Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2903
2903.79: Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: other
Official description Other
Subheading 2903.79 belongs to heading 2903 (halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons) in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2903 79 00 00 Other
- 2903 79 30 00 Halogenated only with bromine and chlorine, fluorine and chlorine or with fluorine and bromine
- 2903 79 30 10 Trans-1-chloro-3.3,3-trifluoropropene (cas rn 102687-65-0) 4%
- 2903 79 30 20 Bromochloromethane (cas rn 74-97-5) 4%
- 2903 79 30 90 Other Free
- 2903 79 80 00 Other 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 4 lines
- 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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 4 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 4% |
| 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10.7m | 89.3% | -6% | |
| £487k | 4.1% | +66.8% | |
| £339k | 2.8% | -72.9% | |
| £314k | 2.6% | +475.2% | |
| £116k | 1% | +499% | |
| £19k | 0.2% | +1,414.2% | |
| £8k | 0.1% | -66% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$91kUS$91k+US$1m+US$14m+> US$69m
Exports: 50
- China: US$113m
- India: US$69m
- United States: US$66m
- Netherlands: US$39m
- Ireland: US$14m
- Japan: US$13m
- France: US$13m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Germany: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Italy: US$560k
- Mexico: US$397k
- Estonia: US$310k
- Czechia: US$297k
- Poland: US$263k
- Russia: US$133k
- Greece: US$112k
- Switzerland: US$108k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$107k
- South Korea: US$97k
- Singapore: US$94k
- Latvia: US$91k
- Canada: US$45k
- Ukraine: US$37k
- Luxembourg: US$17k
- Türkiye: US$14k
- Finland: US$13k
- Australia: US$13k
- Sweden: US$13k
- Austria: US$12k
- Malaysia: US$11k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10k
- South Africa: US$8k
- Armenia: US$6k
- Hungary: US$5k
- Tunisia: US$4k
- Fiji: US$4k
- New Zealand: US$2k
- Thailand: US$1k
- Cayman Islands: US$1k
- Slovakia: US$700
- United Arab Emirates: US$400
- Bulgaria: US$400
- Kenya: US$300
- Denmark: US$100
- Portugal: US$0
- Romania: US$0
- Slovenia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$157kUS$157k+US$978k+US$10m+> US$50m
Imports: 96
- United States: US$60m
- Canada: US$52m
- Netherlands: US$50m
- United Kingdom: US$35m
- Italy: US$18m
- Spain: US$18m
- Japan: US$16m
- France: US$13m
- Mexico: US$11m
- Germany: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Thailand: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- India: US$6m
- Poland: US$5m
- Singapore: US$3m
- China: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$995k
- Israel: US$978k
- Ireland: US$932k
- Czechia: US$887k
- Hungary: US$860k
- Norway: US$827k
- Australia: US$817k
- Lithuania: US$807k
- Panama: US$786k
- Türkiye: US$768k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$628k
- Philippines: US$610k
- Egypt: US$610k
- Saudi Arabia: US$540k
- Mauritius: US$442k
- Finland: US$405k
- Nigeria: US$405k
- Belarus: US$343k
- Indonesia: US$308k
- Estonia: US$277k
- Austria: US$227k
- Portugal: US$225k
- Chile: US$184k
- Kuwait: US$169k
- New Zealand: US$168k
- Sweden: US$157k
- Malaysia: US$155k
- Angola: US$107k
- Croatia: US$101k
- Bahamas: US$93k
- Colombia: US$89k
- Bolivia: US$89k
- Marshall Islands: US$80k
- Luxembourg: US$70k
- Slovakia: US$63k
- El Salvador: US$57k
- Fiji: US$55k
- Belize: US$51k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$113m | 32.2% | |
| 2 | US$69m | 19.5% | |
| 3 | US$66m | 18.8% | |
| 4 | US$39m | 11.2% | |
| 5 | US$14m | 3.9% | |
| 6 | US$13m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$13m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$7m | 2% | |
| 9 | US$5m | 1.5% | |
| 10 | US$4m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$60m | 17.1% | |
| 2 | US$52m | 14.8% | |
| 3 | US$50m | 14.2% | |
| 4 | US$35m | 10% | |
| 5 | US$18m | 5.2% | |
| 6 | US$18m | 5.1% | |
| 7 | US$16m | 4.6% | |
| 8 | US$13m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$11m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$10m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 160
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
- 53number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Fiji, Bermuda
160
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 | ||
| 32% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 1.9% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1.3% | 0% – 1.6% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.1% | 5% – 5.5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.4% | 0% – 4% | 2023 | |
| 1.9% | 0% – 3.7% | 2023 | |
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 51138 Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two/more different halogens
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34110 Hydrocarbons and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2903.79 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2903.79 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2903.49 | changed |
| 2002 | 2903.49 | changed |
| 1996 | 2903.49 | changed |
| 1992 | 2903.40 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
-
CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
-
FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov
-
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-12 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
-
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Additional Code – 11 August 2026
Trade Tariff news 7688 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
-
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
-
CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
-
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2903.79 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 2%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2903.79 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 5.5%.
174 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 – 4%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £12m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 13% on the year before); India supplied 89%, followed by Japan.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$352m (−9.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$113m), followed by India.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: other?
Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing: other fall under HS subheading 2903.79, part of heading 2903, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2903.79 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 acyclic hydrocarbons… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2903.79 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 halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons…?
China, with US$113m in 2024 (32.2% 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 – 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 India (89%), Japan (4%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £12m.