Cross-Border Trade Guide
HS 2804 · HYDROGEN, RARE GASES AND OTHER NONMETALSAnnual bilateral volume: $35M
Estimated Duties
5.5%
UKGT + 20% VAT
Transit Time
18-25 days
End to end
Compliance
UK REACH
Chemical registration
Export Rebate
0%
IGST zero-rated + RoDTEP
DUTY CALCULATION — UNITED KINGDOM
Base Duty
0%
MFN (ITA): Free
VAT 20%
20%
on (CIF + duty)
Effective Total
~0%
duty only
| Product cost (FOB) | $100,000 |
| Ocean freight (est.) | $3,500 |
| Marine insurance (0.4%) | $400 |
| VAT 20% on $103,900 | $20,780 |
| Customs broker | ~$130 |
| India export tax rebate (18%) | -$18,000 |
| Estimated total landed cost | ~$106,810 |
* Estimates based on $100K FOB shipment of electronics (HS 85). Actual costs vary by exact HS code, weight/volume, and current rates.
Export-Side Restrictions
Recent Advisories
Related analysis
Ten items as of June 3: USTR forced-labor §301 publishes concrete proposal — 60 economies, up to 12.5% (comments July 6, hearings July 7); 54 'failed to enforce' vs 6 'have but failed to enforce' tier split; Brazil §301 separately initiated June 1; §122 CAFC merits opinion most likely late 2026 (correcting May 29 deep-dive); CAPE — no paper checks since Feb 6, IOR without registered ACH = no refund; China State Council Order No. 834 (March 31) confirmed as the supply-chain security regulation; rare earths samarium/gadolinium/lutetium added Jan 1; §232 pharma 58 days; full July sequence locks in; Busan 160 days.
2026-06-03 · Read →Ten items as of May 26: Sheinbaum gave first US-Mexico round read ("advancing positively"); §122 is by design a bridge expiring July 24 when §301 takes over; single-source signal §122 may already be struck by CIT May 7 (flagged for verification); §301 178-product exclusions extended to November 10 (date-aligned with Busan); Beijing summit commercial deliverables (soybeans, Boeing) in execution; CAPE first refund landings still publicly unconfirmed but on-window; §232 metals tiered system stable in month two; 66 days to §232 pharma; 168 days to Busan expiry — the architectural timeline is now fully visible.
2026-05-26 · Read →Ten dated items as of May 22: Bessent May 19 Reuters names a ceiling (§301 restores but won't go higher); MOFCOM May 20 also names ceiling (Busan level is the redline); first concrete number — $30B per side reciprocal framework from May 12-13 Seoul talks; §301 16-economy investigation effectively becomes a China-only ceiling lock; Ebrard May 20 calls USMCA review a decade-plus annual cycle; US-Mexico May 25 agenda locked at 3 days out; CAPE first refunds not yet publicly confirmed; §232 pharma 70 days; Busan-truce 172 days with the framework numbers now visible.
2026-05-22 · Read →March 11 — USTR Greer named 16 economies and 21 sectors. Statutory window: 12 months. Greer's public target: July 24, 135 days. Compared with the 2017 China §301 investigation that ran 322 days from launch to first tariff, this calendar is 58% shorter. The investigation is still running; the destination has been marked.
2026-04-26 · Read →Q1 2026 CBAM landed at €75.36/tonne CO₂ — but the 2.5% adjustment factor means the bill is tiny. The actual policy is a verified-emissions registry that producers pay to build.
2026-04-20 · Read →