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.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 4% standard rate · across 7 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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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 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£58.9m+6.7% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.54 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
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%

World trade in 2024

2909.49 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$403.9kUS$403.9k+US$6.7m+US$71.5m+> US$236.9m

Exports: 93

Germany: US$317.3m
China: US$272m
Netherlands: US$236.9m
United States: US$233.2m
Belgium: US$161.6m
South Korea: US$126m
India: US$115.9m
Taiwan: US$91.6m
Japan: US$71.5m
Thailand: US$61.7m
Saudi Arabia: US$59.6m
Spain: US$37.8m
France: US$37.4m
Sweden: US$28.7m
United Kingdom: US$21.3m
Italy: US$15.7m
Canada: US$12.5m
Singapore: US$10.7m
Poland: US$10.2m
Philippines: US$10m
Israel: US$7.5m
Brazil: US$7m
Malaysia: US$6.7m
Czechia: US$6.6m
Türkiye: US$4.5m
Switzerland: US$3.9m
Denmark: US$3.1m
United Arab Emirates: US$2.7m
Lithuania: US$2.6m
Finland: US$2.5m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.2m
Mexico: US$2.2m
Hungary: US$1.5m
South Africa: US$1.4m
Portugal: US$1.2m
Argentina: US$1m
Austria: US$797.6k
Australia: US$615.6k
Slovenia: US$613.7k
Indonesia: US$573.2k
Ireland: US$470.8k
Croatia: US$424k
Greece: US$416.4k
Colombia: US$408k
Iran: US$403.9k
Latvia: US$372.9k
Russia: US$365.1k
Norway: US$291.8k
Serbia: US$290.1k
Bulgaria: US$271.8k
Vietnam: US$218.6k
Kazakhstan: US$146k
Ukraine: US$145.3k
Chile: US$131k
Kuwait: US$123.5k
Luxembourg: US$116k
Egypt: US$110.4k
Ecuador: US$84.7k
Peru: US$80.2k
Angola: US$76.3k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$317.3m	15.9%
2	China	US$272m	13.6%
3	Netherlands	US$236.9m	11.9%
4	United States	US$233.2m	11.7%
5	Belgium	US$161.6m	8.1%
6	South Korea	US$126m	6.3%
7	India	US$115.9m	5.8%
8	Taiwan	US$91.6m	4.6%
9	Japan	US$71.5m	3.6%
10	Thailand	US$61.7m	3.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$153.2m	7.7%
2	Belgium	US$152.1m	7.6%
3	Germany	US$141.2m	7.1%
4	Japan	US$119.6m	6%
5	United States	US$111.2m	5.6%
6	Italy	US$100.4m	5%
7	South Korea	US$86.5m	4.3%
8	United Kingdom	US$80.3m	4%
9	Spain	US$71.1m	3.6%
10	Taiwan	US$64.2m	3.2%

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 3 July 2017 · 2909.49.15.00

The tariff classification of 2-phenoxyethanol from China

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Import and export controls 20 July 2026

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Rule changes →

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$317.3m 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.

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