Subheading · Chapter 27 · Heading 2711
2711.13: Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes
Liquefied butane
Official description Butanes
2711.13 is the HS subheading for liquefied butane, under heading 2711 in chapter 27.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2711 13 00 00 Butanes
- 2711 13 10 00 For undergoing a specific process Free
- 2711 13 30 00 For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified in respect of subheading 2711 13 10 Free
- For other purposes
- 2711 13 91 00 Of a purity exceeding 90% but of less than 95% Free
- 2711 13 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 1
- Excise dutyExcises 2.175 GBP / 100 kg
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 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 control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 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 2 of 4 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £252.4m | 86.6% | +25.6% | |
| £16.4m | 5.6% | +197.3% | |
| £6.2m | 2.1% | — | |
| £4.2m | 1.5% | -62.1% | |
| £3.8m | 1.3% | -36.8% | |
| £2.9m | 1% | -20% | |
| £1.8m | 0.6% | -30.2% | |
| £1.4m | 0.5% | +7.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$10mUS$10m+US$91m+US$461m+> US$2.5bn
Exports: 113
- United States: US$6.6bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$4.9bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.7bn
- Qatar: US$2.5bn
- Kuwait: US$1.6bn
- Norway: US$773m
- Australia: US$767m
- Algeria: US$766m
- Oman: US$683m
- Canada: US$652m
- United Kingdom: US$461m
- Spain: US$366m
- China: US$344m
- Argentina: US$290m
- Netherlands: US$246m
- Malaysia: US$232m
- Belgium: US$230m
- France: US$222m
- Sweden: US$219m
- South Korea: US$173m
- Greece: US$172m
- Nigeria: US$154m
- Germany: US$146m
- South Africa: US$135m
- Kazakhstan: US$109m
- Switzerland: US$96m
- Russia: US$93m
- Bahrain: US$91m
- Chile: US$88m
- Italy: US$82m
- Lithuania: US$77m
- Ghana: US$75m
- Equatorial Guinea: US$69m
- Romania: US$61m
- Thailand: US$56m
- Iraq: US$53m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$51m
- Tanzania: US$45m
- Singapore: US$42m
- Brunei: US$38m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$29m
- Czechia: US$23m
- Croatia: US$22m
- Poland: US$21m
- Denmark: US$18m
- Ireland: US$18m
- Albania: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$16m
- Maldives: US$15m
- Hungary: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Senegal: US$11m
- Portugal: US$11m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Japan: US$10m
- Libya: US$8m
- Malta: US$7m
- Austria: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Latvia: US$5m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$58m+US$269m+> US$894m
Imports: 187
- India: US$7.6bn
- China: US$3.8bn
- Indonesia: US$1.8bn
- South Korea: US$1.3bn
- Morocco: US$918m
- Japan: US$894m
- Netherlands: US$816m
- United States: US$674m
- Egypt: US$670m
- France: US$474m
- Germany: US$442m
- Belgium: US$419m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$355m
- Tunisia: US$312m
- Kenya: US$305m
- Thailand: US$302m
- Singapore: US$291m
- Philippines: US$274m
- United Kingdom: US$269m
- Taiwan: US$240m
- Ecuador: US$227m
- Nigeria: US$226m
- Türkiye: US$224m
- Brazil: US$223m
- Finland: US$219m
- Malaysia: US$219m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$212m
- Sweden: US$197m
- South Africa: US$191m
- Vietnam: US$150m
- Poland: US$142m
- Senegal: US$140m
- Canada: US$132m
- Tanzania: US$128m
- Burkina Faso: US$117m
- Peru: US$112m
- Zimbabwe: US$101m
- Togo: US$89m
- Ghana: US$87m
- Ukraine: US$80m
- Chile: US$76m
- Mauritius: US$71m
- Dominican Republic: US$67m
- Bulgaria: US$63m
- Mali: US$60m
- Sri Lanka: US$58m
- Hungary: US$57m
- Tajikistan: US$49m
- Portugal: US$49m
- Mauritania: US$48m
- Switzerland: US$44m
- Panama: US$43m
- Cyprus: US$39m
- Uganda: US$37m
- North Macedonia: US$35m
- Spain: US$35m
- Niger: US$32m
- Fiji: US$30m
- Mexico: US$30m
- Uruguay: US$29m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$6.6bn | 24.6% | |
| 2 | US$4.9bn | 18.3% | |
| 3 | US$2.7bn | 10.1% | |
| 4 | US$2.5bn | 9.4% | |
| 5 | US$1.6bn | 6.1% | |
| 6 | US$773m | 2.9% | |
| 7 | US$767m | 2.9% | |
| 8 | US$766m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$683m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$652m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$7.6bn | 28.2% | |
| 2 | US$3.8bn | 14.2% | |
| 3 | US$1.8bn | 6.6% | |
| 4 | US$1.3bn | 4.8% | |
| 5 | US$918m | 3.4% | |
| 6 | US$894m | 3.3% | |
| 7 | US$816m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$674m | 2.5% | |
| 9 | US$670m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$474m | 1.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 93number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Algeria
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.3% | 0% – 0.7% | 2023 | |
| 2.6%* | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 5% – 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.6%* | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.5%* | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 3425 Butanes, 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 | 2711.13 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2711.13 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2711.13 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2711.13 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2711.13 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2711.13 | unchanged |
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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RG 05.03.2026 sayı 33187 · Karar 10995 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2711.13 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2711.13 into 4 tariff lines; 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 butane worth £291.4m (up 22% on the year before), at an average of £0.44 per kg; Norway supplied 87%, followed by United States.
World trade in liquefied butane reached US$26.8bn in 2024, up 6.5% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 24.6% of the total, ahead of the United Arab Emirates.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes?
Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes fall under HS subheading 2711.13, 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 2711.13 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 2711.13 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?
The United States, with US$6.6bn in 2024 (24.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export liquefied butane 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 butane from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Norway (87%), United States (6%) and Algeria (2%), out of total imports of £291.4m.