Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2909
2909.60: Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
Subheading 2909.60 belongs to heading 2909 (ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol…) in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2909 60 00 00 Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 2909 60 10 00 Acetals and hemiacetals peroxides Free+1
- 2909 60 90 00 Other 4%
- 2909 60 90 40 Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide (cas rn 80-43-3) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2909 60 90 50 Solution of 3.6,9-(ethyl and/or propyl)-3.6,9-trimethyl-1.2,4.5,7.8-hexoxonanes (cas rn 1613243-54-1) in mineral spirits (cas rn 1174522-09-8), containing by weight 25% or more, but not more than 41% of the hexoxonanes 4%+1
- 2909 60 90 90 Other 4%+1
- 2909 60 00 00 Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 2909 60 10 00 Acetals and hemiacetals peroxides Free+1
- 2909 60 90 00 Other 4%
- 2909 60 90 40 Bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl) peroxide (cas rn 80-43-3) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2909 60 90 50 Solution of 3.6,9-(ethyl and/or propyl)-3.6,9-trimethyl-1.2,4.5,7.8-hexoxonanes (cas rn 1613243-54-1) in mineral spirits (cas rn 1174522-09-8), containing by weight 25% or more, but not more than 41% of the hexoxonanes 4%+1
- 2909 60 90 90 Other 4%+1
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 suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 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 2 of 4 lines
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
- 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 controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Syria
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/792
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Documents
- 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)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 4 lines
- 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £3.7m | 57.9% | +16.3% | |
| £714k | 11% | -46% | |
| £566k | 8.7% | +10.5% | |
| £476k | 7.3% | +57.9% | |
| £453k | 7% | -29.4% | |
| £309k | 4.8% | -27.7% | |
| £62k | 1% | -43.4% | |
| £32k | 0.5% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$123.6kUS$123.6k+US$1.2m+US$19.2m+> US$46m
Exports: 71
- China: US$253.4m
- Germany: US$88.4m
- United States: US$46m
- Belgium: US$41.3m
- Netherlands: US$37.5m
- Italy: US$27.8m
- Japan: US$20.6m
- Türkiye: US$19.2m
- South Korea: US$18m
- India: US$11.4m
- Indonesia: US$10.1m
- Poland: US$4.6m
- France: US$3.5m
- Singapore: US$3.2m
- Taiwan: US$2.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.7m
- Brazil: US$2.4m
- Sweden: US$1.2m
- United Kingdom: US$874.2k
- Colombia: US$817k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$769.4k
- Mexico: US$752.8k
- Australia: US$688.8k
- Spain: US$663.9k
- Czechia: US$624.4k
- Malaysia: US$597.6k
- Vietnam: US$448.2k
- South Africa: US$402.8k
- Denmark: US$399.6k
- Russia: US$384.1k
- Thailand: US$212.1k
- Austria: US$209.5k
- Estonia: US$205.6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$157.4k
- Lithuania: US$132.2k
- Bulgaria: US$123.6k
- Ireland: US$93.1k
- Slovenia: US$74k
- Israel: US$69k
- Canada: US$49.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$49.6k
- Hungary: US$47.7k
- Switzerland: US$43.7k
- Serbia: US$41.3k
- Portugal: US$34.4k
- Croatia: US$26.7k
- Kenya: US$26.2k
- Romania: US$24.4k
- New Zealand: US$22.7k
- Greece: US$22.5k
- St Vincent & the Grenadines: US$16.5k
- Jordan: US$14k
- Sri Lanka: US$12.2k
- Guatemala: US$9.1k
- Panama: US$6.8k
- Latvia: US$4.9k
- Costa Rica: US$4.2k
- Norway: US$4.1k
- Senegal: US$2.8k
- Finland: US$2.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$192.1kUS$192.1k+US$1.6m+US$12.3m+> US$29.9m
Imports: 167
- United States: US$57.9m
- India: US$43.9m
- Germany: US$41.7m
- South Korea: US$37.8m
- Netherlands: US$29.9m
- Belgium: US$26m
- Mexico: US$24.7m
- Russia: US$24.2m
- Italy: US$23.8m
- Vietnam: US$19.6m
- Japan: US$18.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$16.4m
- France: US$15.7m
- Spain: US$15.3m
- Brazil: US$13.7m
- Indonesia: US$12.9m
- China: US$12.3m
- Thailand: US$12.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12.3m
- Taiwan: US$11.3m
- Türkiye: US$11.2m
- Sweden: US$10.4m
- Poland: US$9.9m
- Malaysia: US$8.6m
- Singapore: US$8.4m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Canada: US$8m
- South Africa: US$3.8m
- Nigeria: US$3.6m
- Pakistan: US$3.2m
- Egypt: US$2.9m
- Argentina: US$2.7m
- Czechia: US$2.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.3m
- Hungary: US$2.3m
- Iran: US$2.1m
- Philippines: US$2.1m
- Austria: US$1.7m
- Israel: US$1.7m
- Portugal: US$1.6m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.6m
- Colombia: US$1.5m
- Iraq: US$1.5m
- Bangladesh: US$1.5m
- Romania: US$1.5m
- Australia: US$1.5m
- Lithuania: US$1.5m
- Slovenia: US$1.3m
- Greece: US$1.2m
- Morocco: US$1.1m
- Chile: US$1.1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$995.7k
- Norway: US$913.8k
- Finland: US$859.2k
- Ecuador: US$780.6k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$735.4k
- Ghana: US$731.3k
- Denmark: US$727.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$253.4m | 42% | |
| 2 | US$88.4m | 14.7% | |
| 3 | US$46m | 7.6% | |
| 4 | US$41.3m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$37.5m | 6.2% | |
| 6 | US$27.8m | 4.6% | |
| 7 | US$20.6m | 3.4% | |
| 8 | US$19.2m | 3.2% | |
| 9 | US$18m | 3% | |
| 10 | US$11.4m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$57.9m | 9.6% | |
| 2 | US$43.9m | 7.3% | |
| 3 | US$41.7m | 6.9% | |
| 4 | US$37.8m | 6.3% | |
| 5 | US$29.9m | 5% | |
| 6 | US$26m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$24.7m | 4.1% | |
| 8 | US$24.2m | 4% | |
| 9 | US$23.8m | 3.9% | |
| 10 | US$19.6m | 3.3% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2909.60 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 4% (average 3%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2909.60 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 5% and 5.5%.
175 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 £6.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 6% on the year before); Germany supplied 58%, followed by Belgium.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$603.1m (+1.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$253.4m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives?
Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives fall under HS subheading 2909.60, part of heading 2909, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2909.60 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 alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2909.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5% to 5.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and…?
China, with US$253.4m in 2024 (42% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
175 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 Germany (58%), Belgium (11%) and China (9%), out of total imports of £6.5m.