Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2914

2914.50: Ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen function

2914.50 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2914, ketones and quinones, chapter 29.

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Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 4% standard rate · across 12 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 1

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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2914 50 00 00 Ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen function
2914 50 00 15 1.1-dimethoxyacetone (cas rn 6342-56-9) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+4
2914 50 00 18 4'-hydroxyacetophenone (cas rn 99-93-4) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%+3
2914 50 00 23 1-[2-(oxiran-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-3-phenylpropan-1-one (cas rn 22525-95-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%+3
2914 50 00 25 4'-methoxyacetophenone (cas rn 100-06-1) 4%+4
2914 50 00 28 1.1'-{(2-hydroxypropane-1.3-diyl)bis[oxy(6-hydroxybenzene-2.1-diyl)]}diethanone (cas rn 16150-44-0) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+3
2914 50 00 35 2-hydroxy-1-[4-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoyl)phenoxy]phenyl]-2-methylpropan-1-one (cas-rn 71868-15-0) 4%+4
2914 50 00 40 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one (cas rn 5471-51-2) 4%+4
2914 50 00 45 3.4-dihydroxybenzophenone (cas rn 10425-11-3) 4%+4
2914 50 00 48 7-hydroxy-3.4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2h)-one (cas rn 22009-38-7) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+4
2914 50 00 60 2.2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone (cas rn 24650-42-8) 4%+4
2914 50 00 80 2',6'-dihydroxyacetophenone (cas rn 699-83-2) 4%+4
2914 50 00 90 Other Free+4
2914 50 00 00 Ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen function
2914 50 00 15 1.1-dimethoxyacetone (cas rn 6342-56-9) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+4
2914 50 00 18 4'-hydroxyacetophenone (cas rn 99-93-4) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%+3
2914 50 00 23 1-[2-(oxiran-2-ylmethoxy)phenyl]-3-phenylpropan-1-one (cas rn 22525-95-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 4%+3
2914 50 00 25 4'-methoxyacetophenone (cas rn 100-06-1) 4%+4
2914 50 00 28 1.1'-{(2-hydroxypropane-1.3-diyl)bis[oxy(6-hydroxybenzene-2.1-diyl)]}diethanone (cas rn 16150-44-0) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+3
2914 50 00 35 2-hydroxy-1-[4-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoyl)phenoxy]phenyl]-2-methylpropan-1-one (cas-rn 71868-15-0) 4%+4
2914 50 00 40 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one (cas rn 5471-51-2) 4%+4
2914 50 00 45 3.4-dihydroxybenzophenone (cas rn 10425-11-3) 4%+4
2914 50 00 48 7-hydroxy-3.4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2h)-one (cas rn 22009-38-7) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 4%+4
2914 50 00 60 2.2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone (cas rn 24650-42-8) 4%+4
2914 50 00 80 2',6'-dihydroxyacetophenone (cas rn 699-83-2) 4%+4
2914 50 00 90 Other Free+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 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 9 of 12 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
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)	—	Free – 4%
DCTS Comprehensive	Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more Afghanistan, 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")	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden	Free
DCTS Enhanced	Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more Algeria, 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 more Antigua & 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 more Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£8.1m+19.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£14.57 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£5.7m	70.7%	+19.5%
Italy	£735k	9.1%	+0.7%
India	£459k	5.7%	+3.5%
Mexico	£275k	3.4%	+14.5%
Germany	£239k	2.9%	+7.4%
Malaysia	£207k	2.6%	—
United States	£183k	2.3%	+23%
Austria	£121k	1.5%	+875.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line

USA Free – 5.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.2%

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

2914.50 · US$474.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78.8kUS$78.8k+US$631.2k+US$10.4m+> US$41.2m

Exports: 71

China: US$236m
India: US$75.1m
United States: US$41.2m
Germany: US$27.7m
Mexico: US$24.3m
Italy: US$18.3m
Spain: US$10.4m
Netherlands: US$9.9m
France: US$7m
Japan: US$3.6m
South Korea: US$3.2m
Taiwan: US$3.1m
Switzerland: US$2.8m
Belgium: US$2.5m
Singapore: US$2.4m
United Kingdom: US$2.3m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$631.2k
Romania: US$547k
Ireland: US$391.1k
Türkiye: US$339.1k
Canada: US$324k
Brazil: US$286.5k
Sweden: US$284.6k
Poland: US$225.2k
Czechia: US$181.1k
Thailand: US$179.3k
Peru: US$150.5k
Colombia: US$149.3k
Malaysia: US$137.7k
Hungary: US$136.1k
Ukraine: US$120k
Greece: US$116.9k
Austria: US$92.6k
Seychelles: US$78.8k
New Zealand: US$51k
Lithuania: US$48.3k
Denmark: US$42.2k
Philippines: US$36.9k
Kenya: US$32.2k
Slovakia: US$30.2k
Israel: US$28.3k
Slovenia: US$27.1k
Comoros: US$24.8k
Russia: US$23.2k
Indonesia: US$22.5k
Guatemala: US$19.4k
Latvia: US$18.2k
South Africa: US$17.2k
Luxembourg: US$16.3k
Portugal: US$13.7k
Australia: US$11k
Costa Rica: US$9.8k
Côte d’Ivoire: US$5.5k
Estonia: US$4.1k
Norway: US$3.1k
Andorra: US$2.6k
Tunisia: US$2.5k
United Arab Emirates: US$1.4k
Armenia: US$1.3k
Croatia: US$1.3k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$236m	49.7%
2	India	US$75.1m	15.8%
3	United States	US$41.2m	8.7%
4	Germany	US$27.7m	5.8%
5	Mexico	US$24.3m	5.1%
6	Italy	US$18.3m	3.9%
7	Spain	US$10.4m	2.2%
8	Netherlands	US$9.9m	2.1%
9	France	US$7m	1.5%
10	Japan	US$3.6m	0.8%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$87.1m	18.4%
2	Netherlands	US$41.9m	8.8%
3	Germany	US$41.8m	8.8%
4	Belgium	US$24.5m	5.2%
5	Brazil	US$22.6m	4.8%
6	France	US$22.4m	4.7%
7	Spain	US$20.6m	4.3%
8	Singapore	US$19.2m	4%
9	Italy	US$19m	4%
10	South Korea	US$16.8m	3.5%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2914.50 covers 12 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 2914.50; the duty is 5.5%.

Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 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 £8.1m (up 20% on the year before), at an average of £14.57 per kg; China supplied 71%, followed by Italy.

World trade in these goods reached US$474.5m in 2024, up 6.4% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 49.7% of the total, ahead of India.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen function?

Ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen function fall under HS subheading 2914.50, part of heading 2914, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2914.50 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 ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2914.50 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 ketone-phenols and ketones with other oxygen…?

China, with US$236m in 2024 (49.7% 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 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 China (71%), Italy (9%) and India (6%), out of total imports of £8.1m.