Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2912
2912.29: Cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: other
Official description Other
2912.29 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2912, aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of…, chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2912 29 00 00 Other
- 2912 29 00 15 2.6,6-trimethylcyclohexenecarbaldehyde (alpha-beta isomers mixture) (cas rn 52844-21-0) 4%
- 2912 29 00 35 Cinnamaldehyde (cas rn 104-55-2) 4%
- 2912 29 00 65 Terephthalaldehyde (cas rn 623-27-8) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2912 29 00 70 4-tert-butylbenzaldehyde (cas rn 939-97-9) 4%
- 2912 29 00 75 Cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (cas rn 100-50-5) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2912 29 00 90 Other Free
- 2912 29 00 00 Other
- 2912 29 00 15 2.6,6-trimethylcyclohexenecarbaldehyde (alpha-beta isomers mixture) (cas rn 52844-21-0) 4%
- 2912 29 00 35 Cinnamaldehyde (cas rn 104-55-2) 4%
- 2912 29 00 65 Terephthalaldehyde (cas rn 623-27-8) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2912 29 00 70 4-tert-butylbenzaldehyde (cas rn 939-97-9) 4%
- 2912 29 00 75 Cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (cas rn 100-50-5) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%
- 2912 29 00 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- 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 4 of 6 lines
- 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 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | £1.6m | 29.3% | +4% |
 China | £1.1m | 20.8% | +14.2% |
 Japan | £889k | 16.5% | +87.1% |
 India | £537k | 9.9% | -16.8% |
 Spain | £514k | 9.5% | -7.1% |
 United States | £210k | 3.9% | -14.4% |
 Germany | £179k | 3.3% | +21.3% |
 Switzerland | £166k | 3.1% | +18.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$64.4kUS$64.4k+US$2.1m+US$37.4m+> US$76.6m
Exports: 70
- China: US$97.8m
- Japan: US$76.6m
- India: US$76.5m
- Mexico: US$53.5m
- Spain: US$44.8m
- United Kingdom: US$44.7m
- Germany: US$37.4m
- Switzerland: US$37.3m
- United States: US$26.9m
- Philippines: US$20.2m
- Singapore: US$12.7m
- France: US$9.2m
- Belgium: US$8.6m
- Austria: US$4.9m
- Vietnam: US$3.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.1m
- Netherlands: US$2.1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Italy: US$572.8k
- South Africa: US$486.1k
- Türkiye: US$336.3k
- Sweden: US$278k
- Ukraine: US$251.6k
- Malaysia: US$235.6k
- South Korea: US$178k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$161.9k
- Romania: US$160.5k
- Indonesia: US$146k
- Costa Rica: US$141k
- Colombia: US$96.6k
- Guatemala: US$67.2k
- Greece: US$66.7k
- Belarus: US$64.4k
- United Arab Emirates: US$53.6k
- Canada: US$39.9k
- Argentina: US$32.1k
- Portugal: US$31.6k
- Latvia: US$28.7k
- Poland: US$27.6k
- Denmark: US$20.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$18.2k
- Australia: US$12.7k
- Bulgaria: US$11.9k
- Haiti: US$11.3k
- Russia: US$11.3k
- Slovakia: US$11.3k
- Slovenia: US$10.6k
- British Indian Ocean Territory: US$9.5k
- Sri Lanka: US$8.6k
- Hungary: US$7.3k
- Thailand: US$7.2k
- Czechia: US$4.8k
- Finland: US$4.3k
- Paraguay: US$3.9k
- Malawi: US$2.5k
- Norway: US$1.5k
- Israel: US$1.4k
- Moldova: US$900
- Estonia: US$600
- Grenada: US$500
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$84.8kUS$84.8k+US$758.6k+US$17.6m+> US$43.9m
Imports: 118
- United States: US$95.5m
- India: US$66.3m
- China: US$45.8m
- Switzerland: US$43.9m
- Singapore: US$39.2m
- Mexico: US$34.6m
- Spain: US$27.7m
- France: US$24.4m
- Germany: US$24.4m
- Indonesia: US$23.2m
- Belgium: US$20.4m
- Brazil: US$17.6m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$14.9m
- United Kingdom: US$9.2m
- Japan: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$7.6m
- Canada: US$5.3m
- Italy: US$4.8m
- South Korea: US$4.5m
- Argentina: US$4.1m
- Egypt: US$3.7m
- Colombia: US$3.6m
- Vietnam: US$2.1m
- Guatemala: US$1.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$951.4k
- Poland: US$804.3k
- Israel: US$758.6k
- Pakistan: US$656.2k
- Czechia: US$643.4k
- Thailand: US$554.8k
- South Africa: US$469.7k
- Zimbabwe: US$433.6k
- Russia: US$421.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$420.5k
- Chile: US$419.7k
- Australia: US$388.1k
- Portugal: US$351.2k
- Taiwan: US$347.8k
- Austria: US$335.7k
- Iraq: US$301.9k
- Latvia: US$291.8k
- Sri Lanka: US$288.1k
- Greece: US$280.1k
- Ecuador: US$204.4k
- Croatia: US$195.8k
- Venezuela: US$164.7k
- Mozambique: US$163.3k
- Costa Rica: US$157.4k
- Paraguay: US$156k
- Bulgaria: US$142.4k
- Oman: US$133.1k
- El Salvador: US$131.2k
- Peru: US$118.1k
- Hungary: US$113.8k
- Tunisia: US$112.7k
- Romania: US$84.8k
- Belarus: US$77.1k
- Ukraine: US$74k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$97.8m | 17.4% |
| 2 | Japan | US$76.6m | 13.6% |
| 3 | India | US$76.5m | 13.6% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$53.5m | 9.5% |
| 5 | Spain | US$44.8m | 8% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$44.7m | 7.9% |
| 7 | Germany | US$37.4m | 6.6% |
| 8 | Switzerland | US$37.3m | 6.6% |
| 9 | United States | US$26.9m | 4.8% |
| 10 |  Philippines | US$20.2m | 3.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$95.5m | 17% |
| 2 | India | US$66.3m | 11.8% |
| 3 | China | US$45.8m | 8.1% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$43.9m | 7.8% |
| 5 |  Singapore | US$39.2m | 7% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$34.6m | 6.1% |
| 7 | Spain | US$27.7m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  France | US$24.4m | 4.3% |
| 9 | Germany | US$24.4m | 4.3% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$23.2m | 4.1% |
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2912.29 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 4%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2912.29; the duty is 5.5%.
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 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 £5.4m (down 13% on the year before), at an average of £11.46 per kg; Mexico supplied 29%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$563.2m in 2024, up 11.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 17.4% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: other?
Cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: other fall under HS subheading 2912.29, part of heading 2912, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2912.29 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 cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2912.29 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 cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function?
China, with US$97.8m in 2024 (17.4% 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.
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 Mexico (29%), China (21%) and Japan (17%), out of total imports of £5.4m.