Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2905
2905.14: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, other butanols
Official description Other butanols
2905.14 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2905, acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated…, chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2905 14 00 00 Other butanols
- 2905 14 10 00 2-methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butyl alcohol) 4%
- 2905 14 90 00 Other 4%
- 2905 14 00 00 Other butanols
- 2905 14 10 00 2-methylpropan-2-ol (tert-butyl alcohol) 4%
- 2905 14 90 00 Other 4%
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 1
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £868k | 30.4% | -6.3% |
| United Kingdom | £515k | 18% | +175.4% |
 China | £503k | 17.6% | -0.5% |
 South Korea | £326k | 11.4% | — |
 South Africa | £256k | 9% | -54.2% |
 France | £151k | 5.3% | +69% |
 India | £111k | 3.9% | +2,061.2% |
 United States | £67k | 2.3% | -12.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$131kUS$131k+US$6m+US$33m+> US$86m
Exports: 65
- Saudi Arabia: US$148m
- Netherlands: US$86m
- Malaysia: US$77m
- China: US$61m
- United States: US$41m
- Germany: US$37m
- United Kingdom: US$33m
- France: US$25m
- India: US$19m
- Belgium: US$13m
- Brazil: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Russia: US$10m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Japan: US$6m
- Poland: US$3m
- Romania: US$2m
- Italy: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Spain: US$962k
- Thailand: US$956k
- Slovenia: US$946k
- Singapore: US$582k
- United Arab Emirates: US$449k
- Czechia: US$381k
- Serbia: US$245k
- Chile: US$209k
- Ireland: US$191k
- Switzerland: US$131k
- Bulgaria: US$126k
- Slovakia: US$124k
- Denmark: US$76k
- Austria: US$52k
- Canada: US$52k
- Colombia: US$50k
- Lithuania: US$39k
- Norway: US$36k
- Sweden: US$29k
- Latvia: US$24k
- Portugal: US$23k
- Tunisia: US$21k
- Egypt: US$15k
- Greece: US$14k
- Luxembourg: US$7k
- Croatia: US$4k
- Argentina: US$4k
- Kenya: US$3k
- Australia: US$3k
- Hungary: US$3k
- Finland: US$3k
- Israel: US$2k
- Peru: US$2k
- Belarus: US$1k
- Zambia: US$800
- Ukraine: US$300
- Armenia: US$200
- Bangladesh: US$100
- Costa Rica: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86kUS$86k+US$927k+US$8m+> US$51m
Imports: 149
- United States: US$96m
- Belgium: US$86m
- South Korea: US$80m
- China: US$71m
- India: US$51m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$20m
- Thailand: US$20m
- Italy: US$19m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- Singapore: US$12m
- France: US$11m
- Germany: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9m
- Japan: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Chile: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Jordan: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Canada: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Oman: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Serbia: US$927k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$810k
- Portugal: US$807k
- Czechia: US$764k
- Russia: US$752k
- South Africa: US$740k
- Saudi Arabia: US$720k
- Poland: US$686k
- Ireland: US$563k
- Ecuador: US$549k
- Slovenia: US$533k
- Denmark: US$495k
- Peru: US$488k
- Guatemala: US$481k
- Philippines: US$469k
- Bulgaria: US$468k
- Nigeria: US$449k
- Zimbabwe: US$446k
- Austria: US$403k
- Lebanon: US$380k
- Australia: US$363k
- Malaysia: US$311k
- Laos: US$293k
- Greece: US$265k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | US$148m | 24.2% |
| 2 |  Netherlands | US$86m | 14% |
| 3 |  Malaysia | US$77m | 12.6% |
| 4 | China | US$61m | 9.9% |
| 5 | United States | US$41m | 6.7% |
| 6 | Germany | US$37m | 6% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$33m | 5.4% |
| 8 | France | US$25m | 4% |
| 9 | India | US$19m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$13m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$96m | 15.7% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$86m | 14.1% |
| 3 | South Korea | US$80m | 13.1% |
| 4 | China | US$71m | 11.6% |
| 5 | India | US$51m | 8.3% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$23m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$20m | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$20m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$19m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Türkiye | US$16m | 2.6% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2905.14 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2905.14 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 4.6% and 5.5% (average 5%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.9m (up 14% on the year before), at an average of £1.58 per kg; Germany supplied 30%, followed by United Kingdom.
World trade in these goods reached US$613m in 2024, up 26.4% on 2023.
Saudi Arabia was the largest exporter with 24.2% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, other butanols?
Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, other butanols fall under HS subheading 2905.14, 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 2905.14 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. 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 2905.14 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.6% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most acyclic alcohols and their halogenated…?
Saudi Arabia, with US$148m in 2024 (24.2% 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (30%), United Kingdom (18%) and China (18%), out of total imports of £2.9m.