Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2827

2827.20

2827.20: Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides: calcium chloride

Official description Calcium chloride

2827.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2827, chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides, chapter 28.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2827 20 00 00 Calcium chloride 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 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 3

  • 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 - 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)—Free
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£15.4m-7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£0.55 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.9mFeb 2024: £1.8mMar 2024: £1.1mApr 2024: £963kMay 2024: £1.1mJun 2024: £714kJul 2024: £958kAug 2024: £1mSept 2024: £1.2mOct 2024: £2mNov 2024: £1.6mDec 2024: £1.2mJan 2025: £3.2mFeb 2025: £1.1mMar 2025: £1.1mApr 2025: £1.3mMay 2025: £1.6mJun 2025: £663kJul 2025: £827kAug 2025: £765kSept 2025: £1.3mOct 2025: £1.9mNov 2025: £2.4mDec 2025: £1.8mJan 2026: £1.7mFeb 2026: £862kMar 2026: £911kApr 2026: £961kMay 2026: £972kJun 2026: £780kJul 2026: £910kAug 2026: £1m 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
China £7.5m 48.4% +14%
Netherlands £2.9m 18.6% -48.7%
Ireland £2.3m 14.9% +42.5%
Sweden £562k 3.6% -49.7%
Finland £521k 3.4% +180.5%
France £383k 2.5% +105.7%
Belgium £345k 2.2% +42.2%
Czechia £257k 1.7% +9.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2827.20 · US$722m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$297kUS$297k+US$3m+US$18m+> US$38m

Exports: 102
  1. China: US$305m
  2. Netherlands: US$52m
  3. United States: US$38m
  4. Finland: US$31m
  5. Mexico: US$31m
  6. Egypt: US$28m
  7. Czechia: US$27m
  8. India: US$22m
  9. Italy: US$19m
  10. Sweden: US$18m
  11. Germany: US$17m
  12. United Arab Emirates: US$16m
  13. Spain: US$15m
  14. Belgium: US$13m
  15. France: US$10m
  16. Malaysia: US$7m
  17. Canada: US$7m
  18. Russia: US$5m
  19. Pakistan: US$5m
  20. Oman: US$4m
  21. Türkiye: US$4m
  22. Ireland: US$4m
  23. Poland: US$4m
  24. Vietnam: US$4m
  25. Japan: US$3m
  26. United Kingdom: US$3m
  27. Slovenia: US$3m
  28. South Korea: US$2m
  29. Iran: US$2m
  30. Thailand: US$2m
  31. Indonesia: US$2m
  32. South Africa: US$2m
  33. Angola: US$2m
  34. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  35. Chile: US$1m
  36. Switzerland: US$723k
  37. Qatar: US$690k
  38. Costa Rica: US$672k
  39. Denmark: US$491k
  40. Slovakia: US$483k
  41. Austria: US$481k
  42. Tunisia: US$427k
  43. Nigeria: US$420k
  44. British Virgin Islands: US$394k
  45. Lithuania: US$354k
  46. Greece: US$316k
  47. Panama: US$310k
  48. Bulgaria: US$308k
  49. Romania: US$298k
  50. Singapore: US$297k
  51. Saudi Arabia: US$242k
  52. Kenya: US$234k
  53. Portugal: US$231k
  54. Côte d’Ivoire: US$208k
  55. Latvia: US$197k
  56. Mauritania: US$158k
  57. Estonia: US$152k
  58. Cyprus: US$147k
  59. Hungary: US$146k
  60. Bangladesh: US$136k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$305m 42.2%
2 Netherlands US$52m 7.3%
3 United States US$38m 5.3%
4 Finland US$31m 4.3%
5 Mexico US$31m 4.3%
6 Egypt US$28m 3.9%
7 Czechia US$27m 3.8%
8 India US$22m 3.1%
9 Italy US$19m 2.6%
10 Sweden US$18m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Saudi Arabia US$81m 11.2%
2 United States US$73m 10.2%
3 Canada US$44m 6.1%
4 South Korea US$43m 6%
5 Germany US$34m 4.7%
6 Chile US$32m 4.4%
7 France US$24m 3.3%
8 Russia US$23m 3.2%
9 Japan US$23m 3.2%
10 Sweden US$18m 2.5%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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
  • 52number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 10% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 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 0% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 2% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 4.6% 2023
Fiji 5% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 3.5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 7.5% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 3.3% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 5% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 1.7%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 5% 2023
Malawi 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 15% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 2.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 10% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 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 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 3% – 7% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 5.5% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 8% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 3% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 1.5%* 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5.5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 4.6% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 0.1% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 13% 10% – 15% 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
52322 Calcium chloride
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
CPC 2.1 product
34240 Phosphates of triammonium; salts and peroxysalts of inorganic acids and metals n.e.c.
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20172827.20unchanged
20122827.20unchanged
20072827.20unchanged
20022827.20unchanged
19962827.20unchanged
19922827.20unchanged

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

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.

  • N364613 U.S. CBP 15 September 2026 · 2827.20.00.00

    The tariff classification of four disposable dehumidifiers from China

  • N357184 U.S. CBP 5 January 2026 · 2827.20.00.00

    The tariff classification of Calcium Chloride Dihydrate and Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate from the Czech Republic

  • N318349 U.S. CBP 14 April 2021 · 2827.20.00.00

    The tariff classification of “Dri-Card Calcium Chloride Desiccant” from China

Subheading 2827.20 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 2827.20; the duty is 4.6%.

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 these goods worth £15.4m (down 7% on the year before), at an average of £0.55 per kg; China supplied 48%, followed by Netherlands.

World trade in these goods reached US$722m in 2024, down 8.2% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 42.2% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides: calcium chloride?

Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides: calcium chloride fall under HS subheading 2827.20, part of heading 2827, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2827.20 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 chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2827.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides?

China, with US$305m in 2024 (42.2% 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 Free 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 China (48%), Netherlands (19%) and Ireland (15%), out of total imports of £15.4m.

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