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 from Barbados
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
- 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 Free
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 Free
4% - 2909 60 90 90 Other Free
4% - 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
- 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 Free
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 Free
4% - 2909 60 90 90 Other Free
4%
Additional duties and import rulesBarbados
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
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £3.7m | 57.9% | +16.3% |
 Belgium | £714k | 11% | -46% |
 China | £566k | 8.7% | +10.5% |
 Italy | £476k | 7.3% | +57.9% |
 Türkiye | £453k | 7% | -29.4% |
 Poland | £309k | 4.8% | -27.7% |
 South Korea | £62k | 1% | -43.4% |
 India | £32k | 0.5% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$124kUS$124k+US$1m+US$19m+> US$46m
Exports: 71
- China: US$253m
- Germany: US$88m
- United States: US$46m
- Belgium: US$41m
- Netherlands: US$38m
- Italy: US$28m
- Japan: US$21m
- Türkiye: US$19m
- South Korea: US$18m
- India: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Poland: US$5m
- France: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Sweden: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$874k
- Colombia: US$817k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$769k
- Mexico: US$753k
- Australia: US$689k
- Spain: US$664k
- Czechia: US$624k
- Malaysia: US$598k
- Vietnam: US$448k
- South Africa: US$403k
- Denmark: US$400k
- Russia: US$384k
- Thailand: US$212k
- Austria: US$210k
- Estonia: US$206k
- Saudi Arabia: US$157k
- Lithuania: US$132k
- Bulgaria: US$124k
- Ireland: US$93k
- Slovenia: US$74k
- Israel: US$69k
- Canada: US$50k
- United Arab Emirates: US$50k
- Hungary: US$48k
- Switzerland: US$44k
- Serbia: US$41k
- Portugal: US$34k
- Croatia: US$27k
- Kenya: US$26k
- Romania: US$24k
- New Zealand: US$23k
- Greece: US$23k
- St Vincent & the Grenadines: US$17k
- Jordan: US$14k
- Sri Lanka: US$12k
- Guatemala: US$9k
- Panama: US$7k
- Latvia: US$5k
- Costa Rica: US$4k
- Norway: US$4k
- Senegal: US$3k
- Finland: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$192kUS$192k+US$2m+US$12m+> US$30m
Imports: 167
- United States: US$58m
- India: US$44m
- Germany: US$42m
- South Korea: US$38m
- Netherlands: US$30m
- Belgium: US$26m
- Mexico: US$25m
- Russia: US$24m
- Italy: US$24m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- Japan: US$18m
- Saudi Arabia: US$16m
- France: US$16m
- Spain: US$15m
- Brazil: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$13m
- China: US$12m
- Thailand: US$12m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Poland: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Singapore: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Canada: US$8m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Iraq: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Qatar: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$996k
- Norway: US$914k
- Finland: US$859k
- Ecuador: US$781k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$735k
- Ghana: US$731k
- Denmark: US$727k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$253m | 42% |
| 2 | Germany | US$88m | 14.7% |
| 3 |  United States | US$46m | 7.6% |
| 4 | Belgium | US$41m | 6.9% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$38m | 6.2% |
| 6 | Italy | US$28m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$21m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Türkiye | US$19m | 3.2% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$18m | 3% |
| 10 | India | US$11m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$58m | 9.6% |
| 2 | India | US$44m | 7.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$42m | 6.9% |
| 4 | South Korea | US$38m | 6.3% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$30m | 5% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$26m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$25m | 4.1% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$24m | 4% |
| 9 | Italy | US$24m | 3.9% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$20m | 3.3% |
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 2911.00.
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%.
174 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$603m (+1.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$253m), 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$253m in 2024 (42% 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 Germany (58%), Belgium (11%) and China (9%), out of total imports of £6.5m.