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Eligibility for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme

This document details Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and Harmonised System (HS) codes that are eligible for BICS.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Published:
10 August 2026
Last updated:
2 October 2026
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  1. - added a clarification that HS Codes should be interpreted in line with the UK Tariff (version 1.31, dated 3 March 2026)

  2. The Excel Spreadsheet 'Eligibility for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), version 3, dated 25 August 2026' was replaced with an updated version to reflect that the description of HS code 871639 has changed from 'Trailers and semi-trailers, not designed for running on rails, for the transport of highly radioactive materials [Euratom]' to 'Trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods, not designed for running on rails (excl. self-loading or self-unloading trailers and semi-trailers for agricultural purposes and tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers)'.

  3. First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Eligibility for the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), version 3, dated 25 August 2026

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 98.2 KB

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Details

Use this document to confirm whether your business activities and products fall within scope of the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS).

This is the final list of eligible activities which will be reflected in the implementing legislation. The government does not intend to make any further changes to the code lists for 2027. The descriptions provided for the eligible HS codes in this list are intended as summary descriptions and should be interpreted in line with the corresponding goods classifications in the UK Tariff (version 1.31, dated 3 March 2026).

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