EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 3808.91

3808 91 10

3808 91 10: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides: other, insecticides, based on pyrethroids

Insecticides

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers):
  2. Other:
  3. 3808 91 Insecticides:
  4. 3808 91 10 Based on pyrethroids

What you pay

Importing into EU

Customs duty 6% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 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 4

  • 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)
  • 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 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
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    Regulation 0692/14
    Documents
    • 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 controlImport control on REACH
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    Regulation 1907/06
    Documents
    • 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
    • N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
    • N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
  • Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
    Only for
    3808 91 10 10 Technical aerosols that contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with global warming potential (GWP) of 150 or more
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    Regulation 0573/24
    Documents
    • Y152 Exemption from import prohibition, granted for repair or servicing of existing equipment, according to the second paragraph of Article 11.1 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y169 Products and equipment, including parts (excluding military and repair exemption) listed in Annex IV containing F-gases or relies upon F-gases not subject to prohibition as imposed by Article 11.1. (Reg 2024/573).
    • Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y163 Net mass of fluorinated greenhouse gases charged in products and equipment
    • Y121 Tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of bulk gases and of gases contained in products or equipment, and parts thereof
  • Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
    Only for
    3808 91 10 90 Other
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    Regulation 0573/24
    Documents
    • Y160 Goods other than those falling under the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y169 Products and equipment, including parts (excluding military and repair exemption) listed in Annex IV containing F-gases or relies upon F-gases not subject to prohibition as imposed by Article 11.1. (Reg 2024/573).
    • Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y163 Net mass of fluorinated greenhouse gases charged in products and equipment
    • Y121 Tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of bulk gases and of gases contained in products or equipment, and parts thereof

TARIC subdivisions

Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.

3808 91 10 10Technical aerosols that contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with global warming potential (GWP) of 150 or more
3808 91 10 90Other

Export measures 4

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

Export measuresDestinationLegal actValidity
Export control on dangerous chemicals ERGA OMNES Regulation 0649/12 8 May 2023
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
Export control of fluorinated greenhouse gases All third countries Regulation 0573/24 12 March 2025

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.

  • Austria 20%
  • Belgium 21%
  • Bulgaria 20%
  • Croatia 5% reduced rate
  • Cyprus 19%
  • Czechia 21%
  • Denmark 25%
  • Estonia 24%
  • Finland 25.5%
  • France 10% reduced rate
  • Germany 19%
  • Greece 6% / 13% reduced rate
  • Hungary 27%
  • Ireland 23%
  • Italy 10% reduced rate
  • Latvia 21%
  • Lithuania 21%
  • Luxembourg 8% reduced rate
  • Malta 18%
  • Netherlands 21%
  • Poland 23%
  • Portugal 23%
  • Romania 11% reduced rate
  • Slovakia 23%
  • Slovenia 22%
  • Spain 21%
  • Sweden 25%

TEDB · 26 October 2026

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—6%
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 - General arrangements
Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 7 more

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

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–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–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
Mercosur Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay 4.8%

EU: imports by month · HS 3808.91

last 12 months€407.8m-4.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price€17.56 per kg
Preferential rate38%
Jan 2024: €43.9mFeb 2024: €37.7mMar 2024: €49.1mApr 2024: €51.5mMay 2024: €27mJun 2024: €23mJul 2024: €29.5mAug 2024: €28.2mSept 2024: €28mOct 2024: €22.1mNov 2024: €31.1mDec 2024: €32.3mJan 2025: €42.9mFeb 2025: €47.9mMar 2025: €50.4mApr 2025: €37.6mMay 2025: €41.9mJun 2025: €42.4mJul 2025: €26.2mAug 2025: €22.5mSept 2025: €34.4mOct 2025: €20.6mNov 2025: €28.8mDec 2025: €29.9mJan 2026: €38.9mFeb 2026: €43.1mMar 2026: €52mApr 2026: €38.3mMay 2026: €45.1mJun 2026: €23.5mJul 2026: €27mAug 2026: €26.2m 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 €149.6m 36.7% -9.8%
Japan €52.7m 12.9% +9.3%
Israel €38.1m 9.3% +43.5%
China €36.2m 8.9% +17.4%
United Kingdom €35m 8.6% -24.1%
Switzerland €30m 7.4% +1.2%
India €16.9m 4.1% -31.9%
Türkiye €10m 2.5% -27.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

3808.91 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides: other, insecticides

EU lines: 3808.91

Binding rulings for similar goods

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.

  • N363819 U.S. CBP 18 August 2026 · 3808.91.50.01

    The tariff classification of a citronella candle from China

  • N356833 U.S. CBP 15 December 2025 · 3808.91.25.01

    The tariff classification of Nimbo Organic Insecticide from Mexico

  • N339797 U.S. CBP 24 May 2024 · 3808.91.50.01

    The tariff classification of “Hoy Hoy Roach Trap” from Japan

  • H232357 U.S. CBP 11 May 2023 · 3808.91.25.01

    Revocation of NY F86615 and NY A84405 Classification of Flea Drops

  • 600015765 HMRC 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2029 · 3808 91 90 90

    Silicone wristband infused with Geraniol Oil which repels mosquitoes The wristbands (2 per pack) are packed on a flat cardboard with see through plastic which shows the product

  • 600013051 HMRC 3 June 2025 – 2 June 2028 · 3808 91 90 90

    This is a monitor to detect bedbugs designed to attract and trap bed bugs by using a unique scent to mimic the pheromones for early detection. It is not a pesticide and does not kill the insects. It is made from a double sided glue board which is impregnated into polymer pellets which are sealed…

  • 600011725 HMRC 15 November 2024 – 14 November 2027 · 3808 91 90 90

    Insect repellent A plant oil-based insecticide spray designed for domestic pets, to repel biting insects such as fleas, ticks, mosquito, lice. A plant-based product containing: Citral, Isoeugenol, Lemongrass Oil, Geraniol, Linalool, Limonene, Eugenol, Cinnamomun Zeylanicum Leaf Oil. A…

  • 600011160 HMRC 25 September 2024 – 24 September 2027 · 3808 91 90 90

    Insect glue board. A glue board is a replaceable item of cardboard, covered in a sticky glue which is mounted within the back of an insect light trap (ILT). (classified elsewhere) The ILT can be used, for example, in a food preparation environment, they also have other uses. The ILT uses UV light…

22 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Notes
Subheading notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 38 →

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.

3808 · Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)

See Note 1 (a) (2) to Chapter 38 and the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3808, fourth paragraph, (1), regarding the term ‘put up in packings for retail sale’.

For the purposes of this heading, separate chemically defined elements or compounds can be regarded as ‘products put up in packings for retail sale’, provided that they are put up in packings ready for retail sale directly to end users (private persons, professionals, companies, etc.) without further processing or repacking. These packings must bear legible, visible and indelible instructions for the intended use by the end user (for example, safety, use or handling instructions). Providing this information on accompanying documents only is not sufficient.

Preparations are included under this heading even if they are not put up for retail sale.

3808 91 10 to 3808 91 90 · Insecticides

See the HS Explanatory Note to heading 3808, (I), after the three asterisks.

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 Based on pyrethroids 6% —
2025 unchanged 6% —
2024 unchanged 6% —
2023 unchanged 6% —
2022 unchanged 6% —
2021 unchanged 6% —
2020 unchanged 6% —
2019 Based on pyrethroids 6% —

CN code 3808 91 10 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 3808.91 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides: other, insecticides).

The third-country duty is 6%, and quantities are declared in —.

149 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 6%.

Imports of insecticides (HS 3808.91) into the EU came to €407.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); United States supplied 37%, followed by Japan.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6%, the US duty is 0%–6.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 8%–14%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.9%, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%–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 5%–20%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 3808.91 worth US$2bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was the United States, and the United Kingdom ranked 5th with US$31m.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 3808 91 10?

The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 6%; 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 3808 91 10?

153 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 149 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 3808.91 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was the United States (US$204m), followed by India.

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