Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2905
2905.43: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: other polyhydric alcohols, mannitol
Official description Mannitol
2905.43 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 43 00 00 Mannitol 8 % + 105 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 43 00 00 Mannitol 8 % + 105 GBP / 100 kg
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) | — | 8 % + 105 GBP / 100 kg |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| CPTPPQuota | Free | |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | 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 |
| 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–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | 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–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | 0% + 105 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 0% + 105 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 7.8% + 102 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 0% + 105 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | 0% + 105 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | 8% + 105 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £9.5m | 98.6% | +0% |
 China | £36k | 0.4% | -34.6% |
 Germany | £31k | 0.3% | +45.5% |
 Ireland | £29k | 0.3% | -51.3% |
 Italy | £20k | 0.2% | -68.5% |
 United States | £11k | 0.1% | -57.8% |
 Czechia | £4k | 0% | — |
 Poland | £2k | 0% | +19% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 9.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 4.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 2.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39kUS$39k+US$694k+US$9m+> US$83m
Exports: 64
- France: US$188m
- China: US$83m
- United States: US$36m
- Italy: US$24m
- Germany: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Czechia: US$9m
- India: US$7m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Japan: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Serbia: US$848k
- Türkiye: US$694k
- Slovenia: US$694k
- Poland: US$607k
- Switzerland: US$447k
- Sweden: US$283k
- Ireland: US$282k
- Croatia: US$204k
- United Kingdom: US$179k
- Guatemala: US$171k
- Bulgaria: US$113k
- Romania: US$108k
- Canada: US$101k
- Indonesia: US$66k
- Greece: US$63k
- Singapore: US$48k
- Hungary: US$47k
- Colombia: US$39k
- Australia: US$35k
- Kazakhstan: US$27k
- South Africa: US$27k
- Mexico: US$24k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23k
- Portugal: US$20k
- Pakistan: US$20k
- South Korea: US$18k
- North Macedonia: US$14k
- Austria: US$10k
- Saudi Arabia: US$10k
- Kenya: US$9k
- Chile: US$8k
- Finland: US$8k
- Taiwan: US$8k
- Malaysia: US$7k
- Tunisia: US$4k
- Ukraine: US$4k
- Norway: US$3k
- Peru: US$3k
- Latvia: US$3k
- Israel: US$2k
- Armenia: US$2k
- Russia: US$2k
- Morocco: US$1k
- Qatar: US$700
- Iraq: US$300
- Lithuania: US$300
- United Arab Emirates: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$466kUS$466k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$19m
Imports: 139
- India: US$48m
- United States: US$48m
- Japan: US$25m
- Germany: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Mexico: US$16m
- France: US$16m
- Spain: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Türkiye: US$13m
- Italy: US$12m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Poland: US$8m
- China: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Canada: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- Greece: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Malta: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$994k
- Portugal: US$964k
- Australia: US$920k
- Philippines: US$871k
- Romania: US$814k
- Colombia: US$750k
- Finland: US$741k
- Israel: US$737k
- Uruguay: US$656k
- El Salvador: US$649k
- Iran: US$618k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$188m | 47.4% |
| 2 | China | US$83m | 20.8% |
| 3 | United States | US$36m | 9.2% |
| 4 | Italy | US$24m | 6.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$17m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Netherlands | US$13m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Czechia | US$9m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  India | US$7m | 1.8% |
| 9 | Brazil | US$6m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$4m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | US$48m | 12% |
| 2 | United States | US$48m | 12% |
| 3 | Japan | US$25m | 6.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$20m | 5.2% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$19m | 4.9% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$16m | 4.1% |
| 7 | France | US$16m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Spain | US$16m | 3.9% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$15m | 3.7% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$13m | 3.3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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
- 59number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, European Union (27 countries), United Kingdom
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 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 | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 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) | 30%* | 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 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.8% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.3%* | 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 | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 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 | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 9.6%* | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 28%* | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.6% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 51224 Mannitol
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34139 Other alcohols, phenols, phenol-alcohols, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; industrial fatty alcohols
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2905.43 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2905.43 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2905.43 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2905.43 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2905.43 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2905.43 | unchanged |
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.
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff the line under subheading 2905.43 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature the line under subheading 2905.43 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £9.7m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £9.27 per kg; France supplied 99%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$398m in 2024, up 10.3% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 47.4% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: other polyhydric alcohols, mannitol?
Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: other polyhydric alcohols, mannitol fall under HS subheading 2905.43, part of heading 2905, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on acyclic alcohols and their halogenated… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 2905.43 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 9.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on acyclic alcohols and their halogenated… in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 2905.43 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most acyclic alcohols and their halogenated…?
France, with US$188m in 2024 (47.4% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (99%), China (0%) and Germany (0%), out of total imports of £9.7m.