Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2905
2905.11: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)
Methanol
Official description Methanol (methyl alcohol)
2905.11 is the HS subheading for methanol, under heading 2905 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2905 11 00 00 Methanol (methyl alcohol) Free
- 2905 11 00 10 Methanol (cas rn 67-56-1) with a purity of 99.85% by weight or more Free
- 2905 11 00 90 Other Free
- 2905 11 00 00 Methanol (methyl alcohol) Free
- 2905 11 00 10 Methanol (cas rn 67-56-1) with a purity of 99.85% by weight or more Free
- 2905 11 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 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 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 | |
| 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
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$76m+US$400m+> US$1bn
Exports: 95
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$2bn
- Oman: US$2bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1bn
- United States: US$1bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$932m
- Iran: US$886m
- Netherlands: US$626m
- Malaysia: US$499m
- Venezuela: US$445m
- Chile: US$400m
- Belgium: US$310m
- Russia: US$280m
- Egypt: US$252m
- Qatar: US$238m
- Equatorial Guinea: US$225m
- Brunei: US$199m
- New Zealand: US$192m
- Germany: US$155m
- Azerbaijan: US$147m
- Canada: US$141m
- Bahrain: US$125m
- Norway: US$103m
- Poland: US$88m
- Argentina: US$76m
- China: US$45m
- Libya: US$42m
- Indonesia: US$40m
- Algeria: US$30m
- Georgia: US$27m
- Romania: US$26m
- Slovenia: US$23m
- South Korea: US$22m
- Türkiye: US$18m
- India: US$18m
- Spain: US$16m
- South Africa: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$13m
- Estonia: US$11m
- Japan: US$9m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Sweden: US$8m
- France: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Cyprus: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$954k
- Austria: US$949k
- Thailand: US$852k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$315kUS$315k+US$16m+US$128m+> US$675m
Imports: 190
- China: US$4bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- India: US$872m
- Brazil: US$729m
- South Korea: US$684m
- Germany: US$675m
- Japan: US$462m
- Belgium: US$421m
- United States: US$403m
- Indonesia: US$380m
- Taiwan: US$363m
- Poland: US$271m
- France: US$232m
- Thailand: US$232m
- Malaysia: US$207m
- Singapore: US$192m
- Spain: US$170m
- Türkiye: US$166m
- Italy: US$128m
- Canada: US$125m
- United Kingdom: US$102m
- Vietnam: US$90m
- Philippines: US$86m
- Austria: US$76m
- Romania: US$68m
- United Arab Emirates: US$67m
- Pakistan: US$58m
- Colombia: US$55m
- Mexico: US$49m
- Portugal: US$47m
- Hungary: US$42m
- Israel: US$39m
- Bulgaria: US$37m
- Lithuania: US$37m
- Finland: US$33m
- Sweden: US$32m
- Ukraine: US$32m
- Peru: US$30m
- Egypt: US$29m
- Denmark: US$25m
- Czechia: US$25m
- Nigeria: US$25m
- Slovakia: US$21m
- Slovenia: US$18m
- Greece: US$17m
- Ireland: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$16m
- Bangladesh: US$16m
- Norway: US$14m
- Kazakhstan: US$14m
- Angola: US$12m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Ecuador: US$10m
- Latvia: US$8m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Sri Lanka: US$7m
- Paraguay: US$7m
- Senegal: US$6m
- Kenya: US$6m
- Zimbabwe: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Trinidad & Tobago | US$2bn | 14.6% |
| 2 |  Oman | US$2bn | 12.7% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1bn | 10.2% |
| 4 |  United States | US$1bn | 9% |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | US$932m | 7.4% |
| 6 |  Iran | US$886m | 7% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$626m | 5% |
| 8 |  Malaysia | US$499m | 4% |
| 9 |  Venezuela | US$445m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Chile | US$400m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$4bn | 28.2% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$1bn | 7.9% |
| 3 |  India | US$872m | 6.9% |
| 4 |  Brazil | US$729m | 5.8% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$684m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$675m | 5.3% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$462m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$421m | 3.3% |
| 9 | United States | US$403m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$380m | 3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N317384 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Methanol from Canada
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
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Anti-dumping · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1045 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0270 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2905.11 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2905.11 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of methanol into the UK came to £128.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 25% on the year before).
In 2024, countries exported methanol worth US$13bn (+21% year on year).
The largest exporter was Trinidad & Tobago (US$2bn), followed by Oman.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)?
Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol) fall under HS subheading 2905.11, part of heading 2905, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on acyclic alcohols and their halogenated… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2905.11 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 acyclic alcohols and their halogenated… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2905.11 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 acyclic alcohols and their halogenated…?
Trinidad & Tobago, with US$2bn in 2024 (14.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export methanol 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 methanol?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.