Subheading · Section VI
2915.11: Formic acid, its salts and esters: formic acid
Official description Formic acid
- 4%UK
- 5.5%EU
- 35%Türkiye
- 5.5%USA
- US$356.3mWorld trade in 2024
2915.11 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2915, saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides…, chapter 29.
Subheading 2915.11 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2915.11; the duty is 5.5%.
Subheading 2915.11 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 35%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has one tariff line for subheading 2915.11; the duty is 5.5%.
World trade in these goods reached US$356.3m in 2024, down 9.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 41.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.
The Netherlands imported the most (US$43.2m).
The United Kingdom ranked 11th among 74 exporters with US$2m.
The United Kingdom imported US$7.4m, most of it from Germany.
Duty rates compared
UK 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 5.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 35% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line 
USA 5.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2915 11 00 00 Formic acid 4%
- 2915 11 00 00 Formic acid 4%
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 2915 11 00 Formic acid 5.5%—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 2915.11.00.00.00 Formik asit 35%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 2915.11.00.00 Formic acid 5.5%kg
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$84.8kUS$84.8k+US$504.4k+US$11.2m+> US$43.4m
Exports: 74
- China: US$147.6m
- Germany: US$68.9m
- Finland: US$43.4m
- Netherlands: US$32.5m
- United States: US$18.5m
- Sweden: US$13.4m
- Belgium: US$11.2m
- Norway: US$3.2m
- Spain: US$2.5m
- France: US$2.4m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1.5m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Thailand: US$871k
- Türkiye: US$865.7k
- Poland: US$729.3k
- Switzerland: US$695.9k
- India: US$504.4k
- Italy: US$498k
- Singapore: US$380.4k
- Czechia: US$342.4k
- Japan: US$272.4k
- Israel: US$263.5k
- Chile: US$258.1k
- Hungary: US$231.7k
- Slovenia: US$215.7k
- Vietnam: US$205.1k
- Estonia: US$201.9k
- Russia: US$200.4k
- South Korea: US$158.1k
- South Africa: US$143.2k
- Lithuania: US$122k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$120.5k
- Guatemala: US$117.1k
- Saudi Arabia: US$84.8k
- Malaysia: US$75k
- Greece: US$72.9k
- Colombia: US$65.3k
- Taiwan: US$64.7k
- United Arab Emirates: US$50.1k
- Bulgaria: US$38.7k
- Kenya: US$35.8k
- Portugal: US$34.3k
- Austria: US$30.2k
- Brazil: US$27.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$23k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$21.2k
- Slovakia: US$19.6k
- Uzbekistan: US$15.9k
- Croatia: US$14.3k
- Romania: US$13.5k
- Australia: US$12.4k
- Latvia: US$11.9k
- Angola: US$11.6k
- Ukraine: US$11.6k
- Indonesia: US$10.5k
- Panama: US$10k
- Serbia: US$7.9k
- Mexico: US$5k
- Costa Rica: US$3.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$159.3kUS$159.3k+US$1.3m+US$6.6m+> US$19.9m
Imports: 161
- Netherlands: US$43.2m
- Germany: US$24m
- Belgium: US$22.6m
- Spain: US$21.9m
- Brazil: US$19.9m
- Italy: US$19.5m
- Türkiye: US$16.5m
- India: US$15.6m
- France: US$11.2m
- Poland: US$10.8m
- Vietnam: US$9.1m
- Japan: US$9m
- Russia: US$8.7m
- United Kingdom: US$7.4m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6.8m
- South Korea: US$6.6m
- United States: US$5.4m
- Bangladesh: US$5.1m
- Norway: US$5m
- Argentina: US$4.6m
- Pakistan: US$4.3m
- Taiwan: US$4.2m
- Mexico: US$3.8m
- Switzerland: US$3.5m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Austria: US$2.9m
- Canada: US$2.9m
- Malaysia: US$2.8m
- Chile: US$2.8m
- Egypt: US$2.3m
- Czechia: US$2.2m
- Sweden: US$2.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.1m
- Colombia: US$2.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Iceland: US$1.9m
- South Africa: US$1.7m
- Indonesia: US$1.4m
- Hungary: US$1.3m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.2m
- Morocco: US$1.1m
- Ecuador: US$985.1k
- Romania: US$968.5k
- Estonia: US$882.7k
- China: US$881.4k
- Finland: US$849k
- Serbia: US$832.4k
- Ireland: US$809.7k
- Australia: US$799.2k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$789.6k
- Portugal: US$725.3k
- Cambodia: US$721.6k
- Laos: US$675.1k
- Ukraine: US$656.4k
- Slovakia: US$553.3k
- Guatemala: US$548.3k
- Algeria: US$539.8k
- Peru: US$488.1k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$147.6m | 41.4% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$68.9m | 19.3% |
| 3 |  Finland | US$43.4m | 12.2% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$32.5m | 9.1% |
| 5 | United States | US$18.5m | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Sweden | US$13.4m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$11.2m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Norway | US$3.2m | 0.9% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$2.5m | 0.7% |
| 10 |  France | US$2.4m | 0.7% |
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for formic acid, its salts and esters: formic acid?
Formic acid, its salts and esters: formic acid fall under HS subheading 2915.11, part of heading 2915, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on formic acid, its salts and esters: formic acid in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2915.11 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 formic acid, its salts and esters: formic acid in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2915.11 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 formic acid, its salts and esters: formic acid?
China, with US$147.6m in 2024 (41.4% of world exports).