Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2711
2711.12: Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane
Liquefied propane
Official description Propane
2711.12 is the HS subheading for liquefied propane, under heading 2711 in chapter 27.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2711 12 00 00 Propane
- Propane of a purity of not less than 99%
- 2711 12 11 00 For use as a power or heating fuel 8%
- 2711 12 19 00 For other purposes
- Other
- 2711 12 91 00 For undergoing a specific process
- 2711 12 93 00 For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2711 12 91
- For other purposes
- 2711 12 94 00 Of a purity exceeding 90% but of less than 99% Free
- 2711 12 97 00 Other Free
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 3
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 6 lines
- 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
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 6 lines
- Excise dutyExcises 2.175 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 6 lines
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. 801, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 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
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 6 lines
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 8% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | £87.7m | 50.4% | +24.7% |
 United States | £36.1m | 20.8% | +82.5% |
 Netherlands | £27.4m | 15.7% | -30% |
 Belgium | £14.5m | 8.3% | +16.2% |
 France | £3.9m | 2.3% | +1,214.8% |
 Ireland | £2.8m | 1.6% | +4,831.8% |
 China | £649k | 0.4% | +37.3% |
 Sweden | £346k | 0.2% | -95.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Türkiye Free – 8% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 1.8% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 12.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11mUS$11m+US$156m+US$826m+> US$4bn
Exports: 103
- United States: US$31bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$6bn
- Qatar: US$4bn
- Canada: US$3bn
- Kuwait: US$2bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$2bn
- Algeria: US$2bn
- Oman: US$1bn
- Norway: US$1bn
- Australia: US$826m
- Sweden: US$450m
- Russia: US$441m
- Angola: US$403m
- Belgium: US$397m
- Netherlands: US$348m
- France: US$343m
- United Kingdom: US$310m
- Argentina: US$304m
- Kazakhstan: US$210m
- Malaysia: US$206m
- Nigeria: US$187m
- Equatorial Guinea: US$174m
- Egypt: US$170m
- China: US$165m
- Spain: US$156m
- Germany: US$117m
- Guatemala: US$93m
- Bahrain: US$88m
- Libya: US$85m
- El Salvador: US$80m
- Chile: US$70m
- Iraq: US$60m
- Türkiye: US$49m
- Austria: US$33m
- Poland: US$27m
- India: US$24m
- Italy: US$24m
- Latvia: US$24m
- Thailand: US$23m
- Tunisia: US$22m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$21m
- Hungary: US$21m
- South Korea: US$17m
- Dominican Republic: US$17m
- Czechia: US$13m
- Panama: US$13m
- Romania: US$13m
- Barbados: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Turkmenistan: US$7m
- Cayman Islands: US$6m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Bolivia: US$5m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Albania: US$4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$66m+US$533m+> US$2bn
Imports: 187
- China: US$19bn
- India: US$7bn
- Japan: US$6bn
- South Korea: US$4bn
- Mexico: US$2bn
- United States: US$2bn
- Indonesia: US$2bn
- Netherlands: US$2bn
- Italy: US$1bn
- Belgium: US$1bn
- France: US$898m
- Poland: US$870m
- Spain: US$790m
- Thailand: US$729m
- Brazil: US$687m
- Chile: US$637m
- Taiwan: US$546m
- Sweden: US$540m
- Ecuador: US$533m
- Guatemala: US$520m
- Germany: US$490m
- Dominican Republic: US$430m
- Egypt: US$348m
- El Salvador: US$321m
- Philippines: US$230m
- Peru: US$226m
- United Kingdom: US$223m
- Vietnam: US$194m
- Australia: US$192m
- South Africa: US$192m
- Portugal: US$176m
- Türkiye: US$167m
- Singapore: US$163m
- Morocco: US$160m
- Romania: US$156m
- Ukraine: US$154m
- Costa Rica: US$146m
- Malaysia: US$129m
- Honduras: US$113m
- Nicaragua: US$111m
- Albania: US$106m
- Norway: US$93m
- Bulgaria: US$83m
- Colombia: US$79m
- Ireland: US$69m
- Hungary: US$68m
- Tajikistan: US$66m
- Bangladesh: US$60m
- Finland: US$57m
- Panama: US$50m
- Uzbekistan: US$49m
- Estonia: US$46m
- New Zealand: US$45m
- Canada: US$45m
- Greece: US$41m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$39m
- Czechia: US$36m
- Slovakia: US$36m
- Latvia: US$32m
- Gibraltar: US$30m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$31bn | 52.7% |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | US$6bn | 10.9% |
| 3 |  Qatar | US$4bn | 6.7% |
| 4 | Canada | US$3bn | 5.6% |
| 5 |  Kuwait | US$2bn | 3.6% |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia | US$2bn | 3.1% |
| 7 |  Algeria | US$2bn | 2.7% |
| 8 |  Oman | US$1bn | 2.3% |
| 9 | Norway | US$1bn | 2% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$826m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$19bn | 32.2% |
| 2 |  India | US$7bn | 12.2% |
| 3 | Japan | US$6bn | 10.2% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$4bn | 6.3% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$2bn | 4.2% |
| 6 | United States | US$2bn | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$2bn | 3.2% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$2bn | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$1bn | 2.1% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$1bn | 1.8% |
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.
- 1.4%median duty
- 80number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Comoros
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Algeria | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 2% | 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 | 7.5% | 0% – 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 | 6.3% | 0% – 13% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 0% | 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) | 1.6% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 2.7%* | 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 | 5.7%* | 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 | 0% | 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 | 5.6%* | 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 | 1.8% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 1.3% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 2% | 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
- 3421 Propane, liquefied
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 213101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 33410 Propane and butanes, liquefied
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1920 Manufacture of refined petroleum products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2711.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2711.12 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2711.12 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2711.12 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2711.12 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2711.12 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N274048 U.S. CBP
Tariff classification of odorized liquefied commercial propane gas from various countries
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-15961 · 91 FR 50756 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2711.12 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 8% (average 2.7%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2711.12 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 8%. 1 of them is duty-free.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free – 8%.
Imports of liquefied propane into the UK came to £174m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 12% on the year before); Norway supplied 50%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported liquefied propane worth US$58bn (−17.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$31bn), followed by the United Arab Emirates.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane?
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane fall under HS subheading 2711.12, 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 2711.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. 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 2711.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons?
The United States, with US$31bn in 2024 (52.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export liquefied propane 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 – 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import liquefied propane from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Norway (50%), United States (21%) and Netherlands (16%), out of total imports of £174m.