Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2914
2914.11: Acyclic ketones without other oxygen function: acetone
Acetone
Official description Acetone
2914.11 is the HS subheading for acetone, under heading 2914 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2914 11 00 00 Acetone 4%
- 2914 11 00 00 Acetone 4%
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 3
- Import controlHome Office Pre-cursor chemicals
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada and 37 more
- Legal act
- 2004 No. 273
- Documents
- 9112
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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) | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Finland | £6.1m | 47.3% | -18.5% |
 Spain | £3.6m | 27.7% | -15.5% |
 Germany | £1.3m | 10.1% | -4.2% |
 United States | £702k | 5.5% | +181.7% |
 France | £489k | 3.8% | +5.4% |
 Saudi Arabia | £266k | 2.1% | +291.7% |
 South Africa | £121k | 0.9% | -41.8% |
 Belgium | £90k | 0.7% | +22.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$324kUS$324k+US$4m+US$102m+> US$168m
Exports: 85
- Germany: US$212m
- Thailand: US$184m
- Taiwan: US$168m
- Spain: US$157m
- Saudi Arabia: US$132m
- South Korea: US$121m
- Singapore: US$113m
- Belgium: US$102m
- Finland: US$93m
- United States: US$77m
- Netherlands: US$76m
- South Africa: US$37m
- China: US$36m
- France: US$25m
- India: US$24m
- Italy: US$16m
- Poland: US$15m
- Japan: US$12m
- Russia: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$656k
- Sweden: US$569k
- Estonia: US$569k
- Denmark: US$471k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$455k
- Malaysia: US$434k
- Ireland: US$423k
- Canada: US$423k
- Portugal: US$407k
- Romania: US$324k
- Israel: US$302k
- Guatemala: US$301k
- Lithuania: US$251k
- Vietnam: US$220k
- Norway: US$171k
- Mexico: US$167k
- Hungary: US$163k
- United Arab Emirates: US$128k
- Greece: US$125k
- Serbia: US$125k
- Cyprus: US$96k
- Australia: US$92k
- Costa Rica: US$64k
- Kenya: US$59k
- Dominican Republic: US$57k
- Zambia: US$42k
- Croatia: US$37k
- Chile: US$26k
- New Zealand: US$21k
- Peru: US$20k
- Morocco: US$20k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$210kUS$210k+US$3m+US$14m+> US$111m
Imports: 186
- China: US$258m
- United States: US$178m
- Germany: US$145m
- India: US$142m
- Netherlands: US$136m
- Belgium: US$111m
- Italy: US$69m
- Mexico: US$68m
- Switzerland: US$59m
- France: US$52m
- Thailand: US$39m
- Türkiye: US$35m
- Canada: US$28m
- Japan: US$24m
- Vietnam: US$23m
- United Kingdom: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14m
- Spain: US$13m
- Austria: US$10m
- Brazil: US$9m
- Australia: US$8m
- Poland: US$8m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Romania: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Iran: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Jamaica: US$1m
- Jordan: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$212m | 13% |
| 2 |  Thailand | US$184m | 11.3% |
| 3 |  Taiwan | US$168m | 10.3% |
| 4 | Spain | US$157m | 9.6% |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | US$132m | 8% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$121m | 7.4% |
| 7 |  Singapore | US$113m | 6.9% |
| 8 | Belgium | US$102m | 6.3% |
| 9 | Finland | US$93m | 5.7% |
| 10 | United States | US$77m | 4.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$258m | 15.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$178m | 10.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$145m | 8.8% |
| 4 |  India | US$142m | 8.7% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$136m | 8.3% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$111m | 6.8% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$69m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$68m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$59m | 3.6% |
| 10 | France | US$52m | 3.2% |
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
-
Tariff change · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-02410 · 91 FR 5432 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2914.11; the duty is 4%.
Subheading 2914.11 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 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 4%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of acetone into the UK came to £12.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); Finland supplied 47%, followed by Spain.
In 2024, countries exported acetone worth US$2bn (+16.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$212m), followed by Thailand.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for acyclic ketones without other oxygen function: acetone?
Acyclic ketones without other oxygen function: acetone fall under HS subheading 2914.11, part of heading 2914, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on acyclic ketones without other oxygen function in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2914.11 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on acyclic ketones without other oxygen function in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2914.11 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 acyclic ketones without other oxygen function?
Germany, with US$212m in 2024 (13% of world exports).
Which countries can export acetone 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on acetone?
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 acetone from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Finland (47%), Spain (28%) and Germany (10%), out of total imports of £12.9m.