Subheading · Section VI
2905.44: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated: other polyhydric alcohols, d-glucitol (sorbitol)
Official description D-glucitol (sorbitol)
- —UK
- —EU
- 50%Türkiye
- 4.9%USA
- US$566.3mWorld trade in 2024
Subheading 2905.44 belongs to heading 2905 (acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated…) in chapter 29.
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.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 2905.44 into 4 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 50%.
Subheading 2905.44 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 4.9%.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$566.3m (−9.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$168.7m), followed by France.
The biggest buyer was Poland, with imports of US$39.4m.
The United Kingdom ranked 25th among 76 exporters with US$285.3k.
The United Kingdom imported US$29.7m, most of it from Germany.
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 4 tariff lines 
USA 4.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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.
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 6.00 % + 13.00 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 19 00 Other 8.00 % + 31.00 GBP / 100 kg
- Other
- 2905 44 91 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6.00 % + 19.00 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 99 00 Other 8.00 % + 44.00 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 6.00 % + 13.00 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 19 00 Other 8.00 % + 31.00 GBP / 100 kg
- Other
- 2905 44 91 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6.00 % + 19.00 GBP / 100 kg
- 2905 44 99 00 Other 8.00 % + 44.00 GBP / 100 kg
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 2905 44 D-glucitol (sorbitol):
- In aqueous solution:
- 2905 44 11 Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content 7,7 + 16,1 €/100 kg/net—
- 2905 44 19 Other 9,6 + 37,8 €/100 kg/net—
- Other:
- 2905 44 91 Containing 2 % or less by weight of D-mannitol, calculated on the D-glucitol content 7,7 + 23 €/100 kg/net—
- 2905 44 99 Other 9,6 + 53,7 €/100 kg/net—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 2905.44 D -glusitol (sorbitol):
- Sulu çözelti halinde:
- 2905.44.11.00.00 D -glusitol miktarı üzerinden hesaplandığında ağırlık itibariyle % 2 veya daha az mannitol içerenler 50%
- 2905.44.19.00.00 Diğerleri 50%
- Diğerleri:
- 2905.44.91.00.00 D -glusitol miktarı üzerinden hesaplandığında ağırlık itibariyle % 2 veya daha az mannitol içerenler 50%
- 2905.44.99.00.00 Diğerleri 50%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 2905.44.00.00 D-Glucitol (Sorbitol) 4.9%kg
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86.5kUS$86.5k+US$896.3k+US$17.6m+> US$60.9m
Exports: 76
- China: US$168.7m
- France: US$142.4m
- India: US$60.9m
- Germany: US$54.3m
- Indonesia: US$39.9m
- United States: US$21.6m
- Thailand: US$17.7m
- Belgium: US$17.6m
- Italy: US$15.7m
- Netherlands: US$5.1m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4.8m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- Spain: US$1.3m
- South Korea: US$1.2m
- Brazil: US$990.3k
- Switzerland: US$928.1k
- Austria: US$896.3k
- Poland: US$848.3k
- Luxembourg: US$544.7k
- Mexico: US$482.8k
- Guatemala: US$408.6k
- Japan: US$373.5k
- Egypt: US$297.1k
- United Kingdom: US$285.3k
- Slovenia: US$272.1k
- Slovakia: US$224.6k
- Canada: US$212.9k
- Singapore: US$185k
- Russia: US$181.7k
- Malaysia: US$163.2k
- Croatia: US$158.7k
- Hungary: US$158.2k
- Denmark: US$153.7k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$93.7k
- South Africa: US$86.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$73.7k
- Colombia: US$68.3k
- Portugal: US$62.1k
- New Zealand: US$45.5k
- El Salvador: US$43.8k
- Bulgaria: US$39.3k
- Taiwan: US$38.5k
- Greece: US$38k
- Chile: US$31.9k
- Nicaragua: US$19.2k
- Norway: US$18.7k
- Costa Rica: US$18k
- Lithuania: US$17.1k
- Sweden: US$16.8k
- Ireland: US$16.1k
- Argentina: US$15.7k
- Latvia: US$14.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$13.4k
- Kazakhstan: US$13.1k
- Uruguay: US$12.6k
- Romania: US$10.5k
- Israel: US$10.3k
- Kenya: US$9.7k
- Peru: US$7.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$585.6kUS$585.6k+US$2.9m+US$12.7m+> US$28.3m
Imports: 158
- Poland: US$39.4m
- Japan: US$33m
- United Kingdom: US$29.7m
- Germany: US$29m
- Russia: US$28.3m
- Türkiye: US$24.4m
- South Korea: US$22.6m
- United States: US$21.8m
- Thailand: US$21.5m
- Brazil: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$20.6m
- Spain: US$19.4m
- Italy: US$16.6m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$14.6m
- Canada: US$12.7m
- Denmark: US$10.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10.4m
- India: US$9.6m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Nigeria: US$8.4m
- Bangladesh: US$7.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Australia: US$6.4m
- Malaysia: US$6.4m
- Belgium: US$6.2m
- Czechia: US$5.5m
- Switzerland: US$5.1m
- Egypt: US$4.8m
- Austria: US$4.6m
- China: US$4.5m
- Argentina: US$4.5m
- France: US$4.5m
- Colombia: US$3.7m
- Philippines: US$3.4m
- Singapore: US$3.3m
- Uzbekistan: US$3.1m
- Finland: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2.9m
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$2.9m
- Peru: US$2.8m
- Iran: US$2.8m
- Ukraine: US$2.6m
- Morocco: US$2.4m
- Algeria: US$2.2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1.9m
- Tunisia: US$1.8m
- Greece: US$1.8m
- New Zealand: US$1.7m
- Hungary: US$1.7m
- South Africa: US$1.6m
- Tanzania: US$1.6m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1.5m
- Pakistan: US$1.4m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- Chile: US$1.3m
- Israel: US$1.3m
- Luxembourg: US$1.3m
- Ireland: US$1.2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$168.7m | 29.8% |
| 2 |  France | US$142.4m | 25.2% |
| 3 |  India | US$60.9m | 10.7% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$54.3m | 9.6% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$39.9m | 7% |
| 6 | United States | US$21.6m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$17.7m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$17.6m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Italy | US$15.7m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$5.1m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland | US$39.4m | 7% |
| 2 |  Japan | US$33m | 5.8% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$29.7m | 5.3% |
| 4 | Germany | US$29m | 5.1% |
| 5 |  Russia | US$28.3m | 5% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$24.4m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$22.6m | 4% |
| 8 | United States | US$21.8m | 3.9% |
| 9 | Thailand | US$21.5m | 3.8% |
| 10 |  Brazil | US$21m | 3.7% |
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 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$168.7m in 2024 (29.8% of world exports).