Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2905
2905.19: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, other
Other saturated monohydric alcohols
Official description Other
2905.19 is the HS subheading for other saturated monohydric alcohols, under heading 2905 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2905 19 00 00 Other Free
- Metal alcoholates Free
- 2905 19 00 11 Potassium tert-butanolate (cas rn 865-47-4), whether or not in the form of a solution in tetrahydrofuran according to note 1e) to chapter 29 of the cn Free+1
- 2905 19 00 19 Other Free+1
- 2905 19 00 20 Butyltitanate monohydrate, homopolymer (cas rn162303-51-7) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 25 Tetra-(2-ethylhexyl) titanate (cas rn 1070-10-6) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 70 Titanium tetrabutanolate (cas rn 5593-70-4) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 80 Titanium tetraisopropoxide (cas rn 546-68-9) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 85 Titanium tetraethanolate (cas rn 3087-36-3) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 98 Other Free+1
- 2905 19 00 00 Other Free
- Metal alcoholates Free
- 2905 19 00 11 Potassium tert-butanolate (cas rn 865-47-4), whether or not in the form of a solution in tetrahydrofuran according to note 1e) to chapter 29 of the cn Free+1
- 2905 19 00 19 Other Free+1
- 2905 19 00 20 Butyltitanate monohydrate, homopolymer (cas rn162303-51-7) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 25 Tetra-(2-ethylhexyl) titanate (cas rn 1070-10-6) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 70 Titanium tetrabutanolate (cas rn 5593-70-4) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 80 Titanium tetraisopropoxide (cas rn 546-68-9) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 85 Titanium tetraethanolate (cas rn 3087-36-3) Free+1
- 2905 19 00 98 Other Free+1
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 2
- 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
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £14.6m | 73.2% | +7.3% |
 China | £3.1m | 15.5% | -3.3% |
 United States | £520k | 2.6% | -9.4% |
 Brazil | £476k | 2.4% | +17.8% |
 India | £411k | 2.1% | -74.9% |
 Thailand | £233k | 1.2% | -54.5% |
 Sweden | £133k | 0.7% | -55.2% |
 Saudi Arabia | £94k | 0.5% | -42.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 15% – 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 11 tariff lines · average 37.3% USA 3.7% – 5.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.6% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$214kUS$214k+US$7.8m+US$45.8m+> US$212.4m
Exports: 87
- Germany: US$786.5m
- Singapore: US$350m
- United States: US$212.4m
- China: US$166m
- Saudi Arabia: US$116.9m
- Netherlands: US$74.7m
- Poland: US$57.8m
- India: US$46.4m
- Mexico: US$45.8m
- Indonesia: US$37.8m
- Taiwan: US$37.5m
- Malaysia: US$36.1m
- Brazil: US$31.5m
- France: US$26.6m
- Japan: US$26.5m
- Belgium: US$22.5m
- Philippines: US$19.6m
- Italy: US$16.6m
- Sweden: US$14.4m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- South Africa: US$7.8m
- Spain: US$7.6m
- United Kingdom: US$6.7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- South Korea: US$3.2m
- Brunei: US$1.4m
- Türkiye: US$1.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$984.7k
- Australia: US$785.7k
- Israel: US$494.3k
- Greece: US$480.3k
- Czechia: US$455.2k
- Peru: US$447.1k
- Chile: US$397.4k
- Austria: US$382.5k
- Croatia: US$380.3k
- Ireland: US$327.8k
- Canada: US$327.4k
- Iran: US$295.4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$274.4k
- Hungary: US$241k
- Denmark: US$214k
- Romania: US$178.8k
- Guatemala: US$175.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$139.8k
- Russia: US$122.7k
- Argentina: US$119.3k
- Lithuania: US$100.5k
- Zambia: US$91.8k
- Kenya: US$84.3k
- Slovenia: US$82.8k
- Slovakia: US$69.1k
- Panama: US$67.3k
- Armenia: US$63.4k
- Dominican Republic: US$62.5k
- Colombia: US$59.8k
- São Tomé & Príncipe: US$35.1k
- Bulgaria: US$28.2k
- Latvia: US$27.9k
- Costa Rica: US$26.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$344.3kUS$344.3k+US$4.2m+US$39.3m+> US$110.2m
Imports: 154
- China: US$339.1m
- Netherlands: US$280.7m
- India: US$199.6m
- South Korea: US$135.5m
- United States: US$110.2m
- Taiwan: US$90.7m
- Germany: US$86.4m
- Belgium: US$86m
- Japan: US$73.7m
- Indonesia: US$63.5m
- Italy: US$62.6m
- Türkiye: US$54.1m
- Czechia: US$53.5m
- Thailand: US$42.1m
- Spain: US$39.3m
- Malaysia: US$39.3m
- Brazil: US$38.3m
- Mexico: US$33.1m
- France: US$32.3m
- United Kingdom: US$27.1m
- Singapore: US$26.7m
- Switzerland: US$23.8m
- Vietnam: US$21.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$19.8m
- Canada: US$17.5m
- South Africa: US$16.6m
- Russia: US$14.8m
- Ireland: US$13.8m
- Chile: US$13.7m
- Israel: US$11m
- Peru: US$10.5m
- Australia: US$9.5m
- Sweden: US$8.3m
- Pakistan: US$8m
- Poland: US$7.8m
- Austria: US$7.4m
- Philippines: US$5.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4.2m
- Colombia: US$3.9m
- Argentina: US$3.5m
- Oman: US$3.2m
- Slovenia: US$2.3m
- Serbia: US$2.3m
- Hungary: US$2.2m
- Tunisia: US$2.1m
- Bulgaria: US$2.1m
- Croatia: US$1.8m
- Zambia: US$1.7m
- Finland: US$1.6m
- Papua New Guinea: US$1.5m
- Slovakia: US$1.4m
- Portugal: US$1.4m
- Uruguay: US$1.3m
- Egypt: US$1.3m
- Bolivia: US$1.3m
- Costa Rica: US$1.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$984.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$786.5m | 36% |
| 2 |  Singapore | US$350m | 16% |
| 3 | United States | US$212.4m | 9.7% |
| 4 | China | US$166m | 7.6% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | US$116.9m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$74.7m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$57.8m | 2.7% |
| 8 | India | US$46.4m | 2.1% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$45.8m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$37.8m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$339.1m | 15.5% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$280.7m | 12.9% |
| 3 | India | US$199.6m | 9.1% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$135.5m | 6.2% |
| 5 | United States | US$110.2m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Taiwan | US$90.7m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Germany | US$86.4m | 4% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$86m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$73.7m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Indonesia | US$63.5m | 2.9% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2905.19 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 2905.19 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5.5%.
175 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.
Imports of other saturated monohydric alcohols into the UK came to £20m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 7% on the year before); Germany supplied 73%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported other saturated monohydric alcohols worth US$2.2bn (+6.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$786.5m), followed by Singapore.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, other?
Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: saturated monohydric alcohols, other fall under HS subheading 2905.19, 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 2905.19 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 2905.19 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…?
Germany, with US$786.5m in 2024 (36% of world exports).
Which countries can export other saturated monohydric alcohols to the UK duty-free?
175 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.
Where does the UK import other saturated monohydric alcohols from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (73%), China (16%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £20m.