Subheading · Chapter 28 · Heading 2827

2827.51

2827.51: Bromides of sodium or of potassium

2827.51 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2827, chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides, 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: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2827 51 00 00 Bromides of sodium or of 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 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)—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£3.4m-10.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£2.52 per kg
Jan 2024: £276kFeb 2024: £120kMar 2024: £74kApr 2024: £263kMay 2024: £440kJun 2024: £180kJul 2024: £66kAug 2024: £532kSept 2024: £142kOct 2024: £116kNov 2024: £419kDec 2024: £89kJan 2025: £288kFeb 2025: £91kMar 2025: £565kApr 2025: £1.2mMay 2025: £282kJun 2025: £242kJul 2025: £74kAug 2025: £253kSept 2025: £239kOct 2025: £96kNov 2025: £105kDec 2025: £148kJan 2026: £138kFeb 2026: £39kMar 2026: £240kApr 2026: £27kMay 2026: £611kJun 2026: £104kJul 2026: £1.5mAug 2026: £169k 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
Djibouti £1.2m 34.6% -14.8%
United States £869k 25.8% +8,085.5%
Israel £857k 25.4% -54.1%
Belgium £129k 3.8% +163.5%
Spain £98k 2.9% -61.6%
Austria £90k 2.7% +184.1%
Netherlands £64k 1.9% +31.4%
China £25k 0.7% -3.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2827.51 · US$226m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$44kUS$44k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$39m

Exports: 68
  1. Israel: US$49m
  2. China: US$39m
  3. Djibouti: US$33m
  4. United States: US$28m
  5. Jordan: US$19m
  6. Netherlands: US$8m
  7. India: US$7m
  8. Belgium: US$7m
  9. France: US$7m
  10. Laos: US$5m
  11. Russia: US$4m
  12. Germany: US$4m
  13. Singapore: US$3m
  14. United Arab Emirates: US$2m
  15. Spain: US$1m
  16. Ethiopia: US$1m
  17. Italy: US$985k
  18. Brazil: US$921k
  19. United Kingdom: US$892k
  20. Malaysia: US$515k
  21. Switzerland: US$502k
  22. Canada: US$405k
  23. Austria: US$395k
  24. Czechia: US$392k
  25. Sweden: US$385k
  26. Saudi Arabia: US$350k
  27. Japan: US$340k
  28. Türkiye: US$297k
  29. Kazakhstan: US$114k
  30. Senegal: US$105k
  31. Kenya: US$44k
  32. South Africa: US$41k
  33. Chile: US$40k
  34. Poland: US$35k
  35. Slovenia: US$29k
  36. Slovakia: US$25k
  37. Denmark: US$21k
  38. Luxembourg: US$19k
  39. Australia: US$18k
  40. Brunei: US$18k
  41. Croatia: US$16k
  42. Egypt: US$12k
  43. Curaçao: US$11k
  44. New Zealand: US$11k
  45. Lithuania: US$11k
  46. Norway: US$11k
  47. South Korea: US$10k
  48. Romania: US$8k
  49. Tunisia: US$7k
  50. Latvia: US$7k
  51. Taiwan: US$4k
  52. Hungary: US$4k
  53. Thailand: US$3k
  54. Armenia: US$2k
  55. Ireland: US$2k
  56. Indonesia: US$400
  57. Ukraine: US$400
  58. Bulgaria: US$200
  59. Greece: US$200
  60. Argentina: US$100

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Israel US$49m 21.7%
2 China US$39m 17.3%
3 Djibouti US$33m 14.5%
4 United States US$28m 12.5%
5 Jordan US$19m 8.6%
6 Netherlands US$8m 3.7%
7 India US$7m 3.2%
8 Belgium US$7m 3.1%
9 France US$7m 3%
10 Laos US$5m 2.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$29m 12.8%
2 Qatar US$25m 11.1%
3 United States US$25m 10.9%
4 Guyana US$22m 9.9%
5 Saudi Arabia US$12m 5.3%
6 Germany US$11m 4.9%
7 United Arab Emirates US$10m 4.3%
8 Norway US$9m 4.1%
9 Belgium US$8m 3.6%
10 Angola US$6m 2.7%

Subheading 2827.51 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2827.51; 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 £3.4m (down 10% on the year before), at an average of £2.52 per kg; Djibouti supplied 35%, followed by United States.

World trade in these goods reached US$226m in 2024, down 44.5% on 2023.

Israel was the largest exporter with 21.7% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

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

Bromides of sodium or of potassium fall under HS subheading 2827.51, part of heading 2827, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

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

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2827.51 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 bromides of sodium or of potassium in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2827.51 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 bromides of sodium or of potassium?

Israel, with US$49m in 2024 (21.7% 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 Djibouti (35%), United States (26%) and Israel (25%), out of total imports of £3.4m.