Heading · Chapter 29
2903: Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons
Heading 2903 is divided into 42 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 29, organic chemicals.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 118 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
EU Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 53 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
Türkiye Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 129 tariff lines · average 5.4% 
USA Free – 5.5% General (MFN) 65 tariff lines · average 4% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 46 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 47 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 9% General (MFN) 95 tariff lines · average 0.5% 
Argentina Free – 9% General (MFN) 180 tariff lines · average 0.3% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 74 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 77 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 3.9% General (MFN) 87 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Taiwan Free – 5.5% General (MFN) 101 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 84 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 42 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 51 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 5% General (MFN) 82 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 46 tariff lines Subheadings 42
- 2903.11Chloromethane (methyl chloride) and chloroethane (ethyl chloride)
- 2903.12Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
- 2903.13Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: chloroform (trichloromethane)
- 2903.14Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: carbon tetrachloride
- 2903.15Ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)
- 2903.19Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: other
- 2903.21Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)
- 2903.22Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: trichloroethylene
- 2903.23Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
- 2903.29Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: other
- 2903.41Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: trifluoromethane (HFC-23)
- 2903.42Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: difluoromethane (HFC-32)
- 2903.43Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152) and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a)
- 2903.44Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143)
- 2903.451,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134)
- 2903.461,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea), 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa)
- 2903.471,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca)
- 2903.481,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee)
- 2903.49Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: other
- 2903.512,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) and (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz)HFO refrigerants (HFO-1234yf etc.)
- 2903.59Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: other
- 2903.61Brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: methyl bromide (bromomethane)
- 2903.62Ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane)
- 2903.69Brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: other
- 2903.71Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
- 2903.72Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: dichlorotrifluoroethanes (HCFC-123)
- 2903.73Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: dichlorofluoroethanes (HCFC-141, 141b)
- 2903.74Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: chlorodifluoroethanes (HCFC-142, 142b)
- 2903.75Dichloropentafluoropropanes (HCFC-225, 225ca, 225cb)
- 2903.76Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) and dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402)
- 2903.77Other, perhalogenated only with fluorine and chlorine
- 2903.78Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: other perhalogenated derivatives
- 2903.79Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: other
- 2903.811,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN)
- 2903.82Aldrin (ISO), chlordane (ISO) and heptachlor (ISO)
- 2903.83Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic: mirex (ISO)
- 2903.89Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic: other
- 2903.91Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene
- 2903.92Hexachlorobenzene (ISO) and DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane)
- 2903.93Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: pentachlorobenzene (ISO)
- 2903.94Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: hexabromobiphenyls
- 2903.99Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$16m+US$198m+> US$758m
Exports: 119
- China: US$2.9bn
- United States: US$2.4bn
- Japan: US$955m
- Germany: US$758m
- Netherlands: US$612m
- Belgium: US$608m
- India: US$404m
- South Korea: US$390m
- France: US$307m
- Qatar: US$265m
- Taiwan: US$233m
- Norway: US$198m
- United Kingdom: US$150m
- Saudi Arabia: US$148m
- Russia: US$109m
- Indonesia: US$106m
- Italy: US$85m
- Ireland: US$63m
- Czechia: US$61m
- Thailand: US$55m
- Poland: US$49m
- Singapore: US$44m
- Mexico: US$40m
- Spain: US$38m
- Israel: US$34m
- United Arab Emirates: US$33m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$18m
- Greece: US$17m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Lithuania: US$16m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Latvia: US$15m
- Austria: US$13m
- Estonia: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Hungary: US$11m
- Romania: US$10m
- Finland: US$8m
- Canada: US$8m
- Iran: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Jordan: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Eswatini: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$837k
- New Zealand: US$615k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$16m+US$182m+> US$511m
Imports: 210
- India: US$845m
- United States: US$824m
- Netherlands: US$790m
- China: US$746m
- Mexico: US$667m
- France: US$525m
- Germany: US$511m
- Japan: US$501m
- South Korea: US$490m
- United Kingdom: US$446m
- Canada: US$390m
- Colombia: US$314m
- Taiwan: US$308m
- Belgium: US$264m
- Spain: US$259m
- Italy: US$256m
- Thailand: US$237m
- Vietnam: US$220m
- Egypt: US$206m
- Türkiye: US$191m
- Brazil: US$182m
- United Arab Emirates: US$159m
- Portugal: US$152m
- Indonesia: US$148m
- Philippines: US$119m
- Sweden: US$118m
- Czechia: US$102m
- Malaysia: US$101m
- Singapore: US$101m
- Saudi Arabia: US$85m
- Pakistan: US$68m
- Poland: US$64m
- Russia: US$57m
- Switzerland: US$49m
- Israel: US$46m
- Morocco: US$41m
- South Africa: US$36m
- Ireland: US$35m
- Austria: US$29m
- Hungary: US$26m
- Nigeria: US$26m
- Brunei: US$25m
- Romania: US$24m
- Argentina: US$23m
- Slovakia: US$23m
- Finland: US$23m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$22m
- Australia: US$21m
- Lithuania: US$18m
- Iraq: US$16m
- Ukraine: US$16m
- Kuwait: US$16m
- Estonia: US$16m
- Bangladesh: US$13m
- Venezuela: US$12m
- Greece: US$12m
- Norway: US$11m
- Slovenia: US$11m
- Iran: US$11m
- Chile: US$10m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2.9bn | 25.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$2.4bn | 21.5% |
| 3 | Japan | US$955m | 8.5% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$758m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$612m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Belgium | US$608m | 5.4% |
| 7 |  India | US$404m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$390m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$307m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Qatar | US$265m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$845m | 7.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$824m | 7.3% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$790m | 7% |
| 4 | China | US$746m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$667m | 5.9% |
| 6 | France | US$525m | 4.6% |
| 7 | Germany | US$511m | 4.5% |
| 8 | Japan | US$501m | 4.4% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$490m | 4.3% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$446m | 4% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 2903 into 118 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 3.5%). 14 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 2903 covers 53 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5.5%. 3 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 2903 into 129 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.5% (average 5.4%). 3 of them are duty-free.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 2903 covers 65 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5.5%. 8 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Canada divides heading 2903 into 46 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), heading 2903 covers 47 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) divides heading 2903 into 95 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 9% (average 0.5%). 90 of them are duty-free.
In the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), heading 2903 covers 180 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 9%. 175 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Peru divides heading 2903 into 74 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, heading 2903 covers 77 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan divides heading 2903 into 87 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3.9% (average 2.8%). 11 of them are duty-free.
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, heading 2903 covers 101 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5.5%. 8 of them are duty-free.
The GCC Common Customs Tariff divides heading 2903 into 84 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), heading 2903 covers 42 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Norway divides heading 2903 into 51 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia, heading 2903 covers 82 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5%. 4 of them are duty-free.
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) divides heading 2903 into 46 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In 2024, countries exported heading 2903 goods worth US$11.3bn (−5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2.9bn), followed by the United States.
The biggest buyer was India, with imports of US$845m.
The United Kingdom ranked 13th among 119 exporters with US$150m.
The United Kingdom imported US$446m.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons?
Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons fall under HS heading 2903, part of chapter 29, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2903 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2903 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons?
China, with US$2.9bn in 2024 (25.3% of world exports).