Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2902
2902.50: Cyclic hydrocarbons, styrene
Styrene
Official description Styrene
2902.50 is the HS subheading for styrene, under heading 2902 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2902 50 00 00 Styrene 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 1
- 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
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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 |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | 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–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 |
| 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–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £6.9m | 34.1% | -43.2% |
 France | £6.7m | 32.8% | +3,395.7% |
 United States | £5.3m | 26.2% | -29.8% |
 Saudi Arabia | £788k | 3.9% | +4.2% |
 Germany | £522k | 2.6% | +626.4% |
 Belgium | £30k | 0.1% | -93.2% |
 Italy | £21k | 0.1% | — |
 Taiwan | £16k | 0.1% | -89.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$172kUS$172k+US$20m+US$357m+> US$1bn
Exports: 73
- United States: US$2bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- Singapore: US$579m
- Kuwait: US$569m
- Taiwan: US$452m
- Belgium: US$402m
- South Korea: US$357m
- France: US$310m
- Japan: US$286m
- China: US$275m
- Canada: US$270m
- Spain: US$258m
- Italy: US$102m
- Russia: US$99m
- Germany: US$82m
- Malaysia: US$47m
- Türkiye: US$20m
- Czechia: US$17m
- India: US$13m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$723k
- Colombia: US$569k
- Finland: US$556k
- Bulgaria: US$433k
- Brazil: US$363k
- United Arab Emirates: US$350k
- Iran: US$301k
- Chile: US$229k
- Romania: US$220k
- Dominican Republic: US$172k
- Uzbekistan: US$102k
- Switzerland: US$96k
- Egypt: US$83k
- Norway: US$82k
- United Kingdom: US$77k
- Lithuania: US$77k
- Greece: US$71k
- Slovakia: US$53k
- New Zealand: US$47k
- Portugal: US$44k
- Denmark: US$41k
- Mexico: US$40k
- Curaçao: US$40k
- Azerbaijan: US$32k
- Latvia: US$29k
- Peru: US$21k
- Australia: US$15k
- Austria: US$15k
- Serbia: US$9k
- Tunisia: US$9k
- South Africa: US$8k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8k
- Uganda: US$5k
- Hungary: US$4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$576kUS$576k+US$17m+US$133m+> US$618m
Imports: 144
- India: US$1bn
- Türkiye: US$795m
- Mexico: US$710m
- South Korea: US$672m
- Netherlands: US$618m
- Belgium: US$545m
- China: US$459m
- Germany: US$441m
- Brazil: US$282m
- United States: US$270m
- France: US$259m
- Austria: US$203m
- Malaysia: US$179m
- Colombia: US$135m
- Poland: US$133m
- Vietnam: US$132m
- Finland: US$122m
- Italy: US$121m
- Greece: US$118m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$98m
- Hungary: US$93m
- Pakistan: US$85m
- Thailand: US$76m
- Taiwan: US$72m
- Norway: US$65m
- Spain: US$60m
- Egypt: US$55m
- United Arab Emirates: US$45m
- South Africa: US$37m
- Canada: US$32m
- United Kingdom: US$31m
- Sweden: US$30m
- Chile: US$29m
- Indonesia: US$26m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Bahamas: US$17m
- Japan: US$17m
- Slovenia: US$17m
- Australia: US$17m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Peru: US$9m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Tunisia: US$7m
- Romania: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Ecuador: US$6m
- Uzbekistan: US$6m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Uruguay: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Kuwait: US$3m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 20.8% |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | US$1bn | 16.2% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$1bn | 14.2% |
| 4 |  Singapore | US$579m | 6.8% |
| 5 |  Kuwait | US$569m | 6.7% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$452m | 5.3% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$402m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$357m | 4.2% |
| 9 | France | US$310m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$286m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$1bn | 15.2% |
| 2 |  Türkiye | US$795m | 9.3% |
| 3 |  Mexico | US$710m | 8.3% |
| 4 | South Korea | US$672m | 7.9% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$618m | 7.2% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$545m | 6.4% |
| 7 |  China | US$459m | 5.4% |
| 8 | Germany | US$441m | 5.2% |
| 9 |  Brazil | US$282m | 3.3% |
| 10 | United States | US$270m | 3.2% |
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
-
Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2902.50; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2902.50 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
146 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of styrene into the UK came to £20.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 34%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported styrene worth US$9bn (−6.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$2bn), followed by Saudi Arabia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cyclic hydrocarbons, styrene?
Cyclic hydrocarbons, styrene fall under HS subheading 2902.50, part of heading 2902, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cyclic hydrocarbons, styrene in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2902.50 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 cyclic hydrocarbons, styrene in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2902.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cyclic hydrocarbons, styrene?
The United States, with US$2bn in 2024 (20.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export styrene to the UK duty-free?
146 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, CARIFORUM. 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.
Where does the UK import styrene from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (34%), France (33%) and United States (26%), out of total imports of £20.3m.