Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2909

2909.30: Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

2909.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2909, ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol…, chapter 29.

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2909 30 00 00 Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2909 30 10 00 Diphenyl ether Free
Derivatives halogenated only with bromine
2909 30 31 00 Pentabromodiphenyl ether; 1.2,4.5-tetrabromo-3.6-bis(pentabromophenoxy)benzene Free
2909 30 35 00 1.2-bis(2.4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, for the manufacture of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
2909 30 37 00 Decabromodiphenyl ether 4%
2909 30 39 00 Other
2909 30 39 20 1.1'-propane-2.2-diylbis[3.5-dibromo-4-(2.3-dibromopropoxy)benzene] (cas rn 21850-44-2) 4%
2909 30 39 30 1.1'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[3.5-dibromo-4-(2.3-dibromo-2-methylpropoxy)]-benzene (cas rn 97416-84-7) 4%
2909 30 39 50 2-(1-adamantyl)-4-bromoanisole (cas rn 104224-63-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%
2909 30 39 60 Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (c12h6br4o) (cas 40088-47-9) 4%
2909 30 39 65 Hexabromodiphenyl ether c12h4br6o (cas 36483-60-0) 4%
2909 30 39 70 Heptabromodiphenyl ether c12h3br7o (cas 68928-80-3) 4%
2909 30 39 90 Other Free
2909 30 90 00 Other
2909 30 90 10 2-(phenylmethoxy)naphthalene (cas rn 613-62-7) 4%
2909 30 90 15 {[(2.2-dimethylbut-3-yn-1-yl)oxy]methyl}benzene (cas rn 1092536-54-3) 4%
2909 30 90 20 1.2-bis(3-methyl-phenoxy)ethane (cas rn 54914-85-1) 4%
2909 30 90 25 1.2-diphenoxyethane (cas rn 104-66-5) in the form of powder or as an aqueous dispersion containing by weight 30% or more but not more than 60% of 1.2-diphenoxyethane 4%
2909 30 90 45 5-bromo-1.3-difluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene (cas rn 115467-07-7) with a purity by weight of 95% or more 4%
2909 30 90 50 1-ethoxy-2.3-difluorobenzene (cas rn 121219-07-6) 4%
2909 30 90 55 3.4,5-trimethoxytoluene (cas rn 6443-69-2) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
2909 30 90 70 O,o,o-1.3,5-trimethylresorcinol (cas rn 621-23-8) 4%
2909 30 90 90 Other Free
2909 30 00 00 Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2909 30 10 00 Diphenyl ether Free
Derivatives halogenated only with bromine
2909 30 31 00 Pentabromodiphenyl ether; 1.2,4.5-tetrabromo-3.6-bis(pentabromophenoxy)benzene Free
2909 30 35 00 1.2-bis(2.4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, for the manufacture of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
2909 30 37 00 Decabromodiphenyl ether 4%
2909 30 39 00 Other
2909 30 39 20 1.1'-propane-2.2-diylbis[3.5-dibromo-4-(2.3-dibromopropoxy)benzene] (cas rn 21850-44-2) 4%
2909 30 39 30 1.1'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[3.5-dibromo-4-(2.3-dibromo-2-methylpropoxy)]-benzene (cas rn 97416-84-7) 4%
2909 30 39 50 2-(1-adamantyl)-4-bromoanisole (cas rn 104224-63-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%
2909 30 39 60 Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (c12h6br4o) (cas 40088-47-9) 4%
2909 30 39 65 Hexabromodiphenyl ether c12h4br6o (cas 36483-60-0) 4%
2909 30 39 70 Heptabromodiphenyl ether c12h3br7o (cas 68928-80-3) 4%
2909 30 39 90 Other Free
2909 30 90 00 Other
2909 30 90 10 2-(phenylmethoxy)naphthalene (cas rn 613-62-7) 4%
2909 30 90 15 {[(2.2-dimethylbut-3-yn-1-yl)oxy]methyl}benzene (cas rn 1092536-54-3) 4%
2909 30 90 20 1.2-bis(3-methyl-phenoxy)ethane (cas rn 54914-85-1) 4%
2909 30 90 25 1.2-diphenoxyethane (cas rn 104-66-5) in the form of powder or as an aqueous dispersion containing by weight 30% or more but not more than 60% of 1.2-diphenoxyethane 4%
2909 30 90 45 5-bromo-1.3-difluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene (cas rn 115467-07-7) with a purity by weight of 95% or more 4%
2909 30 90 50 1-ethoxy-2.3-difluorobenzene (cas rn 121219-07-6) 4%
2909 30 90 55 3.4,5-trimethoxytoluene (cas rn 6443-69-2) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
2909 30 90 70 O,o,o-1.3,5-trimethylresorcinol (cas rn 621-23-8) 4%
2909 30 90 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 suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
S.I. 2020/1430
Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Tariff lines
on 1 of 20 lines
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 12 of 20 lines

Import requirements 4

Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition

Applies to goods from
North Korea

Legal act
S.I. 2019/411

Tariff lines
on 9 of 20 lines
Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
Applies to goods from
Russia, Syria, Ukraine

Legal act
2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395, S.I. 2019/792
Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Import control
Applies to goods from
Iran

Legal act
2023 No.1314
Documents
- 9011
- 9022
Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
Applies to goods from
Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia

Legal act
S.I. 2019/411, S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
Tariff lines
on 10 of 20 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
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£7.7m-9.1% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.81 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£3.9m	51.2%	-22.5%
China	£2m	26.2%	+29.5%
Germany	£748k	9.8%	+165.8%
Netherlands	£371k	4.8%	-9.1%
India	£217k	2.8%	-45.7%
Spain	£192k	2.5%	-4.6%
Indonesia	£71k	0.9%	-75.3%
Mexico	£59k	0.8%	+68.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 2.8%

Türkiye Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 4.4%

USA Free – 5.5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 4.8%

World trade in 2024

2909.30 · US$512m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$139kUS$139k+US$2m+US$13m+> US$74m

Exports: 65

China: US$234m
Germany: US$74m
India: US$57m
Japan: US$42m
United States: US$20m
Italy: US$14m
France: US$13m
Spain: US$11m
Netherlands: US$8m
Indonesia: US$8m
Singapore: US$6m
Taiwan: US$5m
Austria: US$3m
South Korea: US$2m
Switzerland: US$2m
Saudi Arabia: US$2m
United Kingdom: US$2m
Belgium: US$2m
Ireland: US$1m
Canada: US$1m
Thailand: US$913k
Mexico: US$717k
Israel: US$648k
Norway: US$562k
Brazil: US$503k
Latvia: US$455k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$447k
Romania: US$402k
Ukraine: US$197k
Greece: US$150k
Portugal: US$139k
Slovenia: US$136k
Türkiye: US$107k
South Africa: US$90k
United Arab Emirates: US$68k
Slovakia: US$66k
Poland: US$51k
Bulgaria: US$48k
Denmark: US$48k
Hungary: US$47k
Malaysia: US$42k
Czechia: US$37k
Cyprus: US$15k
British Virgin Islands: US$12k
Pakistan: US$12k
Chile: US$11k
Australia: US$11k
Colombia: US$10k
Sweden: US$9k
Russia: US$7k
Uruguay: US$6k
Morocco: US$6k
Argentina: US$5k
Finland: US$3k
Guatemala: US$2k
Croatia: US$2k
Estonia: US$1k
Kazakhstan: US$1k
Armenia: US$1k
Serbia: US$400

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$234m	45.8%
2	Germany	US$74m	14.5%
3	India	US$57m	11.1%
4	Japan	US$42m	8.2%
5	United States	US$20m	4%
6	Italy	US$14m	2.7%
7	France	US$13m	2.6%
8	Spain	US$11m	2.1%
9	Netherlands	US$8m	1.5%
10	Indonesia	US$8m	1.5%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$63m	12.3%
2	Taiwan	US$54m	10.6%
3	China	US$52m	10.2%
4	Germany	US$32m	6.3%
5	South Korea	US$31m	6.1%
6	Indonesia	US$26m	5.1%
7	Spain	US$26m	5%
8	India	US$23m	4.6%
9	Japan	US$20m	3.9%
10	Switzerland	US$20m	3.9%

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

N313208 U.S. CBP 10 August 2020 · 2909.30.60.00

The tariff classification of Tetrabromolbisphenol A Bis (2,3-dibromopropyl ether) (CAS # 21850-44-2) Distillate from an unknown country.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2909.30 covers 20 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 4 of them are duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2909.30 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.5% (average 2.8%). 3 of them are duty-free.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 4%; 174 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 £7.7m (down 9% on the year before), at an average of £1.81 per kg; United States supplied 51%, followed by China.

World trade in these goods reached US$512m in 2024, down 5.8% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 45.8% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

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

Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives fall under HS subheading 2909.30, part of heading 2909, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on aromatic ethers and their halogenated… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2909.30 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 aromatic ethers and their halogenated… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2909.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most aromatic ethers and their halogenated…?

China, with US$234m in 2024 (45.8% 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 United States (51%), China (26%) and Germany (10%), out of total imports of £7.7m.