Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2804

2804.40

2804.40: Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: oxygen

Official description Oxygen

Subheading 2804.40 belongs to heading 2804 (hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals) in chapter 28.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2804 40 00 00 Oxygen 4%m³

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

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 833
    Documents
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2028
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Documents
  • 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)
  • Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2018/1249
    Documents
    • C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate

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
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
    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)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—4%
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£6.8m+24.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.56 per kg
Jan 2024: £332kFeb 2024: £415kMar 2024: £391kApr 2024: £394kMay 2024: £419kJun 2024: £249kJul 2024: £534kAug 2024: £242kSept 2024: £241kOct 2024: £389kNov 2024: £455kDec 2024: £627kJan 2025: £520kFeb 2025: £439kMar 2025: £484kApr 2025: £355kMay 2025: £318kJun 2025: £604kJul 2025: £543kAug 2025: £530kSept 2025: £786kOct 2025: £733kNov 2025: £591kDec 2025: £562kJan 2026: £430kFeb 2026: £561kMar 2026: £658kApr 2026: £376kMay 2026: £581kJun 2026: £556kJul 2026: £495kAug 2026: £521k 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
Ireland £2m 29.9% +6.9%
France £1.3m 18.6% +1,378.9%
United States £1.2m 17.7% +156%
Belgium £938k 13.7% +4.5%
Italy £713k 10.4% -11%
Germany £509k 7.4% +70%
Netherlands £49k 0.7% +7,469.8%
Spain £36k 0.5% -86.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2804.40 · US$230.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$273.3kUS$273.3k+US$1.2m+US$4.1m+> US$13.5m

Exports: 122
  1. France: US$52.4m
  2. Belgium: US$20.7m
  3. United States: US$17m
  4. Germany: US$13.5m
  5. Czechia: US$9.5m
  6. Austria: US$8.3m
  7. Italy: US$7m
  8. Portugal: US$6.1m
  9. Spain: US$5m
  10. Switzerland: US$4.8m
  11. Kuwait: US$4.8m
  12. Singapore: US$4.7m
  13. Bulgaria: US$4.1m
  14. North Macedonia: US$4m
  15. Poland: US$3.9m
  16. United Kingdom: US$3.7m
  17. Serbia: US$3.7m
  18. Croatia: US$3.6m
  19. Netherlands: US$3.4m
  20. China: US$3.4m
  21. Slovenia: US$3.2m
  22. Sweden: US$3.2m
  23. Guatemala: US$3.1m
  24. South Africa: US$2.9m
  25. Hungary: US$2.8m
  26. Ireland: US$2.7m
  27. Japan: US$1.9m
  28. Latvia: US$1.8m
  29. Türkiye: US$1.5m
  30. Trinidad & Tobago: US$1.4m
  31. New Zealand: US$1.2m
  32. Malaysia: US$1.1m
  33. Estonia: US$1.1m
  34. Côte d’Ivoire: US$1m
  35. Saudi Arabia: US$935.8k
  36. Thailand: US$924.2k
  37. Australia: US$879.7k
  38. India: US$876.4k
  39. Hong Kong SAR China: US$866k
  40. Mexico: US$768k
  41. Romania: US$758.9k
  42. Brazil: US$696k
  43. United Arab Emirates: US$647.8k
  44. Denmark: US$597.6k
  45. El Salvador: US$544.9k
  46. Nicaragua: US$521.7k
  47. Greece: US$519.1k
  48. Bhutan: US$507.1k
  49. Costa Rica: US$482.5k
  50. Norway: US$461.6k
  51. Indonesia: US$453.1k
  52. Luxembourg: US$442.7k
  53. Lithuania: US$430.8k
  54. South Korea: US$386.8k
  55. Russia: US$386.7k
  56. Vietnam: US$368k
  57. Zambia: US$339.1k
  58. Canada: US$329.7k
  59. Albania: US$324.9k
  60. Colombia: US$277.4k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$52.4m 22.7%
2 Belgium US$20.7m 9%
3 United States US$17m 7.4%
4 Germany US$13.5m 5.9%
5 Czechia US$9.5m 4.1%
6 Austria US$8.3m 3.6%
7 Italy US$7m 3%
8 Portugal US$6.1m 2.6%
9 Spain US$5m 2.2%
10 Switzerland US$4.8m 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$42.5m 18.4%
2 Netherlands US$17m 7.4%
3 Luxembourg US$15.5m 6.7%
4 Slovakia US$9.7m 4.2%
5 France US$9.6m 4.1%
6 Spain US$8.4m 3.6%
7 Austria US$7.9m 3.4%
8 Greece US$7.3m 3.2%
9 United Kingdom US$6.1m 2.6%
10 Belgium US$5.2m 2.2%

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. US Tariff change

    Request for Public Comments on the Proposed Implementation of Duties on Additional Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Derivative Articles Under Section 232

    FR Doc. 2026-15961 · 91 FR 50756 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. EU Anti-dumping · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/270 of 4 February 2026 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of 1,4-Butanediol originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America

    CELEX 32026R0270 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2804.40; the duty is 4%.

Subheading 2804.40 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5%.

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 4%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £6.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 24% on the year before); Ireland supplied 30%, followed by France.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$230.8m (−11.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was France (US$52.4m), followed by Belgium.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: oxygen?

Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: oxygen fall under HS subheading 2804.40, part of heading 2804, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: oxygen in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2804.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: oxygen in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2804.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: oxygen?

France, with US$52.4m in 2024 (22.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (30%), France (19%) and United States (18%), out of total imports of £6.8m.

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