Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2916
2916.15: Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters
Subheading 2916.15 belongs to heading 2916 (unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their…) in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2916 15 00 00 Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters 6%
- 2916 15 00 10 Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g and with a degree of split (dos) of at least 97%, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain length 6%
- 2916 15 00 90 Other 6%
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 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) | — | 6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £733k | 24.6% | +46.1% |
 Italy | £717k | 24.1% | -4.8% |
 Germany | £477k | 16% | -41% |
 United States | £476k | 16% | -19.1% |
 France | £200k | 6.7% | -20.5% |
 Belgium | £195k | 6.5% | -34.2% |
 Malaysia | £56k | 1.9% | -49.2% |
 Egypt | £34k | 1.2% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines USA 4.4% – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 6.5% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan 3.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$181kUS$181k+US$3m+US$14m+> US$22m
Exports: 71
- Italy: US$40m
- China: US$27m
- India: US$22m
- Germany: US$18m
- United States: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$13m
- France: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Japan: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Australia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Brazil: US$959k
- Portugal: US$785k
- Poland: US$631k
- Sweden: US$516k
- Singapore: US$493k
- South Africa: US$408k
- Argentina: US$333k
- Kazakhstan: US$210k
- Mexico: US$191k
- Tanzania: US$181k
- Thailand: US$155k
- Colombia: US$149k
- United Arab Emirates: US$138k
- Canada: US$131k
- Hungary: US$102k
- Mauritius: US$86k
- Russia: US$83k
- Lithuania: US$71k
- Ireland: US$68k
- Finland: US$61k
- Morocco: US$59k
- Uruguay: US$58k
- Croatia: US$54k
- Burkina Faso: US$43k
- Israel: US$34k
- Slovakia: US$19k
- Peru: US$17k
- Senegal: US$17k
- Slovenia: US$12k
- Guatemala: US$9k
- Dominican Republic: US$6k
- Estonia: US$6k
- Latvia: US$5k
- Bulgaria: US$3k
- Chile: US$2k
- New Zealand: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$214kUS$214k+US$2m+US$4m+> US$11m
Imports: 139
- Germany: US$36m
- France: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Spain: US$11m
- Japan: US$11m
- United States: US$11m
- Russia: US$9m
- China: US$8m
- Italy: US$7m
- Poland: US$7m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Zimbabwe: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Canada: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Marshall Islands: US$2m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Zambia: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$954k
- Argentina: US$941k
- Peru: US$769k
- Saudi Arabia: US$743k
- Greece: US$728k
- Egypt: US$693k
- Iran: US$692k
- Portugal: US$661k
- Chile: US$652k
- Norway: US$618k
- Slovenia: US$539k
- Ecuador: US$509k
- Iraq: US$506k
- Slovakia: US$502k
- Ghana: US$471k
- Bulgaria: US$438k
- Morocco: US$412k
- New Zealand: US$337k
- Paraguay: US$323k
- Bangladesh: US$320k
- Pakistan: US$308k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | US$40m | 17.1% |
| 2 | China | US$27m | 11.7% |
| 3 |  India | US$22m | 9.3% |
| 4 | Germany | US$18m | 7.6% |
| 5 | United States | US$17m | 7.1% |
| 6 | Malaysia | US$14m | 6.1% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$14m | 6.1% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$13m | 5.7% |
| 9 | France | US$10m | 4.2% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$8m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$36m | 15.6% |
| 2 | France | US$17m | 7.1% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$13m | 5.5% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$11m | 4.9% |
| 5 | Japan | US$11m | 4.6% |
| 6 | United States | US$11m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Russia | US$9m | 3.9% |
| 8 | China | US$8m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$7m | 3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$7m | 2.9% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 57number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 5.3% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 5.3% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1.7% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 4.3% | 2% – 9% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.5% | 4.4% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 5.3% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 5.3% | 2% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 51378 Oleic, linoleic/linolenic acids, their salts & esters
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34140 Carboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, except salicylic acid and its salts and esters and their salts
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2916.15 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2916.15 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2916.15 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2916.15 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2916.15 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2916.15 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)
Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.
- Oil palm applies from 30 December 2027
Oleic, linoleic, linolenic acids, their salts and esters that have been synthesized using oil palm
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
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.
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-20903 · 91 FR 65256 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-19378 · 91 FR 60096 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-19379 · 91 FR 60092 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-14870 · 91 FR 46401 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-14871 · 91 FR 46409 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Countervailing duty
Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia and Malaysia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
FR Doc. 2026-04945 · 91 FR 12342 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2916.15 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 2916.15 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
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 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 17% on the year before); China supplied 25%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$233m (−3.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$40m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters?
Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters fall under HS subheading 2916.15, part of heading 2916, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2916.15 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2916.15 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts…?
Italy, with US$40m in 2024 (17.1% 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 6% 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 (25%), Italy (24%) and Germany (16%), out of total imports of £3m.