Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2811
2811.19: Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds: other inorganic acids, other
Official description Other
Subheading 2811.19 belongs to heading 2811 (other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals) in chapter 28.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2811 19 00 00 Other
- 2811 19 10 00 Hydrogen bromide (hydrobromic acid) Free+3
- 2811 19 80 00 Other 4%
- 2811 19 80 40 Arsenic acid (cas rn 7778-39-4) 4%+3
- 2811 19 80 50 Sulphamidic acid (cas rn 5329-14-6) with a purity by weight of 95% or more, whether or not with not more than 5% addition of the anti-caking agent silicon dioxide (cas rn 112926-00-8) 4%+3
- 2811 19 80 60 Phosphorous acid, in solid or liquid (aqueous) forms, also denominated phosphonic acid, usually falling under chemical abstracts service ('cas') numbers 13598-36-2 and 10294-56-1. the customs and statistics (‘cus’) numbers usually corresponding to this product are 0021895-1 and 0043878-8. 4%+3
- 2811 19 80 90 Other 4%+4
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- 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 suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 5 lines
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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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 – 4% |
| 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £2.5m | 41.3% | -25% |
 China | £1.2m | 19% | -0.2% |
 Netherlands | £529k | 8.6% | -35.7% |
 Indonesia | £379k | 6.2% | -21.4% |
 United States | £378k | 6.2% | +4.3% |
 Italy | £341k | 5.5% | +164.6% |
 France | £330k | 5.4% | +139.1% |
 Israel | £269k | 4.4% | -21.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 5.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.7% 
Türkiye 15% – 20% Statutory rate (Law 474) 6 tariff lines · average 15.8% USA Free – 4.2% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.2% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$140.9kUS$140.9k+US$2.5m+US$14.5m+> US$63.7m
Exports: 92
- China: US$137.5m
- Israel: US$73.9m
- Jordan: US$63.7m
- Japan: US$57.6m
- United States: US$28.2m
- Germany: US$27.3m
- Malaysia: US$24m
- Netherlands: US$20.3m
- Taiwan: US$14.5m
- India: US$9.6m
- France: US$9.6m
- Morocco: US$9.1m
- Poland: US$9.1m
- Indonesia: US$8.5m
- Spain: US$8.2m
- South Korea: US$5.4m
- United Kingdom: US$5.2m
- Thailand: US$4.8m
- Belgium: US$4.6m
- Finland: US$3.8m
- Switzerland: US$3.4m
- Austria: US$2.5m
- Italy: US$2.4m
- Australia: US$2m
- Canada: US$1.7m
- Mexico: US$1.5m
- Singapore: US$1.1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$892.5k
- South Africa: US$782k
- Russia: US$759.1k
- Sweden: US$683.9k
- Denmark: US$581.4k
- Czechia: US$531.3k
- Norway: US$458.2k
- Türkiye: US$417.4k
- Ireland: US$314.7k
- Serbia: US$248.3k
- Chile: US$245.2k
- Bulgaria: US$223.1k
- Estonia: US$215k
- Lithuania: US$209.2k
- Laos: US$169k
- Kazakhstan: US$140.9k
- Brazil: US$137.3k
- Portugal: US$132.4k
- Slovakia: US$123.2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$115.4k
- Costa Rica: US$106.3k
- Argentina: US$73.1k
- Luxembourg: US$58.7k
- Cyprus: US$50k
- Vietnam: US$41.9k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$41.2k
- Latvia: US$31.4k
- Dominican Republic: US$31.2k
- Guatemala: US$26.9k
- Greece: US$26.7k
- North Korea: US$19.7k
- Ukraine: US$19.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$114kUS$114k+US$1.3m+US$6.6m+> US$24.4m
Imports: 173
- China: US$131.6m
- United States: US$72.4m
- Germany: US$33.4m
- South Korea: US$26.2m
- India: US$24.9m
- Taiwan: US$24.4m
- Brazil: US$20.9m
- France: US$15m
- Spain: US$14.3m
- Italy: US$12.9m
- Belgium: US$12.7m
- United Kingdom: US$9.5m
- Australia: US$9m
- Thailand: US$7.5m
- Canada: US$7.3m
- Israel: US$6.8m
- Türkiye: US$6.7m
- Japan: US$6.6m
- Switzerland: US$6.3m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Sweden: US$5.9m
- Indonesia: US$5.4m
- Netherlands: US$5.4m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Poland: US$4.7m
- Chile: US$3.8m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3.7m
- New Zealand: US$3.4m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.9m
- Malaysia: US$2.1m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1.9m
- Finland: US$1.8m
- Austria: US$1.7m
- Peru: US$1.4m
- Hungary: US$1.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.4m
- Ecuador: US$1.4m
- Czechia: US$1.4m
- Ukraine: US$1.3m
- Norway: US$1.3m
- Greece: US$1.2m
- Colombia: US$1.1m
- Argentina: US$1.1m
- Gambia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$945.5k
- Pakistan: US$881.1k
- Romania: US$877.1k
- Philippines: US$806.8k
- Russia: US$789k
- Serbia: US$777.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$647.7k
- Lithuania: US$549.8k
- Denmark: US$547.4k
- Papua New Guinea: US$487.3k
- Slovenia: US$470.8k
- Angola: US$376k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$137.5m | 25.1% |
| 2 | Israel | US$73.9m | 13.5% |
| 3 |  Jordan | US$63.7m | 11.6% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$57.6m | 10.5% |
| 5 | United States | US$28.2m | 5.1% |
| 6 | Germany | US$27.3m | 5% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$24m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$20.3m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Taiwan | US$14.5m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  India | US$9.6m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$131.6m | 24% |
| 2 | United States | US$72.4m | 13.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$33.4m | 6.1% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$26.2m | 4.8% |
| 5 | India | US$24.9m | 4.5% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$24.4m | 4.4% |
| 7 |  Brazil | US$20.9m | 3.8% |
| 8 | France | US$15m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$14.3m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Italy | US$12.9m | 2.3% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2811.19 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 3.2%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2811.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5.3%. 1 of them is duty-free.
175 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 – 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 £6.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 12% on the year before); Germany supplied 41%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$548.5m (+3.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$137.5m), followed by Israel.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds: other inorganic acids, other?
Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds: other inorganic acids, other fall under HS subheading 2811.19, part of heading 2811, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2811.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2811.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5.3%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen…?
China, with US$137.5m in 2024 (25.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
175 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 – 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 Germany (41%), China (19%) and Netherlands (9%), out of total imports of £6.1m.