Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2909
2909.41: 2,2′-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)
2909.41 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2909, ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol…, chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2909 41 00 00 2.2′-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) 4%
- 2909 41 00 00 2.2′-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) 4%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 3
- 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 controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, 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") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 moreAntigua & 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 moreAnguilla, 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £11.6m | 88.3% | +127.6% |
 Belgium | £508k | 3.9% | -40.8% |
 Saudi Arabia | £309k | 2.4% | -91.1% |
 China | £295k | 2.2% | -30% |
 Germany | £152k | 1.2% | +51.3% |
 Netherlands | £75k | 0.6% | -16% |
 Türkiye | £56k | 0.4% | -37.2% |
 India | £51k | 0.4% | -45.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$217kUS$217k+US$4m+US$30m+> US$136m
Exports: 71
- Saudi Arabia: US$192m
- United States: US$136m
- Belgium: US$121m
- Canada: US$102m
- Kuwait: US$75m
- Iran: US$37m
- China: US$30m
- Taiwan: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$23m
- Germany: US$16m
- India: US$16m
- Oman: US$15m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Bahrain: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Spain: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$776k
- Japan: US$758k
- Switzerland: US$667k
- Austria: US$487k
- France: US$374k
- Lithuania: US$326k
- Indonesia: US$325k
- Czechia: US$310k
- Brazil: US$217k
- Azerbaijan: US$179k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$118k
- Morocco: US$90k
- Mexico: US$88k
- Sweden: US$77k
- Slovenia: US$74k
- Cyprus: US$50k
- Portugal: US$46k
- South Africa: US$44k
- Kenya: US$29k
- Uruguay: US$28k
- Romania: US$27k
- Ireland: US$23k
- Finland: US$19k
- Guatemala: US$16k
- Sri Lanka: US$12k
- Hungary: US$8k
- Tunisia: US$5k
- Colombia: US$5k
- Israel: US$3k
- Kazakhstan: US$3k
- Greece: US$3k
- Latvia: US$3k
- Ukraine: US$3k
- Australia: US$3k
- Armenia: US$2k
- Bulgaria: US$1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$329kUS$329k+US$2m+US$13m+> US$57m
Imports: 141
- China: US$142m
- United States: US$90m
- Italy: US$75m
- Germany: US$75m
- Türkiye: US$57m
- Belgium: US$53m
- Spain: US$36m
- Poland: US$31m
- South Korea: US$30m
- Brazil: US$22m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- India: US$19m
- Mexico: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Pakistan: US$11m
- Japan: US$10m
- France: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Turkmenistan: US$884k
- Nigeria: US$771k
- Algeria: US$769k
- Russia: US$763k
- Sri Lanka: US$723k
- Portugal: US$685k
- Tunisia: US$632k
- Greece: US$619k
- Slovakia: US$611k
- Croatia: US$596k
- Chile: US$585k
- Venezuela: US$491k
- Uzbekistan: US$488k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | US$192m | 22.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$136m | 16.2% |
| 3 | Belgium | US$121m | 14.3% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$102m | 12.1% |
| 5 |  Kuwait | US$75m | 8.9% |
| 6 |  Iran | US$37m | 4.3% |
| 7 | China | US$30m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$23m | 2.8% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$23m | 2.8% |
| 10 | Germany | US$16m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$142m | 16.9% |
| 2 | United States | US$90m | 10.7% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$75m | 8.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$75m | 8.9% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$57m | 6.8% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$53m | 6.3% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$36m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$31m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$30m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  Brazil | US$22m | 2.7% |
Subheading 2909.41 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2909.41; the duty is 5.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 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 £13.1m (up 27% on the year before), at an average of £0.68 per kg; United States supplied 88%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$842m in 2024, down 0.4% on 2023.
Saudi Arabia was the largest exporter with 22.8% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for 2,2′-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)?
2,2′-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) fall under HS subheading 2909.41, part of heading 2909, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on 2,2′-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2909.41 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on 2,2′-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2909.41 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 2,2′-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)?
Saudi Arabia, with US$192m in 2024 (22.8% 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 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 (88%), Belgium (4%) and Saudi Arabia (2%), out of total imports of £13.1m.