Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2905

2905.44

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

Customs duty 6 % + 13 GBP / 100 kg standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 0.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 2905 44 00 00 D-glucitol (sorbitol)
  2. In aqueous solution
  3. 2905 44 11 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 13 GBP / 100 kg
  4. 2905 44 19 00 Other 8 % + 31 GBP / 100 kg
  5. Other
  6. 2905 44 91 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 19 GBP / 100 kg
  7. 2905 44 99 00 Other 8 % + 44 GBP / 100 kg
  8. 2905 44 00 00 D-glucitol (sorbitol)
  9. In aqueous solution
  10. 2905 44 11 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 13 GBP / 100 kg
  11. 2905 44 19 00 Other 8 % + 31 GBP / 100 kg
  12. Other
  13. 2905 44 91 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 19 GBP / 100 kg
  14. 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)——
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
CARIFORUM
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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
Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia and 3 more

Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam

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

last 12 months£21.8m-0% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.40 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.5mFeb 2024: £2.2mMar 2024: £1.8mApr 2024: £2.2mMay 2024: £2mJun 2024: £2mJul 2024: £1.9mAug 2024: £2.1mSept 2024: £1.8mOct 2024: £1.7mNov 2024: £1.9mDec 2024: £1.6mJan 2025: £1.4mFeb 2025: £1.8mMar 2025: £1.6mApr 2025: £1.9mMay 2025: £2.1mJun 2025: £2mJul 2025: £2.2mAug 2025: £1.9mSept 2025: £1.8mOct 2025: £2.1mNov 2025: £2.3mDec 2025: £1.5mJan 2026: £2mFeb 2026: £1.8mMar 2026: £1.6mApr 2026: £1.5mMay 2026: £2.1mJun 2026: £1.3mJul 2026: £2.1mAug 2026: £1.8m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Germany £11.9m 54.6% +3%
France £9.2m 42.1% +12.3%
China £344k 1.6% -74.7%
Belgium £151k 0.7% -70.9%
United States £104k 0.5% -15.8%
India £65k 0.3% +30.5%
Ireland £30k 0.1% +31,568.1%
Italy £19k 0.1% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2905.44 · US$566m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$87kUS$87k+US$896k+US$18m+> US$61m

Exports: 76
  1. China: US$169m
  2. France: US$142m
  3. India: US$61m
  4. Germany: US$54m
  5. Indonesia: US$40m
  6. United States: US$22m
  7. Thailand: US$18m
  8. Belgium: US$18m
  9. Italy: US$16m
  10. Netherlands: US$5m
  11. Czechia: US$5m
  12. Türkiye: US$5m
  13. Serbia: US$1m
  14. Spain: US$1m
  15. South Korea: US$1m
  16. Brazil: US$990k
  17. Switzerland: US$928k
  18. Austria: US$896k
  19. Poland: US$848k
  20. Luxembourg: US$545k
  21. Mexico: US$483k
  22. Guatemala: US$409k
  23. Japan: US$374k
  24. Egypt: US$297k
  25. United Kingdom: US$285k
  26. Slovenia: US$272k
  27. Slovakia: US$225k
  28. Canada: US$213k
  29. Singapore: US$185k
  30. Russia: US$182k
  31. Malaysia: US$163k
  32. Croatia: US$159k
  33. Hungary: US$158k
  34. Denmark: US$154k
  35. Hong Kong SAR China: US$94k
  36. South Africa: US$87k
  37. United Arab Emirates: US$74k
  38. Colombia: US$68k
  39. Portugal: US$62k
  40. New Zealand: US$46k
  41. El Salvador: US$44k
  42. Bulgaria: US$39k
  43. Taiwan: US$39k
  44. Greece: US$38k
  45. Chile: US$32k
  46. Nicaragua: US$19k
  47. Norway: US$19k
  48. Costa Rica: US$18k
  49. Lithuania: US$17k
  50. Sweden: US$17k
  51. Ireland: US$16k
  52. Argentina: US$16k
  53. Latvia: US$15k
  54. Saudi Arabia: US$13k
  55. Kazakhstan: US$13k
  56. Uruguay: US$13k
  57. Romania: US$11k
  58. Israel: US$10k
  59. Kenya: US$10k
  60. Peru: US$7k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$169m 29.8%
2 France US$142m 25.2%
3 India US$61m 10.7%
4 Germany US$54m 9.6%
5 Indonesia US$40m 7%
6 United States US$22m 3.8%
7 Thailand US$18m 3.1%
8 Belgium US$18m 3.1%
9 Italy US$16m 2.8%
10 Netherlands US$5m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Poland US$39m 7%
2 Japan US$33m 5.8%
3 United Kingdom US$30m 5.3%
4 Germany US$29m 5.1%
5 Russia US$28m 5%
6 Türkiye US$24m 4.3%
7 South Korea US$23m 4%
8 United States US$22m 3.9%
9 Thailand US$21m 3.8%
10 Brazil 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 countryMFN dutylines from – todata 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 5% 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 15% 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 5% 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 10% 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 15% 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) 36%* 21% – 54% 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 0% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 3.5% 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 17% 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 2%* 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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 5% 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 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 11% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 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 1.7%* 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 3% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 9.1%* 7.7% – 9.6% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 4.1% 0% – 5.5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 33%* 18% – 50% 2023
United States 4.9% 2023
Uruguay 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 5% 2023
Venezuela 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 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
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

HSCode
20172905.44unchanged
20122905.44unchanged
20072905.44unchanged
20022905.44unchanged
19962905.44unchanged
19922905.44unchanged

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.

  1. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1455 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 June 2026 on the adjustment of customs duties on imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America and opening of tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in the United States of America

    CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. EU Tariff change · Applies from:

    Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

    CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. EU Quota · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/996 of 29 April 2026 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding the creation, amendment and management of certain tariff quotas following the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

    CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

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.

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