Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2904
2904.99: Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other, other
Official description Other
2904.99 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2904, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2904 99 00 00 Other
- 2904 99 00 20 1-chloro-2.4-dinitrobenzene (cas rn 97-00-7) Free
- 2904 99 00 25 Difluoromethanesulphonyl chloride (cas rn 1512-30-7) Free
- 2904 99 00 30 Tosyl chloride (cas rn 98-59-9) Free
- 2904 99 00 40 4-chlorobenzenesulphonyl chloride (cas rn 98-60-2) Free
- 2904 99 00 50 Ethanesulphonyl chloride (cas rn 594-44-5) Free
- 2904 99 00 55 2.4-dichloro-1.3-dinitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (cas rn 29091-09-6) with a purity by weight of 96% or more Free
- 2904 99 00 60 4.4'-dinitrostilbene-2.2'-disulfonic acid (cas rn 128-42-7) Free
- 2904 99 00 65 4-nitrotoluene-2-sulphonic acid (cas rn 121-03-9) in powder form, with a purity by weight of 80% or more and a content of water by weight of 15% or more Free
- 2904 99 00 75 Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (cas rn 1493-13-6) with a purity by weight of 99% or more Free
- 2904 99 00 78 1-chloro-2-nitrobenzene (cas rn 88-73-3) with a purity by weight of 99% or more Free
- 2904 99 00 90 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 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 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £1.2m | 62.3% | -15.1% |
 Italy | £539k | 27% | -12.4% |
 United States | £62k | 3.1% | +35.1% |
 India | £50k | 2.5% | -73% |
 Germany | £31k | 1.6% | -29.2% |
 Switzerland | £15k | 0.7% | +144.3% |
 Russia | £11k | 0.6% | — |
 France | £8k | 0.4% | +147% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 5.5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines USA 3.7% – 5.5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 21 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 3.1% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.6% 
Taiwan 3.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$77kUS$77k+US$683k+US$8m+> US$41m
Exports: 74
- Kuwait: US$802m
- China: US$146m
- India: US$41m
- Italy: US$14m
- France: US$12m
- Germany: US$12m
- United States: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$856k
- Switzerland: US$790k
- Canada: US$683k
- Türkiye: US$629k
- Ukraine: US$508k
- Singapore: US$486k
- Malaysia: US$425k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$375k
- Latvia: US$336k
- Mexico: US$251k
- Russia: US$192k
- South Africa: US$187k
- Austria: US$129k
- Chile: US$116k
- Slovenia: US$115k
- Hungary: US$113k
- Czechia: US$103k
- Malta: US$91k
- Colombia: US$80k
- Slovakia: US$77k
- United Arab Emirates: US$65k
- Ireland: US$55k
- Australia: US$51k
- Portugal: US$49k
- Brazil: US$49k
- Israel: US$41k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$38k
- Poland: US$37k
- Sweden: US$23k
- Estonia: US$23k
- Denmark: US$21k
- Peru: US$11k
- Honduras: US$8k
- Greece: US$8k
- Lithuania: US$7k
- Mauritius: US$6k
- Bulgaria: US$5k
- Iran: US$4k
- Zambia: US$3k
- Venezuela: US$2k
- Serbia: US$1k
- Armenia: US$800
- Norway: US$800
- Tunisia: US$800
- Guinea: US$700
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$51kUS$51k+US$588k+US$9m+> US$58m
Imports: 129
- India: US$494m
- Pakistan: US$189m
- China: US$110m
- Malaysia: US$58m
- Taiwan: US$39m
- Japan: US$27m
- South Korea: US$19m
- Brazil: US$13m
- United States: US$12m
- Germany: US$11m
- Italy: US$11m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Australia: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$963k
- Bangladesh: US$889k
- Denmark: US$847k
- Singapore: US$696k
- Russia: US$588k
- Vietnam: US$582k
- South Africa: US$551k
- Portugal: US$477k
- New Zealand: US$442k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$442k
- Zambia: US$410k
- Austria: US$388k
- Peru: US$359k
- Malta: US$325k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$295k
- Estonia: US$256k
- Saudi Arabia: US$250k
- Slovenia: US$247k
- Poland: US$236k
- Sweden: US$204k
- Colombia: US$194k
- Ghana: US$186k
- Czechia: US$179k
- Lithuania: US$175k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$171k
- Ukraine: US$154k
- Philippines: US$145k
- Guatemala: US$131k
- Bulgaria: US$118k
- Uzbekistan: US$96k
- Algeria: US$94k
- Latvia: US$91k
- Finland: US$75k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kuwait | US$802m | 75.4% |
| 2 | China | US$146m | 13.7% |
| 3 | India | US$41m | 3.8% |
| 4 | Italy | US$14m | 1.3% |
| 5 | France | US$12m | 1.2% |
| 6 | Germany | US$12m | 1.1% |
| 7 | United States | US$8m | 0.8% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$5m | 0.5% |
| 9 | Taiwan | US$3m | 0.3% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$3m | 0.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$494m | 46.5% |
| 2 |  Pakistan | US$189m | 17.8% |
| 3 | China | US$110m | 10.3% |
| 4 |  Malaysia | US$58m | 5.4% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$39m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Japan | US$27m | 2.6% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$19m | 1.8% |
| 8 | Brazil | US$13m | 1.2% |
| 9 | United States | US$12m | 1.1% |
| 10 | Germany | US$11m | 1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 152
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, Bermuda, Comoros
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5.5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 5.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0.8% | 0% – 1.6% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
| Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
| Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 5.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 5.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.3% | 3.7% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 5114 Sulphonated, nitrated/nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether/not halogenated
- 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 | 2904.99 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2904.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 2904.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 2904.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 2904.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 2904.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N323592 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene-1-sulfonyl bromide (CAS # 1694090-08-8) from Hungary.
- N312847 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of 5-Chloro-2-NitroBenzotrifluoride (CAS # 118-83-2) from China
- N297043 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Various Chemical Compounds from China and Switzerland
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
FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11485)
RG 01.07.2026 sayı 33297 · Karar 11485 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
- Suspension · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Other
Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026
Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to Commodity Code Structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 29 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6533 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 2904.90.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2904.99 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2904.99; the duty is 5.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 £2m (down 17% on the year before), at an average of £2.93 per kg; China supplied 62%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$1bn in 2024, down 13.5% on 2023.
Kuwait was the largest exporter with 75.4% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other, other?
Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: other, other fall under HS subheading 2904.99, part of heading 2904, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2904.99 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 sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2904.99 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 sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives?
Kuwait, with US$802m in 2024 (75.4% 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 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 China (62%), Italy (27%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £2m.