EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 3808.93

3808 93 21

3808 93 21: Herbicides: Based on dinitroaniline derivatives

Herbicides

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration 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 93 Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators:
  4. Herbicides:
  5. 3808 93 21 Based on dinitroaniline derivatives

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: 4
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 4

  • 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

Export measures 3

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

TARIC data as of 25 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 · 25 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 3808.93

last 12 months€493.4m+6.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price€7.25 per kg
Preferential rate72%
Jan 2024: €54.3mFeb 2024: €37.9mMar 2024: €31.4mApr 2024: €29.4mMay 2024: €28.2mJun 2024: €32.4mJul 2024: €59.2mAug 2024: €29.6mSept 2024: €30.1mOct 2024: €23.8mNov 2024: €26.3mDec 2024: €30mJan 2025: €46.5mFeb 2025: €52mMar 2025: €53.3mApr 2025: €29.4mMay 2025: €37.1mJun 2025: €54.2mJul 2025: €50.7mAug 2025: €30.5mSept 2025: €35.6mOct 2025: €31.9mNov 2025: €31.9mDec 2025: €31.8mJan 2026: €39.7mFeb 2026: €50.5mMar 2026: €59mApr 2026: €36.1mMay 2026: €52.2mJun 2026: €47.4mJul 2026: €42.2mAug 2026: €35.2m 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
Israel €191.4m 38.8% +10.5%
United Kingdom €162.7m 33% +15.5%
China €66.7m 13.5% -5.8%
United States €25.6m 5.2% -21.6%
Serbia €9m 1.8% +17.9%
Argentina €8.6m 1.7% -21.2%
India €7.7m 1.6% -17.3%
El Salvador €6.8m 1.4% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

3808.93 Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators

EU lines: 3808.93

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.

  • N356212 U.S. CBP 18 June 2026 · 3808.93.15.00

    The tariff classification and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of Dicamba DMA and Dicamba DGA Herbicides from Canada.

  • H322230 U.S. CBP 18 July 2022 · 3808.93.20

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 5301-19-100709; Classification of Metrixx (Metribuzin 70% WDG)

  • N312563 U.S. CBP 24 June 2020 · 3808.93.50.50

    The tariff classification of Sunaider from South Korea

  • 600013516 HMRC 3 September 2025 – 2 September 2028 · 3808 93 90 90

    A product for enhancing the growth of plants in the form of White or pale brown granules made from water, calcined zeolite, Japanese Cedar Extract, Japanese Cypress extract, Japanese Pine extract and Plantain extract that is mixed into the soil. The product has a PH of between 6 and 8. Packaged in…

  • 600011955 HMRC 31 December 2024 – 30 December 2027 · 3808 93 90 90

    The product is a natural plant growth enhancer. It is effective for use in growing all kind of plants. It is extracted essences from Japanese cedars, Japanese cypress and Japanese pines as well as from plantains. It is a colourless liquid that is packaged in plastic bottles. It is mainly used to…

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.

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

CN code 3808 93 21 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 3808.93 (herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators).

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 herbicides (HS 3808.93) into the EU came to €493.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Israel supplied 39%, followed by United Kingdom.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the Türkiye duty is 6%–6.5%, 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 7.2%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.9%, 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 5%.

EU member states imported goods of subheading 3808.93 worth US$4bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was Israel, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$143m.

Questions and answers

What is the EU import duty for CN code 3808 93 21?

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 93 21?

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 3808.93 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was Israel (US$168m), followed by the United Kingdom.

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