Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2815

2815.30

2815.30: Peroxides of sodium or potassium

2815.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2815, sodium hydroxide, chapter 28.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 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. 2815 30 00 00 Peroxides of sodium or potassium 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 2

  • 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)

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 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£532k+20.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£70.05 per kg
Jan 2024: £29kMar 2024: £2kApr 2024: £82kMay 2024: £1kJun 2024: £2kJul 2024: £75kAug 2024: £31kSept 2024: £4kOct 2024: £4kNov 2024: £41kDec 2024: £76kJan 2025: £2kFeb 2025: £95kMar 2025: £41kApr 2025: £40kMay 2025: £88kJun 2025: £1kJul 2025: £45kAug 2025: £4kSept 2025: £20kOct 2025: £29kNov 2025: £7kDec 2025: £4kJan 2026: £140kFeb 2026: £2kMar 2026: £16kApr 2026: £5kMay 2026: £138kJun 2026: £92kJul 2026: £70kAug 2026: £9k 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
France £262k 49.3% +34.6%
China £258k 48.5% +38.6%
Czechia £5k 1% —
Germany £4k 0.8% +22.6%
United States £2k 0.4% -78.7%
Ireland £75 0% —
South Africa £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2815.30 · US$16m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$51kUS$51k+US$282k+US$880k+> US$3m

Exports: 58
  1. China: US$4m
  2. France: US$3m
  3. United States: US$1m
  4. United Kingdom: US$1m
  5. Germany: US$880k
  6. Japan: US$654k
  7. Hong Kong SAR China: US$611k
  8. Belgium: US$596k
  9. Spain: US$403k
  10. Italy: US$329k
  11. Poland: US$309k
  12. India: US$282k
  13. Russia: US$280k
  14. South Africa: US$219k
  15. Singapore: US$203k
  16. Hungary: US$168k
  17. Malaysia: US$120k
  18. Netherlands: US$115k
  19. Indonesia: US$101k
  20. South Korea: US$84k
  21. Canada: US$77k
  22. Taiwan: US$61k
  23. Thailand: US$60k
  24. Denmark: US$51k
  25. Kuwait: US$50k
  26. Morocco: US$46k
  27. Bulgaria: US$45k
  28. Portugal: US$44k
  29. Australia: US$27k
  30. Türkiye: US$20k
  31. Saudi Arabia: US$19k
  32. Sweden: US$19k
  33. Switzerland: US$18k
  34. Czechia: US$18k
  35. Mexico: US$15k
  36. Austria: US$13k
  37. Slovakia: US$9k
  38. New Zealand: US$6k
  39. Colombia: US$5k
  40. Zambia: US$5k
  41. Chile: US$4k
  42. Lithuania: US$4k
  43. Norway: US$1k
  44. Sri Lanka: US$1k
  45. Greece: US$600
  46. Ghana: US$400
  47. Guatemala: US$100
  48. Ireland: US$100
  49. Estonia: US$0
  50. Finland: US$0
  51. Israel: US$0
  52. Luxembourg: US$0
  53. Montenegro: US$0
  54. Nigeria: US$0
  55. Romania: US$0
  56. El Salvador: US$0
  57. Serbia: US$0
  58. Slovenia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$4m 27.1%
2 France US$3m 18.9%
3 United States US$1m 8.7%
4 United Kingdom US$1m 7.3%
5 Germany US$880k 5.6%
6 Japan US$654k 4.2%
7 Hong Kong SAR China US$611k 3.9%
8 Belgium US$596k 3.8%
9 Spain US$403k 2.6%
10 Italy US$329k 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$3m 17.4%
2 Germany US$2m 14.3%
3 South Africa US$1m 8.3%
4 Canada US$1m 7.4%
5 Malaysia US$720k 4.6%
6 Indonesia US$609k 3.9%
7 United Kingdom US$499k 3.2%
8 France US$433k 2.8%
9 Italy US$411k 2.6%
10 Denmark US$304k 1.9%

Subheading 2815.30 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2815.30; 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 £531.9k (up 20% on the year before), at an average of £70.05 per kg; France supplied 49%, followed by China.

World trade in these goods reached US$16m in 2024, down 9.6% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 27.1% of the total, ahead of France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for peroxides of sodium or potassium?

Peroxides of sodium or potassium fall under HS subheading 2815.30, part of heading 2815, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on peroxides of sodium or potassium in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2815.30 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 peroxides of sodium or potassium in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2815.30 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 peroxides of sodium or potassium?

China, with US$4m in 2024 (27.1% 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 France (49%), China (49%) and Czechia (1%), out of total imports of £531.9k.