Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2907

2907.29

2907.29: Phenols; phenol-alcohols, polyphenols; phenol-alcohols, other

Official description Other

2907.29 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2907, phenols; phenol-alcohols, chapter 29.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 4% standard rate · across 8 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2907 29 00 00 Other
  2. 2907 29 00 13 4.4'-methylenedi-2.6-xylenol (cas rn 5384-21-4) with a purity by weight of 98.5% or more 4%+1
  3. 2907 29 00 15 6.6'-di-tert-butyl-4.4'-butylidenedi-m-cresol (cas rn 85-60-9) 4%+2
  4. 2907 29 00 30 4.4',4''-ethylidynetriphenol (cas rn 27955-94-8) 4%+2
  5. 2907 29 00 33 2.2′,2″,6.6′,6″-hexa-tert-butyl-α,α′,α″-(mesitylen-2.4,6-triyl)tri-p-cresol (cas rn 1709-70-2) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+2
  6. 2907 29 00 38 Biphenyl-4.4'-diol (cas rn 92-88-6) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%+2
  7. 2907 29 00 45 2-methylhydroquinone (cas rn 95-71-6) 4%+2
  8. 2907 29 00 85 Phloroglucinol anhydrous (cas rn 108-73-6) or phloroglucinol dihydrate (cas rn 6099-90-7) with a purity by weight of 95% or more 4%+2
  9. 2907 29 00 90 Other Free+2
  10. 2907 29 00 00 Other
  11. 2907 29 00 13 4.4'-methylenedi-2.6-xylenol (cas rn 5384-21-4) with a purity by weight of 98.5% or more 4%+1
  12. 2907 29 00 15 6.6'-di-tert-butyl-4.4'-butylidenedi-m-cresol (cas rn 85-60-9) 4%+2
  13. 2907 29 00 30 4.4',4''-ethylidynetriphenol (cas rn 27955-94-8) 4%+2
  14. 2907 29 00 33 2.2′,2″,6.6′,6″-hexa-tert-butyl-α,α′,α″-(mesitylen-2.4,6-triyl)tri-p-cresol (cas rn 1709-70-2) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+2
  15. 2907 29 00 38 Biphenyl-4.4'-diol (cas rn 92-88-6) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%+2
  16. 2907 29 00 45 2-methylhydroquinone (cas rn 95-71-6) 4%+2
  17. 2907 29 00 85 Phloroglucinol anhydrous (cas rn 108-73-6) or phloroglucinol dihydrate (cas rn 6099-90-7) with a purity by weight of 95% or more 4%+2
  18. 2907 29 00 90 Other Free+2

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 2

  • 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
    • 9Y12
    Tariff lines
    on 7 of 8 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)—Free – 4%
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
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 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
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

last 12 months£32.5m+149.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£284.03 per kg
Jan 2024: £3.1mFeb 2024: £624kMar 2024: £1.2mApr 2024: £844kMay 2024: £6mJun 2024: £1.3mJul 2024: £387kAug 2024: £712kSept 2024: £197kOct 2024: £958kNov 2024: £643kDec 2024: £381kJan 2025: £1.5mFeb 2025: £1.4mMar 2025: £763kApr 2025: £1.1mMay 2025: £670kJun 2025: £593kJul 2025: £3.8mAug 2025: £934kSept 2025: £905kOct 2025: £179kNov 2025: £552kDec 2025: £14mJan 2026: £366kFeb 2026: £755kMar 2026: £413kApr 2026: £599kMay 2026: £8.6mJun 2026: £723kJul 2026: £925kAug 2026: £4.4m 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
Ireland £20.9m 64.4% +1,921.3%
Austria £4m 12.4% —
United Kingdom £1.8m 5.6% -37.5%
China £1.7m 5.3% -12.6%
United States £1.6m 5% -46.2%
Germany £926k 2.9% +54.1%
Canada £582k 1.8% -75.5%
Finland £308k 0.9% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

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

2907.29 · US$630.9m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$243.5kUS$243.5k+US$4.7m+US$24.5m+> US$88.5m

Exports: 79
  1. India: US$110.2m
  2. China: US$103.2m
  3. Germany: US$88.5m
  4. Japan: US$61.1m
  5. United States: US$30.5m
  6. France: US$29.6m
  7. Ireland: US$26m
  8. Brazil: US$24.5m
  9. Taiwan: US$18.3m
  10. Netherlands: US$17m
  11. Belgium: US$14.4m
  12. Switzerland: US$12.6m
  13. South Korea: US$12.4m
  14. Austria: US$11.8m
  15. United Kingdom: US$10.6m
  16. Spain: US$7.8m
  17. Estonia: US$6.4m
  18. Italy: US$5m
  19. Lithuania: US$4.7m
  20. Canada: US$4.2m
  21. Singapore: US$3.9m
  22. Slovenia: US$3.9m
  23. Czechia: US$3.8m
  24. Colombia: US$3.3m
  25. Poland: US$2.1m
  26. Denmark: US$2m
  27. Greece: US$1.7m
  28. Bulgaria: US$1.4m
  29. Slovakia: US$1.4m
  30. Saudi Arabia: US$1.2m
  31. Sweden: US$1.2m
  32. Portugal: US$1m
  33. South Africa: US$869.2k
  34. Malaysia: US$769.3k
  35. Latvia: US$677.6k
  36. Zimbabwe: US$268.1k
  37. New Zealand: US$243.5k
  38. Russia: US$234.6k
  39. Panama: US$230.5k
  40. Uzbekistan: US$198k
  41. Israel: US$191.5k
  42. Türkiye: US$188.6k
  43. Hong Kong SAR China: US$177.4k
  44. Mexico: US$171.1k
  45. Serbia: US$169.9k
  46. Romania: US$126.2k
  47. Thailand: US$121.4k
  48. Eswatini: US$113.9k
  49. Australia: US$98.8k
  50. Ukraine: US$95.3k
  51. Sri Lanka: US$70.4k
  52. Indonesia: US$70k
  53. United Arab Emirates: US$45.8k
  54. Kuwait: US$25.2k
  55. Hungary: US$18.5k
  56. Luxembourg: US$17.3k
  57. Finland: US$4.1k
  58. Pakistan: US$3.9k
  59. Kenya: US$3.6k
  60. Marshall Islands: US$3.1k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 India US$110.2m 17.5%
2 China US$103.2m 16.4%
3 Germany US$88.5m 14%
4 Japan US$61.1m 9.7%
5 United States US$30.5m 4.8%
6 France US$29.6m 4.7%
7 Ireland US$26m 4.1%
8 Brazil US$24.5m 3.9%
9 Taiwan US$18.3m 2.9%
10 Netherlands US$17m 2.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$76.8m 12.2%
2 Belgium US$52.7m 8.4%
3 China US$48m 7.6%
4 Japan US$42.8m 6.8%
5 Germany US$38.6m 6.1%
6 South Korea US$35.4m 5.6%
7 Netherlands US$30.6m 4.8%
8 Slovenia US$30.2m 4.8%
9 Brazil US$24.3m 3.9%
10 United Kingdom US$22m 3.5%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2907.29 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 1 of them is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2907.29; the duty is 5.5%.

Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 4%; 175 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £32.5m (up 150% on the year before), at an average of £284.03 per kg; Ireland supplied 64%, followed by Austria.

World trade in these goods reached US$630.9m in 2024, down 3.1% on 2023.

India was the largest exporter with 17.5% of the total, ahead of China.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for phenols; phenol-alcohols, polyphenols; phenol-alcohols, other?

Phenols; phenol-alcohols, polyphenols; phenol-alcohols, other fall under HS subheading 2907.29, part of heading 2907, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on phenols; phenol-alcohols, polyphenols… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2907.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on phenols; phenol-alcohols, polyphenols… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2907.29 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 phenols; phenol-alcohols, polyphenols…?

India, with US$110.2m in 2024 (17.5% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 – 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Where does the UK import these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (64%), Austria (12%) and United Kingdom (6%), out of total imports of £32.5m.