These guides sit under the Mulia Charcoal Logistics pillar. Each one covers the import mechanics for one destination market — HS classification, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance, and the document pack we supply. Logistics overview
Quick answer
Which countries do these import guides cover?
These 9 guides cover the USA, the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Iraq, Turkey and Russia, and 6 of them publish a duty line. Iraq and Turkey are procedure-only by policy and no rate is published for India, so your customs broker reads their rates at entry. Russia's guide opens with a feasibility caveat on carriers and payment to read before you commit.
1. Choose your destination market
We ship UN 1361 coconut charcoal worldwide. These guides cover the markets buyers ask about most; tell us your destination if it is not listed and we will confirm the import requirements.
- Importing to USA HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for USA. Read the guide
- Importing to United Kingdom HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for United Kingdom. Read the guide
- Importing to Germany HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for Germany. Read the guide
- Importing to Saudi Arabia HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for Saudi Arabia. Read the guide
- Importing to Russia HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for Russia. Read the guide
- Importing to United Arab Emirates HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for United Arab Emirates. Read the guide
- Importing to India HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for India. Read the guide
- Importing to Iraq HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for Iraq. Read the guide
- Importing to Turkey HS code, the duty and tax layers at entry, customs clearance and the document pack for Turkey. Read the guide
2. Nine markets at a glance
The table puts each guide's duty line, import VAT or GST and sea-transit range side by side; the full duty stack, the entry steps and the documents are on the guide itself.
| Market | Duty at entry | VAT/GST at entry | Transit from Semarang, days |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Free + 10% | — | 25–45 |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 20% | 30–42 |
| Germany | 0% (Free) | 19% | 32–45 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 15% | 25–40 ᵇ |
| United Arab Emirates | 0% | 5% | 20–35 ᵇ |
| India | no published rate ᵃ | — | 15–25 |
| Iraq | no published rate ᵃ | — | 25–35 ᵇ |
| Turkey | no published rate ᵃ | — | 35–45 |
| Russia | 5% | 22% | 18–60 |
ᵃ We publish no duty or tax rate for coconut charcoal entering these markets: your customs broker reads the current rate for the declared line at entry.
ᵇ Includes a port inside the Strait of Hormuz: the usual transit before the closure of 2026-02-28, not a current figure. The guide's routing notice says how the carriers route that cargo now.