Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2909

2909.20

2909.20: Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

Subheading 2909.20 belongs to heading 2909 (ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol…) in chapter 29.

What you pay

Importing into UK

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

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  1. 2909 20 00 00 Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
  2. 2909 20 00 10 8-methoxycedrane (cas rn 19870-74-7) 4%
  3. 2909 20 00 90 Other Free
  4. 2909 20 00 00 Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
  5. 2909 20 00 10 8-methoxycedrane (cas rn 19870-74-7) 4%
  6. 2909 20 00 90 Other Free

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 suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2028
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 30 June 2027
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Documents
    • 9Y12
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines

Import requirements 2

  • 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
  • Import control
    Applies to goods from
    Iran
    Legal act
    2023 No.1314
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022

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–Ceuta & Melilla agreement Ceuta & Melilla 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–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1.5m+11.5% · previous 12 months
Average import price£22.51 per kg
Jan 2024: £82kFeb 2024: £96kMar 2024: £143kApr 2024: £77kMay 2024: £144kJun 2024: £164kJul 2024: £60kAug 2024: £57kSept 2024: £113kOct 2024: £96kNov 2024: £87kDec 2024: £79kJan 2025: £37kFeb 2025: £119kMar 2025: £62kApr 2025: £253kMay 2025: £93kJun 2025: £128kJul 2025: £226kAug 2025: £75kSept 2025: £222kOct 2025: £68kNov 2025: £183kDec 2025: £72kJan 2026: £95kFeb 2026: £86kMar 2026: £177kApr 2026: £98kMay 2026: £122kJun 2026: £134kJul 2026: £184kAug 2026: £83k 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
China £1.1m 72.5% +4.7%
Switzerland £217k 14.2% +31.9%
United States £110k 7.2% +195.8%
Japan £30k 2% +201.5%
Germany £20k 1.3% -60%
India £18k 1.2% +20.8%
Spain £16k 1.1% +209.2%
France £8k 0.5% -48.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2909.20 · US$80m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$61kUS$61k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$16m

Exports: 50
  1. China: US$27m
  2. France: US$16m
  3. United States: US$10m
  4. Germany: US$6m
  5. Japan: US$5m
  6. Spain: US$3m
  7. Switzerland: US$3m
  8. India: US$3m
  9. United Kingdom: US$2m
  10. Netherlands: US$2m
  11. South Korea: US$1m
  12. Belgium: US$512k
  13. Singapore: US$436k
  14. Brazil: US$278k
  15. Malaysia: US$199k
  16. Israel: US$110k
  17. Ukraine: US$99k
  18. Mexico: US$93k
  19. Italy: US$87k
  20. Hong Kong SAR China: US$65k
  21. Taiwan: US$61k
  22. Denmark: US$40k
  23. Latvia: US$32k
  24. Poland: US$31k
  25. Türkiye: US$18k
  26. Paraguay: US$18k
  27. Thailand: US$17k
  28. Austria: US$14k
  29. Ireland: US$12k
  30. Canada: US$12k
  31. Indonesia: US$11k
  32. Norway: US$10k
  33. South Africa: US$9k
  34. Romania: US$7k
  35. Colombia: US$2k
  36. Kazakhstan: US$2k
  37. Slovakia: US$900
  38. Kyrgyzstan: US$600
  39. Costa Rica: US$100
  40. Russia: US$100
  41. Slovenia: US$100
  42. Bulgaria: US$0
  43. Czechia: US$0
  44. Egypt: US$0
  45. Finland: US$0
  46. Greece: US$0
  47. Hungary: US$0
  48. Lithuania: US$0
  49. Luxembourg: US$0
  50. Portugal: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$27m 34%
2 France US$16m 20%
3 United States US$10m 12.1%
4 Germany US$6m 7.4%
5 Japan US$5m 6.6%
6 Spain US$3m 4.1%
7 Switzerland US$3m 3.7%
8 India US$3m 3.4%
9 United Kingdom US$2m 2.5%
10 Netherlands US$2m 2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Switzerland US$19m 23.8%
2 United States US$9m 10.9%
3 France US$8m 10%
4 Spain US$5m 6.1%
5 Netherlands US$4m 5%
6 India US$4m 4.8%
7 Canada US$3m 4.3%
8 China US$3m 3.5%
9 Germany US$3m 3.2%
10 Brazil US$2m 3%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2909.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 2%). 1 of them is duty-free.

Subheading 2909.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5.5%.

174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free – 4%.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 12% on the year before); China supplied 73%, followed by Switzerland.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$80m (+21.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$27m), followed by France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives?

Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives fall under HS subheading 2909.20, part of heading 2909, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2909.20 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 cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2909.20 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 cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and…?

China, with US$27m in 2024 (34% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

174 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 China (73%), Switzerland (14%) and United States (7%), out of total imports of £1.5m.