Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2801
2801.20: Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine: iodine
Iodine
Official description Iodine
2801.20 is the HS subheading for iodine, under heading 2801 in chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2801 20 00 00 Iodine Free
- 2801 20 00 00 Iodine 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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | £15.1m | 50.3% | -3.2% |
 Chile | £13.7m | 45.5% | +1.1% |
 China | £1.2m | 4.1% | — |
 United States | £28k | 0.1% | -98.7% |
 Slovenia | £22k | 0.1% | +247% |
 Germany | £4k | 0% | -85.8% |
 Greece | £2k | 0% | — |
| United Kingdom | £1k | 0% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$44.1kUS$44.1k+US$2.8m+US$16.9m+> US$313.5m
Exports: 69
- Chile: US$1.6bn
- Japan: US$313.5m
- Belgium: US$278.1m
- Turkmenistan: US$75.1m
- United States: US$72.3m
- Netherlands: US$31m
- United Kingdom: US$16.9m
- Italy: US$14.9m
- Türkiye: US$13.8m
- Azerbaijan: US$11.3m
- India: US$8.6m
- Brazil: US$8.6m
- Germany: US$5.1m
- Austria: US$4.7m
- South Korea: US$3.4m
- China: US$2.9m
- France: US$2.8m
- Spain: US$1.3m
- Poland: US$392.9k
- South Africa: US$291.5k
- Canada: US$291.4k
- Taiwan: US$278.5k
- Australia: US$247.1k
- Uzbekistan: US$223.1k
- Guatemala: US$201.3k
- Switzerland: US$196.1k
- Iran: US$185.4k
- Thailand: US$150.9k
- Indonesia: US$133.1k
- Saudi Arabia: US$86.6k
- Russia: US$56.7k
- Singapore: US$48.2k
- Ireland: US$44.1k
- Kenya: US$44k
- Slovenia: US$34k
- Bulgaria: US$33.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$28.2k
- Malaysia: US$23.8k
- Portugal: US$21.6k
- Czechia: US$20.9k
- Pakistan: US$16.9k
- Mexico: US$14.7k
- Hungary: US$13.8k
- Denmark: US$10.6k
- Lithuania: US$9.7k
- Greece: US$6.6k
- Sweden: US$6.5k
- Croatia: US$5.4k
- New Zealand: US$5.1k
- Colombia: US$4.9k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.3k
- Ukraine: US$4.2k
- Ghana: US$3.9k
- Romania: US$3.1k
- Mauritius: US$2.8k
- Argentina: US$1.6k
- Serbia: US$1.3k
- El Salvador: US$1.1k
- North Macedonia: US$800
- Slovakia: US$700
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$28kUS$28k+US$416.1k+US$12.3m+> US$201.6m
Imports: 168
- China: US$556.2m
- Norway: US$435m
- India: US$328.5m
- United States: US$223.9m
- Belgium: US$201.6m
- Netherlands: US$137.4m
- Italy: US$134.6m
- Germany: US$105.1m
- Brazil: US$79.1m
- France: US$53.7m
- United Kingdom: US$52.5m
- Mexico: US$22.4m
- Spain: US$21.8m
- Vietnam: US$20.5m
- Canada: US$19.7m
- South Korea: US$15.5m
- Türkiye: US$12.3m
- Japan: US$7.6m
- Australia: US$6.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.8m
- Poland: US$4.5m
- Russia: US$3.7m
- Argentina: US$3.1m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.6m
- New Zealand: US$2.3m
- Austria: US$2.1m
- Colombia: US$1.8m
- Ukraine: US$1.4m
- Egypt: US$1.4m
- Thailand: US$1.3m
- Switzerland: US$1.1m
- Macao SAR China: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$923k
- South Africa: US$794.5k
- Uzbekistan: US$725.8k
- Hungary: US$603.8k
- Malaysia: US$529.8k
- Indonesia: US$467.1k
- Costa Rica: US$457.4k
- Czechia: US$416.1k
- Peru: US$294.3k
- Ireland: US$273.8k
- Greece: US$259.8k
- Kenya: US$251.8k
- Portugal: US$247k
- Serbia: US$219.8k
- Kazakhstan: US$214k
- Guatemala: US$211.8k
- Luxembourg: US$211k
- Sweden: US$202.3k
- Israel: US$171.3k
- Bulgaria: US$161k
- Ecuador: US$153k
- Singapore: US$127.3k
- Cyprus: US$125k
- Bolivia: US$116.1k
- Nicaragua: US$100.9k
- Eswatini: US$99.9k
- Nigeria: US$99.7k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | US$1.6bn | 65% |
| 2 | Japan | US$313.5m | 12.6% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$278.1m | 11.2% |
| 4 |  Turkmenistan | US$75.1m | 3% |
| 5 | United States | US$72.3m | 2.9% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$31m | 1.3% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$16.9m | 0.7% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$14.9m | 0.6% |
| 9 |  Türkiye | US$13.8m | 0.6% |
| 10 |  Azerbaijan | US$11.3m | 0.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$556.2m | 22.4% |
| 2 |  Norway | US$435m | 17.5% |
| 3 |  India | US$328.5m | 13.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$223.9m | 9% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$201.6m | 8.1% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$137.4m | 5.5% |
| 7 | Italy | US$134.6m | 5.4% |
| 8 | Germany | US$105.1m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Brazil | US$79.1m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  France | US$53.7m | 2.2% |
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.
- N293254 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Iodine (CAS # 7553-56-1) from Spain
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.
- 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:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Subheading 2801.20 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 2801.20; the duty is duty-free.
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 UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported iodine worth £30.1m (down 23% on the year before), at an average of £54.55 per kg; Japan supplied 50%, followed by Chile.
World trade in iodine reached US$2.5bn in 2024, up 14.6% on 2023.
Chile was the largest exporter with 65% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine: iodine?
Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine: iodine fall under HS subheading 2801.20, part of heading 2801, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine: iodine in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2801.20 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 fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine: iodine in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2801.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine: iodine?
Chile, with US$1.6bn in 2024 (65% of world exports).
Which countries can export iodine 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.
Is there anti-dumping duty on iodine?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import iodine from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Japan (50%), Chile (46%) and China (4%), out of total imports of £30.1m.