EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 2814.20

2814 20 00

2814 20 00: Ammonia in aqueous solution

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 2814 Ammonia, anhydrous or in aqueous solution:
  2. 2814 20 00 Ammonia in aqueous solution

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty 5.5% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 6

  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    Regulation 2658/87
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Belarus, Russia
    In force
    until 31 May 2027
    Legal act
    Regulation 1181/26
  • Tariff quotaNon preferential tariff quota 5.5%
    Applies to goods from
    Russia
    Legal act
    Regulation 0506/26
  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 October 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
  • Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0382/26
    Documents
    • C127 Merchant product identifier
    • C128 Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • C129 Standardised manufacturer product identifier
    • Y081 No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists
  • Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    from 1 November 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 2108/26
    Documents
    • Y126 Goods sold in distance sales

Import requirements 6

  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Iran
    Legal act
    Regulation 0267/12
    Documents
    • Y240 Goods exempted from prohibition by virtue of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 267/2012
  • Import controlImport control - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    Regulation 1157/24
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0765/06, Regulation 0692/14
    Documents
    • Y727 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
    • Y728 The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
    • L152 Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
    • Y870 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
    • Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Russia
    In force
    until 31 December 2027
    Legal act
    Regulation 0833/14
    Documents
    • L142 Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
    • Y874 The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
    • L143 Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
    • K033 Tariff quota - order number 09.8263 requested and not exhausted
    • Y859 Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0263/22
    Documents
    • Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
  • Import controlCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - CBAM
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
    In force
    until 31 December 2026
    Legal act
    Regulation 0956/23
    Documents
    • Y128 CBAM account number
    • Y134 Goods originating in Büsingen, Heligoland, or Livigno (Article 2.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956)
    • Y135 Goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities - Exemption by virtue Article 2.(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956
    • Y237 Goods of EU origin (CBAM)
    • Y238 Application to obtain the status of authorised CBAM declarant has been submitted until 31 March 2026
    • Y137 De minimis exemption - Exemption by virtue Article 2a. of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Tariff quotas

Order numberOriginIn-quota dutyPeriodVolumeBalanceValidity
09.0172 ERGA OMNES Free 30 May 2026 – 31 May 2027 300,000,000 kg 249,346,599 kg Critical

Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.

Export measures 6

Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.

Export measuresDestinationLegal actValidity
Export controlSanctions regime: Crimea and Sevastopol Ukraine Regulation 0692/14 25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia Russia Regulation 0833/14 26 June 2024
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus Belarus Regulation 0765/06 25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine Ukraine Regulation 0263/22 25 August 2022
Export control - Waste Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Israel, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Türkiye, United States Regulation 1157/24 21 May 2026
Export control - Waste All third countries (except Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Israel, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Türkiye, United States) Regulation 1157/24 21 May 2026

TARIC data as of 24 October 2026

Import VAT in the EU member states

The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.

  • Austria 20%
  • Belgium 21%
  • Bulgaria 20%
  • Croatia 25%
  • Cyprus 19%
  • Czechia 12% reduced rate
  • Denmark 25%
  • Estonia 24%
  • Finland 25.5%
  • France 20%
  • Germany 19%
  • Greece 24%
  • Hungary 27%
  • Ireland 23%
  • Italy 22%
  • Latvia 21%
  • Lithuania 21%
  • Luxembourg 17%
  • Malta 18%
  • Netherlands 21%
  • Poland 23%
  • Portugal 23%
  • Romania 21%
  • Slovakia 23%
  • Slovenia 22%
  • Spain 21%
  • Sweden 6% reduced rate

TEDB · 24 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—5.5%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more

Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago

Free
OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories)
Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 more

Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna

Free
GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance)
Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 more

Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia Free
EEA - European Economic Area Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
EU–Andorra customs union Andorra Free
EU–Albania agreement Albania Free
EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement Bosnia & Herzegovina Free
EU–Canada agreement Canada Free
EU–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
EU–Chile agreement Chile Free
EU–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
EU–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
EU–Algeria agreement Algeria Free
EU–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
EU–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. Western Sahara Free
EU–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
EU–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
EU–United Kingdom agreement United Kingdom Free
EU–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
EU–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
EU–Israel agreement Israel Free
EU–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
EU–Japan agreement Japan Free
EU–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
EU–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
EU–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
EU–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
EU–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
EU–Montenegro agreement Montenegro Free
EU–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
EU–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
EU–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
EU–Peru agreement Peru Free
EU–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
EU–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
EU–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
EU–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
EU–San Marino customs union San Marino Free
EU–Syria agreement Syria Free
EU–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
EU–Türkiye customs union Türkiye Free
EU–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
EU–United States agreement United States Free
EU–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
EU–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
EU–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
EU–South Africa agreement South Africa Free
GSP - General arrangements
Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Micronesia and 4 more

Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Tajikistan, Vanuatu

2%
Mercosur Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 4.4%

EU: imports by month · HS 2814.20

last 12 months€11m+17.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price€0.74 per kg
Preferential rate14%
Jan 2024: €556kFeb 2024: €658kMar 2024: €914kApr 2024: €456kMay 2024: €745kJun 2024: €926kJul 2024: €943kAug 2024: €751kSept 2024: €727kOct 2024: €899kNov 2024: €725kDec 2024: €517kJan 2025: €854kFeb 2025: €749kMar 2025: €874kApr 2025: €743kMay 2025: €671kJun 2025: €1.1mJul 2025: €922kAug 2025: €585kSept 2025: €881kOct 2025: €736kNov 2025: €1.2mDec 2025: €804kJan 2026: €924kFeb 2026: €877kMar 2026: €1mApr 2026: €1mMay 2026: €560kJun 2026: €939kJul 2026: €842kAug 2026: €1.2m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
United States €4.8m 43.4% +46.5%
Taiwan €4.6m 41.7% +0%
Norway €984k 8.9% +12%
United Kingdom €613k 5.6% +10%
Canada €23k 0.2% +60.1%
Switzerland €15k 0.1% -77.6%
Ukraine €4k 0% +1,038.8%
China €4k 0% +7.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

2814.20 Ammonia in aqueous solution

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 28 →

CBAM: carbon border adjustment

Goods of the CBAM sector fertilisers pay for the greenhouse gases emitted in their production when they are imported into the EU. Without verified actual emissions, the importer declares the default values below (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of goods).

2814 20 00 Ammonia in aqueous solution

Country of productionDirectIndirectTotal
Albania0.650.030.68
Algeria0.590.040.62
Argentina0.680.030.71
Armenia0.650.020.66
Australia0.530.040.58
Azerbaijan0.650.030.68
Bangladesh0.70.050.75
Belarus0.650.030.68
Bosnia & Herzegovina0.650.060.71
Brazil0.940.020.96
Cambodia0.720.050.77
Cameroon0.690.060.75
Canada0.570.020.59
Chile0.680.050.73
China1.250.061.31
Colombia0.680.020.7
Costa Rica0.680.030.71
Côte d’Ivoire0.670.040.71
Cuba0.680.060.74
Dominican Republic0.680.050.73
Ecuador0.680.020.7
Egypt0.590.030.62
El Salvador0.680.040.73
Ethiopia0.830.050.88
Georgia0.650.010.66
Ghana0.70.040.75
Guatemala0.680.070.75
Honduras0.680.040.72
India0.920.070.99
Indonesia0.620.070.68
Iran0.590.040.62
Iraq0.590.050.64
Israel0.610.030.64
Japan0.620.040.66
Jordan0.610.030.65
Kazakhstan0.650.040.69
Kenya0.60.040.65
Kuwait0.590.040.63
Kyrgyzstan0.650.040.69
Lebanon0.640.060.7
Libya0.60.050.65
Madagascar0.710.050.76
Malaysia0.620.050.66
Mali0.660.050.71
Mauritius0.640.050.69
Mexico0.680.040.72
Moldova0.650.040.69
Mongolia0.650.090.74
Morocco0.610.050.66
Myanmar (Burma)0.630.030.66
Nepal0.70.060.77
New Zealand0.530.010.54
Nicaragua0.680.070.75
Nigeria0.60.030.63
North Korea0.620.040.66
North Macedonia0.650.050.7
Pakistan0.70.040.74
Panama0.680.030.71
Paraguay0.690.030.71
Peru0.680.020.7
Philippines0.640.060.7
Qatar0.590.040.62
Russia0.650.030.68
Saudi Arabia0.590.040.63
Senegal0.640.050.69
Serbia0.650.030.68
South Africa1.020.071.09
South Korea0.620.060.67
Sri Lanka0.70.060.77
Sudan0.610.030.64
Suriname0.680.040.72
Syria0.590.050.64
Taiwan0.620.040.66
Tajikistan0.650.040.69
Tanzania0.60.050.65
Thailand0.620.050.67
Trinidad & Tobago0.680.050.73
Tunisia0.60.030.63
Türkiye0.650.030.68
Turkmenistan0.650.060.71
Ukraine0.650.030.68
United Kingdom0.590.030.62
United States10.031.02
Uruguay0.680.020.7
Uzbekistan0.650.040.69
Venezuela0.680.020.7
Vietnam1.040.051.08
Yemen0.710.050.76
Zambia0.610.070.68
Zimbabwe0.60.050.66
Other countries (default)0.910.050.96

with the mark-up for 2026: 0.97 · with the mark-up for 2027: 0.97 · with the mark-up for 2028: 0.97

Benchmark (free allocation): 0.457

t CO2e per t of goods · definitive period since 1 January 2026; first annual declaration due 30 September 2027 · Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as corrected by 2026/1740 (European Commission data, not legally binding)

CN Explanatory Notes

The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.

General notes to the chapter

INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES

General

Separate chemically defined inorganic compounds, presented as a food supplement in capsules (except microcapsules), for example of gelatine, are excluded from this chapter because the presentation in capsules is a treatment that is not covered by note 1 to this chapter.

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union

This line in earlier years

The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.

YearDescriptionThird-country dutySupplementary unit
2026 Ammonia in aqueous solution 5.5% —
2025 unchanged 5.5% —
2024 unchanged 5.5% —
2023 unchanged 5.5% —
2022 unchanged 5.5% —
2021 unchanged 5.5% —
2020 unchanged 5.5% —
2019 Ammonia in aqueous solution 5.5% —

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 2814 20 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 2814.20, ammonia in aqueous solution.

The third-country duty is 5.5%, and quantities are declared in —.

Goods from 152 countries can enter the EU at a preferential rate instead of the standard 5.5%; 140 of them pay no duty at all, for example under GSP-EBA or CARIFORUM.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 2814.20 worth €11m (up 17% on the year before), at an average of €0.74 per kg; United States supplied 43%, followed by Taiwan.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the Türkiye duty is 5.5%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 3.6%, the Argentina duty is 3.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 2.5%, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 2814.20 worth US$89m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Egypt.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 2814 20 00?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 5.5%; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which countries get a lower rate on 2814 20 00?

152 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 140 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.

Where does the EU import these goods from?

For subheading 2814.20 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Egypt (US$4m), followed by the United States.

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