Heading · Chapter 28
2834: Nitrites; nitrates
3 subheadings make up heading 2834 in chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals).
Duty rates compared
UK
EU
TürkiyeSubheadings 3
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$367kUS$367k+US$5m+US$43m+> US$151m
Exports: 100
- Chile: US$398m
- China: US$226m
- Israel: US$151m
- Jordan: US$124m
- Netherlands: US$87m
- Germany: US$78m
- Belgium: US$60m
- Norway: US$47m
- Poland: US$44m
- Spain: US$43m
- United States: US$36m
- India: US$33m
- Malaysia: US$32m
- Denmark: US$30m
- Austria: US$18m
- Belarus: US$18m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Türkiye: US$12m
- France: US$11m
- Russia: US$10m
- Japan: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Greece: US$5m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Singapore: US$899k
- Hungary: US$894k
- Kenya: US$767k
- Brazil: US$760k
- Bangladesh: US$647k
- Lithuania: US$416k
- Zambia: US$407k
- Morocco: US$373k
- Finland: US$370k
- Ecuador: US$367k
- Uzbekistan: US$328k
- Slovenia: US$325k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$317k
- United Arab Emirates: US$302k
- Croatia: US$238k
- Estonia: US$236k
- Bulgaria: US$217k
- Egypt: US$171k
- Colombia: US$157k
- Nigeria: US$157k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$823kUS$823k+US$5m+US$25m+> US$48m
Imports: 186
- Spain: US$181m
- Netherlands: US$178m
- United States: US$145m
- Italy: US$66m
- Morocco: US$50m
- Peru: US$48m
- Germany: US$46m
- Belgium: US$44m
- France: US$44m
- Australia: US$43m
- Canada: US$40m
- South Africa: US$38m
- Thailand: US$35m
- South Korea: US$34m
- Türkiye: US$33m
- Poland: US$32m
- Mexico: US$31m
- Japan: US$30m
- India: US$25m
- Greece: US$22m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Argentina: US$18m
- Saudi Arabia: US$18m
- United Arab Emirates: US$17m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Brazil: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$14m
- Kenya: US$13m
- China: US$13m
- Ecuador: US$9m
- Honduras: US$9m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Azerbaijan: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Austria: US$7m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$7m
- Israel: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Dominican Republic: US$6m
- Senegal: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Turkmenistan: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Nicaragua: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chile | US$398m | 25.4% |
| 2 |  China | US$226m | 14.5% |
| 3 |  Israel | US$151m | 9.6% |
| 4 |  Jordan | US$124m | 8% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$87m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$78m | 5% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$60m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  Norway | US$47m | 3% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$44m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$43m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | US$181m | 11.6% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$178m | 11.4% |
| 3 |  United States | US$145m | 9.3% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$66m | 4.2% |
| 5 |  Morocco | US$50m | 3.2% |
| 6 |  Peru | US$48m | 3.1% |
| 7 | Germany | US$46m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$44m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  France | US$44m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$43m | 2.7% |
In the UK Global Tariff, heading 2834 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 2% and 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides heading 2834 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is between 3% and 5.5% (average 4.8%).
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 2834 covers 25 tariff lines and the duty is between 3% and 5.5%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides heading 2834 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.5% (average 3.1%). 2 of them are duty-free.
World trade in heading 2834 goods reached US$2bn in 2024, down 6.9% on 2023.
Chile was the largest exporter with 25.4% of the total, ahead of China.
Spain imported the most (US$181m).
The United Kingdom ranked 17th among 100 exporters with US$14m.
The United Kingdom imported US$19m.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for nitrites; nitrates?
Nitrites; nitrates fall under HS heading 2834, part of chapter 28, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on nitrites; nitrates in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2834 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on nitrites; nitrates in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2834 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most nitrites; nitrates?
Chile, with US$398m in 2024 (25.4% of world exports).