Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2909
2909.49: Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated: other
Other ether-alcohols
Official description Other
2909.49 is the HS subheading for other ether-alcohols, under heading 2909 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2909 49 00 00 Other
- 2909 49 11 00 2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethanol Free
- 2909 49 80 00 Other
- 2909 49 80 10 1-propoxypropan-2-ol (cas rn 1569-01-3) 4%
- 2909 49 80 20 2.2,2',2'-tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-3.3'-oxydipropan-1-ol (cas rn 126-58-9) 4%
- 2909 49 80 30 3.4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol (cas rn 93-03-8) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2909 49 80 40 2.2'-p-phenylenedioxydiethanol (cas rn 104-38-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%
- 2909 49 80 50 2.2'-[oxybis(methylene)]bis[2-ethylpropane-1.3-diol] (cas rn 23235-61-2) with a purity by weight of 95% or more 4%
- 2909 49 80 90 Other Free
- 2909 49 00 00 Other
- 2909 49 11 00 2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethanol Free
- 2909 49 80 00 Other
- 2909 49 80 10 1-propoxypropan-2-ol (cas rn 1569-01-3) 4%
- 2909 49 80 20 2.2,2',2'-tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-3.3'-oxydipropan-1-ol (cas rn 126-58-9) 4%
- 2909 49 80 30 3.4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol (cas rn 93-03-8) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2909 49 80 40 2.2'-p-phenylenedioxydiethanol (cas rn 104-38-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%
- 2909 49 80 50 2.2'-[oxybis(methylene)]bis[2-ethylpropane-1.3-diol] (cas rn 23235-61-2) with a purity by weight of 95% or more 4%
- 2909 49 80 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
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 7 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, Russia
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 7 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £12.5m | 21.2% | -1.2% |
 Belgium | £10.5m | 17.8% | +7.1% |
 Netherlands | £6.2m | 10.5% | -8.2% |
 Taiwan | £6.1m | 10.4% | +62.8% |
 United States | £4.5m | 7.7% | +18.5% |
 India | £4.4m | 7.5% | -8.6% |
 France | £3.3m | 5.5% | -1.2% |
 South Korea | £3.2m | 5.4% | +33.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Türkiye Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4.4% USA Free – 5.5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 7% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines · average 6.7% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.1% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$404kUS$404k+US$7m+US$71m+> US$237m
Exports: 93
- Germany: US$317m
- China: US$272m
- Netherlands: US$237m
- United States: US$233m
- Belgium: US$162m
- South Korea: US$126m
- India: US$116m
- Taiwan: US$92m
- Japan: US$71m
- Thailand: US$62m
- Saudi Arabia: US$60m
- Spain: US$38m
- France: US$37m
- Sweden: US$29m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- Italy: US$16m
- Canada: US$13m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Poland: US$10m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Israel: US$7m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Denmark: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Austria: US$798k
- Australia: US$616k
- Slovenia: US$614k
- Indonesia: US$573k
- Ireland: US$471k
- Croatia: US$424k
- Greece: US$416k
- Colombia: US$408k
- Iran: US$404k
- Latvia: US$373k
- Russia: US$365k
- Norway: US$292k
- Serbia: US$290k
- Bulgaria: US$272k
- Vietnam: US$219k
- Kazakhstan: US$146k
- Ukraine: US$145k
- Chile: US$131k
- Kuwait: US$124k
- Luxembourg: US$116k
- Egypt: US$110k
- Ecuador: US$85k
- Peru: US$80k
- Angola: US$76k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$688kUS$688k+US$5m+US$38m+> US$100m
Imports: 175
- China: US$153m
- Belgium: US$152m
- Germany: US$141m
- Japan: US$120m
- United States: US$111m
- Italy: US$100m
- South Korea: US$86m
- United Kingdom: US$80m
- Spain: US$71m
- Taiwan: US$64m
- France: US$63m
- India: US$61m
- Switzerland: US$61m
- Netherlands: US$57m
- Türkiye: US$51m
- Mexico: US$45m
- Singapore: US$40m
- Poland: US$38m
- Brazil: US$37m
- Canada: US$35m
- United Arab Emirates: US$31m
- Indonesia: US$29m
- Israel: US$24m
- South Africa: US$23m
- Thailand: US$22m
- Russia: US$20m
- Malaysia: US$19m
- Argentina: US$17m
- Norway: US$16m
- Colombia: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11m
- Australia: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Greece: US$8m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Peru: US$5m
- Belarus: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Nigeria: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Venezuela: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Angola: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$317m | 15.9% |
| 2 |  China | US$272m | 13.6% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$237m | 11.9% |
| 4 | United States | US$233m | 11.7% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$162m | 8.1% |
| 6 | South Korea | US$126m | 6.3% |
| 7 | India | US$116m | 5.8% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$92m | 4.6% |
| 9 | Japan | US$71m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$62m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$153m | 7.7% |
| 2 | Belgium | US$152m | 7.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$141m | 7.1% |
| 4 | Japan | US$120m | 6% |
| 5 | United States | US$111m | 5.6% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$100m | 5% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$86m | 4.3% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$80m | 4% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$71m | 3.6% |
| 10 | Taiwan | US$64m | 3.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 56number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 7.5% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 7.5% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 4% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.8% | 0% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1.6% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 3.3% | 0% – 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 3% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 7.1% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 5.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.7% | 0% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1.8% | 0% – 5.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 0% – 4% | 2023 |
| United States | 3.4% | 0% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 7.5% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 7.5% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 51617 Ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols; alcohol, ether, ketone peroxides; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated/nitrosated derivatives
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34170 Ethers, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, epoxides, acetals and hemiacetals, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; aldehyde-function compounds; ketone-function compounds and quinone-function compounds; enzymes; prepared enzymes n.e.c.; organic compounds n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2909.49 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2909.49 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2909.49 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2909.49 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2909.49 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2909.49 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- N287015 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of 2-phenoxyethanol from China
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 64 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-05 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2909.49 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 2 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2909.49 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 5.5% (average 2.8%). 1 of them is 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 other ether-alcohols worth £58.9m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £1.54 per kg; Germany supplied 21%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in other ether-alcohols reached US$2bn in 2024, up 2.2% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 15.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated: other?
Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated: other fall under HS subheading 2909.49, part of heading 2909, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ether-alcohols and their halogenated… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2909.49 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 ether-alcohols and their halogenated… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2909.49 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 ether-alcohols and their halogenated…?
Germany, with US$317m in 2024 (15.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export other ether-alcohols 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 other ether-alcohols from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (21%), Belgium (18%) and Netherlands (11%), out of total imports of £58.9m.