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Customs & Trade → UK Duty Calculator

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Summary

Calculate UK import duty and VAT using live GOV.UK Trade Tariff data based on a specific commodity code, origin country, and customs value in GBP.

Inputs

  • Commodity Code (required) — 10-digit HS commodity code to identify the product.
  • Origin Country (ISO Alpha-2) (required) — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the origin of the goods (e.g. BR, CN, US).
  • Customs Value (GBP) (required) — Value of the goods in GBP used to calculate duty and VAT.

Output shape

a single JSON object containing the calculated UK import duty and VAT amounts based on the provided commodity code, origin country, and customs value.

The calculation uses live data from the GOV.UK Trade Tariff API. The operation makes a POST request to the '/duty' endpoint with the specified parameters in the body.

Examples

Example 1: Calculate duty and VAT for coffee originating from Brazil valued at £5000

Set Commodity Code to '0901110000', Origin Country to 'BR', and Customs Value to 5000

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