Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2914
2914.12: Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone)
2914.12 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2914, ketones and quinones, chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2914 12 00 00 Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) 4%+3
- 2914 12 00 00 Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) 4%+3
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 2
- Import control
- 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
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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £4.8m | 66.4% | +19.3% |
 South Africa | £1.1m | 14.7% | +47% |
 China | £608k | 8.3% | +82.2% |
 Netherlands | £269k | 3.7% | -52.8% |
 Japan | £260k | 3.6% | — |
| United Kingdom | £152k | 2.1% | +172.1% |
 Italy | £55k | 0.8% | +211.2% |
 Ireland | £20k | 0.3% | +5.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 5.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA 3.1% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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$81.5kUS$81.5k+US$551.5k+US$42.4m+> US$99m
Exports: 71
- China: US$242.3m
- United Kingdom: US$129.3m
- Japan: US$99m
- Netherlands: US$83.8m
- South Africa: US$57.3m
- Germany: US$44.9m
- Belgium: US$42.4m
- Taiwan: US$30.1m
- United States: US$17.9m
- France: US$16.2m
- Singapore: US$7.9m
- Brazil: US$7.9m
- Spain: US$4.3m
- Türkiye: US$1.4m
- Slovenia: US$1.1m
- Italy: US$844.9k
- Switzerland: US$783.5k
- Czechia: US$551.5k
- India: US$549.2k
- South Korea: US$466.3k
- Portugal: US$418.8k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$398.5k
- Malaysia: US$369.7k
- Austria: US$300.3k
- Denmark: US$210.4k
- Ireland: US$198.2k
- Croatia: US$189.2k
- Australia: US$188.3k
- Poland: US$144.4k
- Bulgaria: US$143.2k
- Kazakhstan: US$113.8k
- Chile: US$113.6k
- Thailand: US$88k
- Lithuania: US$85.5k
- Latvia: US$81.5k
- Vietnam: US$79.8k
- Sweden: US$61.5k
- Hungary: US$48.3k
- Guatemala: US$47.4k
- Greece: US$45.8k
- Colombia: US$36.6k
- Honduras: US$34k
- Israel: US$32.9k
- New Zealand: US$32.6k
- Kenya: US$26.4k
- Serbia: US$25.4k
- Tunisia: US$24k
- Estonia: US$22.6k
- Costa Rica: US$22.4k
- Canada: US$19.1k
- Finland: US$16.4k
- Romania: US$11.6k
- Russia: US$10.6k
- Slovakia: US$9k
- Tanzania: US$7.5k
- Luxembourg: US$6.4k
- Dominican Republic: US$6.2k
- Sri Lanka: US$5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$4.3k
- Morocco: US$4.1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$140.3kUS$140.3k+US$1.7m+US$9m+> US$49.3m
Imports: 164
- United States: US$104.6m
- South Korea: US$89.8m
- Netherlands: US$70.5m
- Vietnam: US$53m
- Indonesia: US$49.3m
- Belgium: US$46.2m
- India: US$44.4m
- Germany: US$38.8m
- Thailand: US$30.1m
- Italy: US$24.6m
- Spain: US$24m
- Mexico: US$23.3m
- France: US$21.1m
- Malaysia: US$15.4m
- Switzerland: US$12.5m
- Türkiye: US$12.1m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8.6m
- United Kingdom: US$7.4m
- Canada: US$6.9m
- Poland: US$5.6m
- Austria: US$5.4m
- Brazil: US$5.1m
- Australia: US$4.5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$3.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.8m
- Colombia: US$3.5m
- Argentina: US$3.4m
- Portugal: US$3.3m
- Israel: US$2.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.3m
- Pakistan: US$2.2m
- Nigeria: US$2.1m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$1.8m
- Czechia: US$1.7m
- Ireland: US$1.7m
- Morocco: US$1.7m
- Slovenia: US$1.7m
- Chile: US$1.5m
- Hungary: US$1.5m
- Greece: US$1.5m
- Denmark: US$1.2m
- Croatia: US$1.2m
- Peru: US$969.5k
- Tunisia: US$964.5k
- New Zealand: US$680.2k
- Slovakia: US$665k
- China: US$660.2k
- Romania: US$659.1k
- Ecuador: US$656.5k
- Sri Lanka: US$644.9k
- Guatemala: US$634.7k
- El Salvador: US$550.4k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$544k
- Serbia: US$525.8k
- Estonia: US$519.5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$242.3m | 30.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$129.3m | 16.3% |
| 3 | Japan | US$99m | 12.5% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$83.8m | 10.6% |
| 5 | South Africa | US$57.3m | 7.2% |
| 6 | Germany | US$44.9m | 5.7% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$42.4m | 5.3% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$30.1m | 3.8% |
| 9 | United States | US$17.9m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  France | US$16.2m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$104.6m | 13.2% |
| 2 |  South Korea | US$89.8m | 11.3% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$70.5m | 8.9% |
| 4 |  Vietnam | US$53m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$49.3m | 6.2% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$46.2m | 5.8% |
| 7 |  India | US$44.4m | 5.6% |
| 8 | Germany | US$38.8m | 4.9% |
| 9 |  Thailand | US$30.1m | 3.8% |
| 10 | Italy | US$24.6m | 3.1% |
Subheading 2914.12 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2914.12; the duty is 5.5%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 175 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 £7.3m (up 26% on the year before), at an average of £1.39 per kg; Germany supplied 66%, followed by South Africa.
World trade in these goods reached US$792.5m in 2024, up 6.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 30.6% of the total, ahead of the United Kingdom.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for butanone (methyl ethyl ketone)?
Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) fall under HS subheading 2914.12, part of heading 2914, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2914.12 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 butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2914.12 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 butanone (methyl ethyl ketone)?
China, with US$242.3m in 2024 (30.6% 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 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 Germany (66%), South Africa (15%) and China (8%), out of total imports of £7.3m.