Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2910
2910.30: Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with: 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)
Official description 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)
2910.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2910, epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered…, chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2910 30 00 00 1-chloro-2.3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin) 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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- 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)
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | £489k | 51.9% | -8.6% |
 Czechia | £195k | 20.7% | -27.5% |
 India | £128k | 13.6% | +814.3% |
 China | £127k | 13.5% | +6,717.2% |
 Ireland | £2k | 0.2% | — |
 Latvia | £1k | 0.1% | — |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 United States | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$73kUS$73k+US$11m+US$72m+> US$99m
Exports: 46
- Thailand: US$127m
- China: US$99m
- Germany: US$77m
- South Korea: US$72m
- France: US$37m
- Japan: US$34m
- United States: US$33m
- India: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Singapore: US$727k
- Austria: US$461k
- United Kingdom: US$452k
- Brazil: US$237k
- Switzerland: US$175k
- Poland: US$83k
- Italy: US$83k
- Spain: US$73k
- Denmark: US$21k
- South Africa: US$20k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$16k
- Colombia: US$15k
- Kuwait: US$14k
- Israel: US$5k
- Malaysia: US$4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4k
- Australia: US$2k
- Slovenia: US$2k
- Canada: US$1k
- Portugal: US$800
- Sweden: US$800
- Latvia: US$700
- Ukraine: US$300
- Lesotho: US$200
- Slovakia: US$200
- Indonesia: US$100
- Lithuania: US$100
- Türkiye: US$100
- Bulgaria: US$0
- Greece: US$0
- Hungary: US$0
- Ireland: US$0
- Luxembourg: US$0
- Russia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$142kUS$142k+US$2m+US$18m+> US$65m
Imports: 87
- South Korea: US$117m
- India: US$77m
- United States: US$65m
- Netherlands: US$58m
- Switzerland: US$34m
- Taiwan: US$20m
- Italy: US$20m
- Japan: US$19m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Germany: US$18m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Belgium: US$15m
- Spain: US$13m
- Norway: US$10m
- France: US$6m
- Finland: US$5m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Poland: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Czechia: US$964k
- Canada: US$847k
- China: US$816k
- Pakistan: US$499k
- Greece: US$482k
- Vietnam: US$473k
- Chile: US$412k
- Iran: US$405k
- Israel: US$343k
- Australia: US$321k
- Saudi Arabia: US$161k
- Austria: US$142k
- Peru: US$128k
- Singapore: US$88k
- Egypt: US$75k
- New Zealand: US$38k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$37k
- Nigeria: US$35k
- Denmark: US$29k
- Bangladesh: US$23k
- Ireland: US$19k
- Lesotho: US$16k
- Togo: US$16k
- Costa Rica: US$15k
- Romania: US$15k
- Lithuania: US$10k
- Iraq: US$10k
- Portugal: US$8k
- Bermuda: US$7k
- Ukraine: US$6k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand | US$127m | 23.1% |
| 2 | China | US$99m | 18.1% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$77m | 14% |
| 4 | South Korea | US$72m | 13.2% |
| 5 |  France | US$37m | 6.7% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$34m | 6.2% |
| 7 | United States | US$33m | 6.1% |
| 8 | India | US$20m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$18m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Czechia | US$11m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | US$117m | 21.3% |
| 2 | India | US$77m | 14.1% |
| 3 | United States | US$65m | 11.9% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$58m | 10.6% |
| 5 |  Switzerland | US$34m | 6.2% |
| 6 |  Taiwan | US$20m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$20m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Japan | US$19m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Brazil | US$18m | 3.3% |
| 10 | Germany | US$18m | 3.3% |
Subheading 2910.30 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2910.30; the duty is 5.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £942.5k (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £1.61 per kg; South Korea supplied 52%, followed by Czechia.
World trade in these goods reached US$548m in 2024, up 1.2% on 2023.
Thailand was the largest exporter with 23.1% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with: 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)?
Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with: 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin) fall under HS subheading 2910.30, part of heading 2910, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2910.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2910.30 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 epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and…?
Thailand, with US$127m in 2024 (23.1% 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (52%), Czechia (21%) and India (14%), out of total imports of £942.5k.