Importing guide · China to UK
Importing ceramic tiles from China to the UK
Ceramic tiles from China carry one of the highest anti-dumping duties in force, and tiles are construction products with their own rules.
Rates checked against the UK Trade Tariff on 26 September 2026. Your exact product may fall under a different code: check it before you order.
What to watch
- Check whether your supplier has its own rate, and read the exemptions: some large-format tiles are excluded.
- Tiles are construction products: ask for the declaration of performance.
- The code depends on the tile’s water absorption: check it for each tile you buy.
Not covered by the duty
- All imports of ceramic tiles that, individually, have: a largest surface area exceeding 0.36m2, unless the differential relief on the largest surface exceeds 3mm or: an edge longer than 600mm, unless the differential relief on the largest surface exceeds 3mm
The UK rules
Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and the product rules below
Your duties as importer of UKCA or CE marked goods
- Check the manufacturer carried out the right conformity assessment, drew up the technical documentation and affixed the marking.
- Put your name, trade name or trademark and postal address on the product (or its packaging or documents where that isn’t possible).
- Keep the technical documentation available, typically for 10 years after each product is placed on the market.
- Co-operate with market surveillance authorities.
- If you sell it under your own brand, or change it, you take on the manufacturer’s duties.
Construction Products Regulation in Great Britain
Construction products
- Make sure there is a declaration of performance and the right marking, with an approved body where the standard requires one.
Work it out for your order
- Landed-cost calculatorSet up for code 6907 21 00 00: add your price, quantity and freight.
- Price checkIs a quote too cheap? Compare it with what UK importers declare per kilo.
- Product rules checkerThe rules above, with a checklist to print and send to the supplier.
- Quote comparerCompare suppliers by landed cost, each with its own anti-dumping rate.
- Spec sheet and AQLPut the quality standard in writing, with the inspection sample size.
Questions about importing ceramic tiles
What is the import duty on ceramic tiles from China?
Goods from China under commodity code 6907 21 00 00 pay 4% customs duty, plus anti-dumping duty of 69.7% for most exporters (from 13.9% for named exporters with the right paperwork), and 20% import VAT on top. Checked against the UK Trade Tariff on 26 September 2026.
What rules apply to ceramic tiles imported into the UK?
Your duties as importer of UKCA or CE marked goods, Construction products. As the importer you are responsible for making sure the ceramic tiles meet them before they go on sale.
How much does the UK import from China under this code?
£3.1m in the 12 months to July 2026, under the 8-digit code 69072100 (ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, of a water absorption coefficient by weight <= 0,5 %), according to HMRC’s overseas trade statistics.
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