Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2905
2905.44: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: other polyhydric alcohols, d-glucitol (sorbitol)
Official description D-glucitol (sorbitol)
Subheading 2905.44 belongs to heading 2905 (acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated…) in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2905 44 00 00 D-glucitol (sorbitol)
- In aqueous solution
- 2905 44 11 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 13 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 19 00 Other 8 % + 31 GBP / 100 kg
- Other
- 2905 44 91 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 19 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 99 00 Other 8 % + 44 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 00 00 D-glucitol (sorbitol)
- In aqueous solution
- 2905 44 11 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 13 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 19 00 Other 8 % + 31 GBP / 100 kg
- Other
- 2905 44 91 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 19 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 99 00 Other 8 % + 44 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 3
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 30 June 2027
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y11
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
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) | — | — |
| 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% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 0% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 5.8% + 10 GBP / 100 kg / 5.8% + 30 GBP / 100 kg / 5.8% + 15 GBP / 100 kg / 5.8% + 43 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 0% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | 0% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | 6% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 6% + 19 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11.9m | 54.6% | +3% | |
| £9.2m | 42.1% | +12.3% | |
| £344k | 1.6% | -74.7% | |
| £151k | 0.7% | -70.9% | |
| £104k | 0.5% | -15.8% | |
| £65k | 0.3% | +30.5% | |
| £30k | 0.1% | +31,568.1% | |
| £19k | 0.1% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$87kUS$87k+US$896k+US$18m+> US$61m
Exports: 76
- China: US$169m
- France: US$142m
- India: US$61m
- Germany: US$54m
- Indonesia: US$40m
- United States: US$22m
- Thailand: US$18m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Italy: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Brazil: US$990k
- Switzerland: US$928k
- Austria: US$896k
- Poland: US$848k
- Luxembourg: US$545k
- Mexico: US$483k
- Guatemala: US$409k
- Japan: US$374k
- Egypt: US$297k
- United Kingdom: US$285k
- Slovenia: US$272k
- Slovakia: US$225k
- Canada: US$213k
- Singapore: US$185k
- Russia: US$182k
- Malaysia: US$163k
- Croatia: US$159k
- Hungary: US$158k
- Denmark: US$154k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$94k
- South Africa: US$87k
- United Arab Emirates: US$74k
- Colombia: US$68k
- Portugal: US$62k
- New Zealand: US$46k
- El Salvador: US$44k
- Bulgaria: US$39k
- Taiwan: US$39k
- Greece: US$38k
- Chile: US$32k
- Nicaragua: US$19k
- Norway: US$19k
- Costa Rica: US$18k
- Lithuania: US$17k
- Sweden: US$17k
- Ireland: US$16k
- Argentina: US$16k
- Latvia: US$15k
- Saudi Arabia: US$13k
- Kazakhstan: US$13k
- Uruguay: US$13k
- Romania: US$11k
- Israel: US$10k
- Kenya: US$10k
- Peru: US$7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$586kUS$586k+US$3m+US$13m+> US$28m
Imports: 158
- Poland: US$39m
- Japan: US$33m
- United Kingdom: US$30m
- Germany: US$29m
- Russia: US$28m
- Türkiye: US$24m
- South Korea: US$23m
- United States: US$22m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Brazil: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- Spain: US$19m
- Italy: US$17m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Canada: US$13m
- Denmark: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- India: US$10m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Nigeria: US$8m
- Bangladesh: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Iran: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$169m | 29.8% | |
| 2 | US$142m | 25.2% | |
| 3 | US$61m | 10.7% | |
| 4 | US$54m | 9.6% | |
| 5 | US$40m | 7% | |
| 6 | US$22m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$18m | 3.1% | |
| 8 | US$18m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$16m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$5m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$39m | 7% | |
| 2 | US$33m | 5.8% | |
| 3 | US$30m | 5.3% | |
| 4 | US$29m | 5.1% | |
| 5 | US$28m | 5% | |
| 6 | US$24m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$23m | 4% | |
| 8 | US$22m | 3.9% | |
| 9 | US$21m | 3.8% | |
| 10 | US$21m | 3.7% |
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
- 51number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, European Union (27 countries), United Kingdom
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 36%* | 21% – 54% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.7%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 9.1%* | 7.7% – 9.6% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4.1% | 0% – 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 33%* | 18% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 4.9% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 51225 D-glucitol (sorbitol)
- 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 | 2905.44 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2905.44 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2905.44 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2905.44 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2905.44 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2905.44 | 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.
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff all 4 lines under subheading 2905.44 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 4 lines under subheading 2905.44 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £21.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 0% on the year before); Germany supplied 55%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$566m (−9.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$169m), followed by France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: other polyhydric alcohols, d-glucitol (sorbitol)?
Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: other polyhydric alcohols, d-glucitol (sorbitol) fall under HS subheading 2905.44, 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 2905.44 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.7% to 9.6%, depending on the line. 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 2905.44 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most acyclic alcohols and their halogenated…?
China, with US$169m in 2024 (29.8% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (55%), France (42%) and China (2%), out of total imports of £21.8m.