets
Legal and explanatory notes for 6909120000
6909 12 00 CN Explanatory Notes: Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale
See the HS Explanatory Note to subheading 6909 12.
6909 11 00 - 6909 19 00 CN Explanatory Notes: to 6909 19 00
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 6909, second paragraph, (1) and (2).
Notes to chapter 69
Notes 1. This chapter applies only to ceramic products which have been fired after shaping: (a) headings 6904 to 6914 apply only to such products other than those classifiable in headings 6901 to 6903; (b) articles heated to temperatures less than 800 °C for purposes such as curing of resins, accelerating hydration reactions, or for the removal of water or other volatile components, are not considered to be fired. Such articles are excluded from Chapter 69; and (c) ceramic articles are obtained by firing inorganic, non-metallic materials which have been prepared and shaped previously at, in general, room temperature. Raw materials comprise, inter alia, clays, siliceous materials including fused silica, materials with a high melting point, such as oxides, carbides, nitrides, graphite or other carbon, and in some cases binders such as refractory clays or phosphates. 2. This chapter does not cover: (a) products of heading 2844; (b) articles of heading 6804; (c) articles of Chapter 71 (for example, imitation jewellery); (d) cermets of heading 8113; (e) articles of Chapter 82; (f) electrical insulators (heading 8546) or fittings of insulating material of heading 8547; (g) artificial teeth (heading 9021); (h) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clocks and clock cases); (ij) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings); (k) articles of Chapter 95 (for example, toys, games and sports requisites); (l) articles of heading 9606 (for example, buttons) or of heading 9614 (for example, smoking pipes); or (m) articles of Chapter 97 (for example, works of art).
Sources: Combined Nomenclature 2026, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (CELEX 32025R1926), and the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CELEX 02019XC0329(02)-20260213). The section and chapter notes are legally binding; the explanatory notes are guidance. EUR-Lex
UK advance tariff rulings for 6909120000
Rulings of HM Revenue & Customs for goods with UK commodity codes that start like this EU code. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff, so these rulings are guidance for the EU.
- UK 6909120000 Valid Mar 3, 2026 to Mar 2, 2029 · Ruling 600014283 on GOV.UK
The product is a Silicon carbide mechanical seal face and is one of the two seal faces in a mechanical seal assembly. Manufactured from pressed and sintered silicon carbide powder, and machined to the extract design requirements. The seal face with Mohs Hardness value over of 9, features a lapped sealing surface essential to the function of the mechanical seal and can withstand a maximum temperature limit of above 1200 ºC. Each seal face is custom-designed and combined with other mechanical seal elements to meet precise specifications and intended solely for specific mechanical seals used in industrial rotary applications, to prevent leakage between rotating and stationary elements.
Justification
Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: For the purposes of determining the commodity codes within which goods most appropriately fall, Reg 3 (1) of The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 sets out that the rules of interpretation contained in the following have effect: – a. Part Two (Goods Classification Table Rules of Interpretation) of the Tariff of the United Kingdom (Reg 3(1)(a); and b. Notes to a section or chapter of the Goods Classification Table (Reg 3(1)(b) General interpretative rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 - Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 6909 - Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level - 6909 12 Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; other than of porcelain china; articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the mohs scale. Also classified in accordance with: Chapter Notes 1b to chapter 84. …
- UK 6909120000 Valid Mar 4, 2026 to Mar 3, 2029 · Ruling 600014697 on GOV.UK
The product is an alumina ceramic mechanical seal face and is one of the two seal faces in a mechanical seal assembly. Manufactured from pressed and sintered alumina ceramic powder, the seal face has a Mohs hardness value of 9, and can withstand temperatures above 1700ºC. Features a lapped sealing surface essential to mechanical seals performance. Each seal face is custom made to precise specifications and combined with other mechanical seal elements and intended solely for specific mechanical seals used in industrial rotary applications, to prevent leakage between rotating and stationary elements.
Justification
Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: For the purposes of determining the commodity codes within which goods most appropriately fall, Reg 3 (1) of The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 sets out that the rules of interpretation contained in the following have effect: – a. Part Two (Goods Classification Table Rules of Interpretation) of the Tariff of the United Kingdom (Reg 3(1)(a); and b. Notes to a section or chapter of the Goods Classification Table (Reg 3(1)(b) General interpretative rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 - Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 6909 - Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods. GIR 6 - Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level - 6909 12 Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; other than of porcelain china; articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the mohs scale. Also classified in accordance with: Chapter Notes 1b to chapter 84. …
- UK 6909120000 Valid Sep 11, 2026 to Sep 10, 2029 · Ruling 600015780 on GOV.UK
Mechanical seal faces. The seal faces are components of a mechanical seal assembly used in various industrial applications to prevent leakage. Manufactured from sintered silicon (SiC) which is generally rated at 9 to 9.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness is resistance to wear, corrosion and also allows for thermal conductivity. The seals are used to prevent leakage between rotating and stationary parts with the rotary face seal used for the rotating part. The stationary face being used for the static part. They are supplied as precision‑machined annular rings with highly polished, flat sealing surfaces. These goods are technical ceramic articles used as components of mechanical seals, manufactured specifically using the companies seal designs and cannot be used for anything other than fitment within the companies mechanical seal designs. The seals are put in padded pouches of individual part numbers, of different quantities for shipment.
Justification
Classification has been determined in accordance with the following: For the purposes of determining the commodity codes within which goods most appropriately fall, Reg 3 (1) of The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 sets out that the rules of interpretation contained in the following have effect: – a. Part Two (Goods Classification Table Rules of Interpretation) of the Tariff of the United Kingdom (Reg 3(1)(a); and b. Notes to a section or chapter of the Goods Classification Table (Reg 3(1)(b) General interpretative rules (GIR)s: GIR 1 Has been used to classify this product by the terms of heading 6909 - Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods. GIR 5B Has Has been used to identify the type of packaging - Padded pouches of individual part numbers, of different quantities for shipment. GIR 6 Has been used to classify the goods to subheading level 690912 - Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; other than of porcelain china; …
Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Advance Tariff Rulings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Restrictions and flags for 690912
- Russia sanctions: export ban Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Annex XXIII 6909
Art. 3k, goods contributing to Russian industrial capacity
Read the act on EUR-Lex - Dual-use goods Regulation (EU) 2021/821, Annex I 69091200
Covers only part of the goods under this code (act names 69091200).
May be dual-use; check the Annex I entry 1C010, 1C107, 9A110, 2B350g, 2B350i, 9A010a, 9A010b, 9A010c, 9C108, 1A006b (correlation table is non-binding)
Read the act on EUR-Lex
For orientation only. Check the act before you rely on a flag; thresholds, derogations and exceptions are not shown in full. The dual-use table links codes to control list entries and is non-binding.
EU trade in 2025 for 690912
- Extra-EU imports
- €146.8M
- 10,246 t
- Extra-EU exports
- €179.6M
Top origin countries by import value
Japan €47.2M
China €38M
United States €31.9M
South Korea €7.9M
Switzerland €5.7M
CN8 codes below this code: 1. Source: Eurostat, Comext, CC BY 4.0, processed by hscode.info. Confidential trade is not allocated to codes.
UK import duty for 690912
- 4%
Third-country duties of all UK commodity codes under this HS subheading. Source: UK Department for Business and Trade, as of Nov 2, 2026. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff.
Import VAT in the EU
- Austria 20 %
- Belgium 21 %
- Bulgaria 20 %
- Croatia 25 %
- Cyprus 19 %
- Czechia 21 %
- Denmark 25 %
- Estonia 24 %
- Finland 25.5 %
- France 20 %
- Germany 19 %
- Greece 24 %
- Hungary 27 %
- Ireland 23 %
- Italy 22 %
- Latvia 21 %
- Lithuania 21 %
- Luxembourg 17 %
- Malta 18 %
- Netherlands 21 %
- Poland 23 %
- Portugal 23 %
- Romania 21 %
- Slovakia 23 %
- Slovenia 22 %
- Spain 21 %
- Sweden 25 %
Standard rate per member state, on the customs value, the duty and transport to the destination. Reduced rates often depend on the use or the buyer and apply only where the country provides them for these goods. Source: European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database, as of Nov 2, 2026.
Rules of origin
Preferential rules of origin for subheading 690912 depend on the trade agreement. The Commission publishes them in Access2Markets.
Rules of origin on Access2MarketsInformation
When importing or exporting "Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale", it is crucial to have the correct HS code or TARIC code. The HS code 6909120000 80 serves as the standard code for this product, ensuring that the appropriate duties and taxes are applied when crossing international borders.
To ensure your business transactions run smoothly when importing or exporting "Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale", consider the following points:
- Inform yourself about the specific import and export regulations in the countries involved. This includes possible restrictions, taxes, and duties applicable to "Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale".
- Check if any additional licenses, permits, or certificates are required to import "Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale" into the destination country or export it from the country of origin.
- Make sure your trading partners have valid identification numbers, such as EORI numbers (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) in the EU, to streamline trade and minimize delays.
- Ensure that all trade- and customs-related documents (such as commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and insurance policies) are accurately completed and adhere to the respective national regulations.
- Keep an eye on the current exchange rates, as well as packaging, shipping, and insurance costs, to accurately calculate trade costs.
In summary, the HS code or TARIC code for "Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale" is 6909120000 80. Make sure you accurately use this code in all your trade and customs documents to guarantee smooth and hassle-free transactions. With these tips, you'll be better prepared for the challenges of international trade and can successfully import and export "Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale".
HS Code structure
1. Chapter
There are 21 different sections, which are divided into 96 chapters. Exceptional chapters include chapter 77, which is reserved for future use, chapters 98 and 99, which are limited at national level, and chapter 99, which is a specific code for temporary changes. In the example above, chapter 69 was selected for ceramic products
2. Heading
The heading determines the specific category within a certain chapter. In the example above, the 09 refers to Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods.
3. Subheading
The last two digits of the international harmonized code are more specific and define subcategories of products. In the example above, the 12 refers to Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale.
HS Code tree structure
6900000000 80
Chapter CERAMIC PRODUCTS
6909000000 80
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods
6909110000 10
- Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses
6909110000 80
- - Of porcelain or china
6909120000 80
- - Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale
6909190000 80
- - Other
6909190020 80
- - - Silicon nitride (Si3N4) rollers or balls
6909190025 80
- - - Ceramic proppants, containing aluminium oxide, silicon oxide and iron oxide
6909190030 80
- - - Supports for catalysts, consisting of porous cordierite or mullite ceramic pieces, of an overall volume of not more than 65 l, having, per cm$2 of the cross-section, not less than one continuous channel which may be open at both ends or stopped at one end
6909190040 80
- - - Ceramic-carbon absorption or adsorption cartridges of fuel motor vehicle systems, with the following characteristics: -extruded fired ceramic bound multicellular cylindrical structure, -5 % or more by weight but not more than 70 % by weight of activated carbon, -30 % or more by weight but no more than 90 % by weight of ceramic binder, -with a diameter of 29 mm or more but no more than 41 mm, -a length of not more than 150 mm, -fired at temperature of 800 °C or more
6909190050 80
- - - Ceramic articles made of continuous filaments of ceramic oxides, containing by weight: - 2 % or more of diboron trioxide, - 28 % or less of silicon dioxide and - 60 % or more of dialuminium trioxide
6909190060 80
- - - Supports for catalysts, consisting of porous ceramic pieces, of a blend of silicon carbide and silicon, with a hardness of less than 9 on the Mohs scale, with a total volume of not more than 65 litres, having, per cm$2 of the surface of the cross section one or more closed channels at the tail end
6909190070 80
- - - Supports for catalysts or filters, consisting of porous ceramics made primarily from oxides of aluminium and titanium; with a total volume of not more than 65 litres and at least one duct (open on one or both ends) per cm$2 of cross section
6909190090 80
- - - Other
6909900000 80
- Other