Y106 Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Y110 Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Y113 Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
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
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
TARIC subdivisions
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
3802 90 00 11
Soda flux calcinated diatomaceous earth, acid washed, for use as a filter aid in the manufacture of pharmaceutical and/or biochemical products
3802 90 00 19
Other
3802 90 00 90
Other
Tariff quotas
Order number
Origin
In-quota duty
Period
Volume
Balance
Validity
09.2659
ERGA OMNES
Free
1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026
35,000,000 kg
20,573,629 kg
Open
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.
Export measures 4
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
Export measures
Destination
Legal act
Validity
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
22 October 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
20 July 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Iran
Iran
Regulation 0267/12
30 September 2025
Export control - Waste
All third countries
Regulation 1157/24
21 May 2026
TARIC data as of 26 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.
Austria20%
Belgium21%
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus19%
Czechia21%
Denmark25%
Estonia24%
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece24%
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia22%
Spain21%
Sweden25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
Agreement or scheme
Countries
Rate
standard rate (no agreement)
—
5.7%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more
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.
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
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.
3802 90 00 · Other
Generally, activated diatomite of this subheading, calcined with sintering agents such as sodium chloride or sodium carbonate (see the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3802, part (A), third paragraph, (b), (1)), has the following characteristics:
it is white and remains white after undergoing further calcination;
its pH as a 10 % suspension in water is between 7,5 and 10,5;
its ignition loss at 900 °C is less than 0,5 %;
its sodium content expressed as Na2O is higher than 1,5 %.
This subheading covers activated bentonites corresponding to the description of activated earth (see the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3802, part (A), third paragraph, (b)(3)). Activated bentonites falling in this subheading are differentiated from naturally occuring bentonites falling in subheading 2508 10 00 by a pH of generally less than 6 (acid bentonites), or higher than 9,5 (for a 5 % aqueous suspension and after standing for 1 hour) with a sodium carbonate content in excess of 2 % or an aggregate content of exchangeable sodium and calcium exceeding 80 meq/100 g (activated sodium bentonites).
Organophilic bentonites, obtained by the addition of, for example, stearylamine, are generally covered by subheading 3824 99 96.
Natural bentonites simply mixed with small quantities of sodium carbonate are covered by subheading 3824 99 96.
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
Year
Description
Third-country duty
Supplementary unit
2026
Other
5.7%
—
2025
unchanged
5.7%
—
2024
unchanged
5.7%
—
2023
unchanged
5.7%
—
2022
unchanged
5.7%
—
2021
unchanged
5.7%
—
2020
unchanged
5.7%
—
2019
Other
5.7%
—
CN code 3802 90 00 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 3802.90 (activated carbon: other).
The third-country duty is 5.7%, and quantities are declared in —.
140 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 5.7%.
Imports of goods of subheading 3802.90 into the EU came to €62.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 14% on the year before); United States supplied 38%, followed by Türkiye.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 5.7%, the US duty is 2.5%–5.8%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–10%, the Brazil duty is 0%–10.8%, the Argentina duty is 0%–10.8%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 2.5%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–3.5%, 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 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 3802.90 worth US$342m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$2m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 3802 90 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 5.7%; 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 3802 90 00?
153 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 3802.90 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was the United States (US$19m), followed by Türkiye.
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