Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2811

2811.21

2811.21: Other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals: carbon dioxide

Official description Carbon dioxide

2811.21 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2811, other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals, chapter 28.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 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. 2811 21 00 00 Carbon dioxide 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 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
    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 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£30.2m-5.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.13 per kg
Jan 2024: £3mFeb 2024: £2.5mMar 2024: £2.6mApr 2024: £3.4mMay 2024: £3.4mJun 2024: £3.1mJul 2024: £3.3mAug 2024: £4.2mSept 2024: £2.4mOct 2024: £2.8mNov 2024: £2.8mDec 2024: £3mJan 2025: £1.9mFeb 2025: £2.5mMar 2025: £2.5mApr 2025: £3.5mMay 2025: £2.5mJun 2025: £2.6mJul 2025: £2.6mAug 2025: £2.9mSept 2025: £3.1mOct 2025: £2.8mNov 2025: £3mDec 2025: £3.1mJan 2026: £2.2mFeb 2026: £2.7mMar 2026: £2mApr 2026: £2.7mMay 2026: £2.1mJun 2026: £1.9mJul 2026: £2.5mAug 2026: £2m 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
Netherlands £17.3m 57.2% -4.5%
Norway £5.1m 16.8% +2.6%
Czechia £2.5m 8.1% -5.4%
Belgium £1.6m 5.4% -24.8%
China £917k 3% +46%
Germany £567k 1.9% +14.6%
Austria £504k 1.7% -23.7%
United States £354k 1.2% +271.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2811.21 · US$715m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$945kUS$945k+US$6m+US$18m+> US$45m

Exports: 123
  1. Netherlands: US$132m
  2. United States: US$47m
  3. Germany: US$45m
  4. China: US$45m
  5. Israel: US$31m
  6. Belgium: US$22m
  7. South Korea: US$22m
  8. Austria: US$20m
  9. Malaysia: US$18m
  10. Argentina: US$18m
  11. France: US$18m
  12. Singapore: US$18m
  13. Hungary: US$17m
  14. Costa Rica: US$17m
  15. Sweden: US$14m
  16. North Macedonia: US$14m
  17. Taiwan: US$14m
  18. Spain: US$13m
  19. Norway: US$12m
  20. Poland: US$11m
  21. Kuwait: US$10m
  22. Czechia: US$10m
  23. Thailand: US$9m
  24. Canada: US$8m
  25. Kenya: US$7m
  26. Italy: US$7m
  27. South Africa: US$6m
  28. Estonia: US$6m
  29. Denmark: US$6m
  30. Türkiye: US$6m
  31. United Kingdom: US$6m
  32. Japan: US$5m
  33. Egypt: US$4m
  34. Serbia: US$4m
  35. India: US$4m
  36. Bahrain: US$4m
  37. Trinidad & Tobago: US$4m
  38. Tanzania: US$3m
  39. Saudi Arabia: US$3m
  40. Lithuania: US$3m
  41. Albania: US$3m
  42. Australia: US$3m
  43. Russia: US$3m
  44. Finland: US$3m
  45. Guatemala: US$3m
  46. Nicaragua: US$2m
  47. Switzerland: US$2m
  48. Vietnam: US$2m
  49. Mexico: US$2m
  50. Fiji: US$2m
  51. Latvia: US$2m
  52. Slovakia: US$2m
  53. Bulgaria: US$1m
  54. Jordan: US$1m
  55. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  56. Malawi: US$1m
  57. Portugal: US$1m
  58. Slovenia: US$1m
  59. Uzbekistan: US$945k
  60. Côte d’Ivoire: US$921k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Netherlands US$132m 18.4%
2 United States US$47m 6.5%
3 Germany US$45m 6.3%
4 China US$45m 6.3%
5 Israel US$31m 4.4%
6 Belgium US$22m 3.1%
7 South Korea US$22m 3%
8 Austria US$20m 2.8%
9 Malaysia US$18m 2.5%
10 Argentina US$18m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$49m 6.9%
2 United Kingdom US$45m 6.2%
3 United States US$30m 4.2%
4 Germany US$30m 4.1%
5 Italy US$28m 3.8%
6 Mexico US$26m 3.6%
7 Netherlands US$24m 3.3%
8 Poland US$23m 3.3%
9 Japan US$22m 3.1%
10 Belgium US$20m 2.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

  • 5%median duty
  • 35number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Angola, Bermuda

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 1% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 15% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 5% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 15% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 15% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 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 5% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 5.5% 2023
Fiji 6.2%* 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 5% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 10% 2023
Japan 3.3% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 20% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 20%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 5% 2023
Malawi 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 15% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5.5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 10% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 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 5% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 3% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5.5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 5.5% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 15% 2023
St Lucia 15% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 8% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 15% 2023
Sudan 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 15% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 19%* 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5.5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 15% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 5.5% 2023
Tuvalu 15% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 4% 2023
United States 3.7% 2023
Uruguay 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 4% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 2% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 7.5% 0% – 15% 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
52239 Inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals other than headings 522.31 - 522.37
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
CPC 2.1 product
34210 Hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and rare gases; inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals n.e.c.
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20172811.21unchanged
20122811.21unchanged
20072811.21unchanged
20022811.21unchanged
19962811.21unchanged
19922811.21unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 5

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.

  • H331516 U.S. CBP 21 June 2023 · 2811.21.00

    Tariff classification of CO2 cartridges; AFR/Protest No. 2704-23-164523

  • H320777 U.S. CBP 16 December 2022 · 2811.21.00

    Request for reconsideration of NY N311593; tariff classification of non-powder gun propellant CO2 cartridges

  • N311593 U.S. CBP 22 May 2020 · 2811.21.00.00

    The tariff classification of “CO2 propellant cartridges” from China

  • N304913 U.S. CBP 16 July 2019 · 2811.21.00.00

    The tariff classification of Kleer Drain Replacement Pack from China.

  • 600010821 HMRC 24 July 2024 – 23 July 2027 · 2811 21 00 00

    This submission is for the gas cylinder only, not with the ALIU. This product is a gas cylinder that is part of the survival kit of an ejection seat and works with the Automatic Life-raft Inflation Unit (ALIU) to automatically inflate a life raft for the occupant of the ejection seat in the event…

Subheading 2811.21 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2811.21; the duty is 5.5%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 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 these goods worth £30.2m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £0.13 per kg; Netherlands supplied 57%, followed by Norway.

World trade in these goods reached US$715m in 2024, down 4.1% on 2023.

The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 18.4% of the total, ahead of the United States.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals: carbon dioxide?

Other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals: carbon dioxide fall under HS subheading 2811.21, part of heading 2811, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2811.21 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 other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2811.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals?

The Netherlands, with US$132m in 2024 (18.4% 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 Netherlands (57%), Norway (17%) and Czechia (8%), out of total imports of £30.2m.

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