Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2711

2711.11

2711.11: Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas

Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Official description Natural gas

2711.11 is the HS subheading for liquefied natural gas (LNG), under heading 2711 in chapter 27.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 4
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2711 11 00 00 Natural gas FreeTJ

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 1

  • Excise dutyExcises 2.175 GBP / 100 kg
    Applies to goods from
    all countries

Import requirements 4

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/600, S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • 9071
    • 9022
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 1110, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Iran
    Legal act
    2023 No.1314
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia

Free
European Union (including code "EU")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu

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)
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 more

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands

Free
Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Free
SADC EPA Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia Free
Eastern and Southern Africa States Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe Free
CPTPP Brunei, Malaysia Free
UK–Andorra agreement Andorra Free
UK–Albania agreement Albania Free
UK–Australia agreement Australia Free
UK–Canada agreement Canada Free
UK–Switzerland agreement Switzerland Free
UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement Côte d’Ivoire Free
UK–Chile agreement Chile Free
UK–Cameroon agreement Cameroon Free
UK–Colombia agreement Colombia Free
UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla Free
UK–Ecuador agreement Ecuador Free
UK–Egypt agreement Egypt Free
UK–Fiji agreement Fiji Free
UK–Faroe Islands agreement Faroe Islands Free
UK–Georgia agreement Georgia Free
UK–Ghana agreement Ghana Free
DCTS Standard Indonesia Free
UK–Israel agreement Israel Free
UK–India agreement India Free
UK–Iceland agreement Iceland Free
UK–Jordan agreement Jordan Free
UK–Japan agreement Japan Free
UK–Kenya agreement Kenya Free
UK–South Korea agreement South Korea Free
UK–Lebanon agreement Lebanon Free
UK–Liechtenstein agreement Liechtenstein Free
UK–Morocco agreement Morocco Free
UK–Moldova agreement Moldova Free
UK–North Macedonia agreement North Macedonia Free
UK–Mexico agreement Mexico Free
UK–Norway agreement Norway Free
UK–New Zealand agreement New Zealand Free
UK–Peru agreement Peru Free
UK–Papua New Guinea agreement Papua New Guinea Free
UK–Palestinian Territories agreement Palestinian Territories Free
UK–Serbia agreement Serbia Free
UK–Solomon Islands agreement Solomon Islands Free
UK–Singapore agreement Singapore Free
UK–San Marino agreement San Marino Free
UK–Tunisia agreement Tunisia Free
UK–Türkiye agreement Türkiye Free
UK–Ukraine agreement Ukraine Free
UK–Vietnam agreement Vietnam Free
UK–Samoa agreement Samoa Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£4.1bn-11.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.42 per kg
Jan 2024: £901.9mFeb 2024: £427mMar 2024: £164.6mApr 2024: £106.8mMay 2024: £140.4mJun 2024: £51mJul 2024: £27.2mAug 2024: £59.5mSept 2024: £180.5mOct 2024: £123.7mNov 2024: £395.4mDec 2024: £851.4mJan 2025: £659.4mFeb 2025: £986.2mMar 2025: £834.6mApr 2025: £273.4mMay 2025: £122.5mJun 2025: £63.4mJul 2025: £117.1mAug 2025: £988kSept 2025: £39.3mOct 2025: £303.6mNov 2025: £487.7mDec 2025: £459.8mJan 2026: £713.8mFeb 2026: £913.2mMar 2026: £560.6mApr 2026: £207mMay 2026: £144.7mJun 2026: £117.2mJul 2026: £90mAug 2026: £50.6m 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 £3.2bn 78% -6.2%
Algeria £256.9m 6.3% +9.8%
Norway £128m 3.1% +48.3%
Nigeria £109.4m 2.7% -31.9%
Trinidad & Tobago £84m 2.1% -66.7%
Angola £82.6m 2% +12.5%
Peru £29.9m 0.7% -63.7%
Netherlands £88k 0% -61.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2711.11 · US$216.5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$21mUS$21m+US$727m+US$6.6bn+> US$38.1bn

Exports: 79
  1. Australia: US$47.4bn
  2. United States: US$40.6bn
  3. Qatar: US$38.1bn
  4. Russia: US$17.8bn
  5. Malaysia: US$14.5bn
  6. Oman: US$7.3bn
  7. Indonesia: US$6.8bn
  8. Nigeria: US$6.6bn
  9. Papua New Guinea: US$5.4bn
  10. Algeria: US$5bn
  11. Trinidad & Tobago: US$3.7bn
  12. United Arab Emirates: US$3.3bn
  13. Israel: US$2.8bn
  14. Brunei: US$2.7bn
  15. Norway: US$2.4bn
  16. Mozambique: US$2.3bn
  17. Angola: US$2.1bn
  18. Equatorial Guinea: US$1.6bn
  19. Peru: US$1.5bn
  20. Cameroon: US$727m
  21. China: US$609m
  22. Egypt: US$604m
  23. United Kingdom: US$424m
  24. Spain: US$369m
  25. Singapore: US$313m
  26. Vietnam: US$213m
  27. Netherlands: US$185m
  28. Congo - Brazzaville: US$143m
  29. Belgium: US$121m
  30. Lithuania: US$114m
  31. Finland: US$111m
  32. France: US$88m
  33. Germany: US$87m
  34. Italy: US$65m
  35. Luxembourg: US$54m
  36. Guinea: US$48m
  37. Mexico: US$38m
  38. Czechia: US$26m
  39. Austria: US$21m
  40. Chile: US$21m
  41. Sweden: US$18m
  42. Slovakia: US$13m
  43. South Korea: US$11m
  44. South Africa: US$10m
  45. Denmark: US$7m
  46. Estonia: US$7m
  47. Bulgaria: US$7m
  48. Thailand: US$5m
  49. Greece: US$5m
  50. India: US$4m
  51. Poland: US$2m
  52. Croatia: US$2m
  53. Portugal: US$2m
  54. Latvia: US$1m
  55. Tanzania: US$789k
  56. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$667k
  57. Mauritius: US$520k
  58. Canada: US$279k
  59. Dominican Republic: US$205k
  60. Ireland: US$179k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Australia US$47.4bn 21.9%
2 United States US$40.6bn 18.7%
3 Qatar US$38.1bn 17.6%
4 Russia US$17.8bn 8.2%
5 Malaysia US$14.5bn 6.7%
6 Oman US$7.3bn 3.4%
7 Indonesia US$6.8bn 3.1%
8 Nigeria US$6.6bn 3.1%
9 Papua New Guinea US$5.4bn 2.5%
10 Algeria US$5bn 2.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$43bn 19.9%
2 Japan US$40.2bn 18.6%
3 South Korea US$28.8bn 13.3%
4 India US$14.8bn 6.8%
5 Taiwan US$11.4bn 5.3%
6 France US$10.5bn 4.8%
7 Netherlands US$7.5bn 3.4%
8 Thailand US$6.4bn 3%
9 Spain US$6bn 2.8%
10 Italy US$5.3bn 2.5%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

  • 0%median duty
  • 82number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 25%highest: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Comoros

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 0% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 0% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 0% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 0% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 1% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 2%* 2023
French Polynesia 0% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 2.5% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 10% 5% – 15% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 6.2%* 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 0% 2023
Malawi 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 0% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 2% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 11% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 0% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 4.8%* 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 3% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 0% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 4% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 0% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 0% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 0.7% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 10% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 0% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4
3431 Natural gas, liquefied
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 213101
CPC 2.1 product
12020 Natural gas, liquefied or in the gaseous state
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
0620 Extraction of natural gas

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20172711.11unchanged
20122711.11unchanged
20072711.11unchanged
20022711.11unchanged
19962711.11unchanged
19922711.11unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

  1. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2163 of 17 September 2026 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

    CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  3. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

  4. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1848 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  5. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  6. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

  7. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

  8. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

Subheading 2711.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2711.11; the duty is 0.7%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth £4.1bn (down 11% on the year before), at an average of £0.42 per kg; United States supplied 78%, followed by Algeria.

World trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached US$216.5bn in 2024, down 15% on 2023.

Australia was the largest exporter with 21.9% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas?

Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas fall under HS subheading 2711.11, part of heading 2711, in section V of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2711.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2711.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons?

Australia, with US$47.4bn in 2024 (21.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the UK duty-free?

174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (78%), Algeria (6%) and Norway (3%), out of total imports of £4.1bn.

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