Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2917
2917.12: Adipic acid, its salts and esters
Adipic acid, salts and esters
2917.12 is the HS subheading for adipic acid, salts and esters, under heading 2917 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2917 12 00 00 Adipic acid, its salts and esters 6%
- 2917 12 00 10 Adipic acid (cas rn 124-04-9) 6%
- 2917 12 00 20 Salts of adipic acid 6%
- 2917 12 00 30 Bis(3.4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl)adipate (cas rn 3130-19-6) with a purity by weight of 97% or more 6%
- 2917 12 00 90 Esters of adipic acid 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 3
- 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)
- 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 2 of 4 lines
Import requirements 2
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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) | — | 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 – 2.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £2.3m | 25.8% | -43.1% |
 France | £1.9m | 20.8% | +64.2% |
 Italy | £928k | 10.4% | -0.9% |
 China | £917k | 10.2% | +90% |
 United States | £884k | 9.9% | -43.7% |
 Spain | £750k | 8.4% | +75.8% |
 Poland | £597k | 6.7% | +27.7% |
 Netherlands | £359k | 4% | +0.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$153.1kUS$153.1k+US$5.2m+US$53.4m+> US$218.8m
Exports: 64
- China: US$614.9m
- Germany: US$218.8m
- United States: US$212.5m
- France: US$128.8m
- South Korea: US$85.8m
- Italy: US$59.9m
- Netherlands: US$53.4m
- Brazil: US$17.8m
- Canada: US$17.3m
- Belgium: US$16.1m
- Japan: US$15.3m
- Türkiye: US$12.7m
- Taiwan: US$7.2m
- Spain: US$6.6m
- United Kingdom: US$5.4m
- India: US$5.2m
- Ukraine: US$3.8m
- Poland: US$3.4m
- Austria: US$1.9m
- Singapore: US$1.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$821.5k
- Mexico: US$640.2k
- Thailand: US$537.2k
- Israel: US$481.9k
- Denmark: US$389.1k
- Chile: US$352.1k
- Switzerland: US$312.1k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$289.3k
- Czechia: US$260.4k
- Malaysia: US$243.6k
- Sweden: US$193k
- Colombia: US$153.1k
- Vietnam: US$130.6k
- Slovenia: US$117.6k
- Australia: US$110.6k
- Hungary: US$108.5k
- Macao SAR China: US$86.7k
- Estonia: US$65.4k
- Indonesia: US$46.7k
- Portugal: US$46.7k
- Argentina: US$36.4k
- Romania: US$36.4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$29.2k
- Croatia: US$24.3k
- South Africa: US$23.5k
- Ireland: US$23.2k
- Russia: US$19.1k
- Bulgaria: US$11.9k
- Guatemala: US$11.5k
- New Zealand: US$10.9k
- Greece: US$10.7k
- Luxembourg: US$10k
- Serbia: US$6.4k
- Lithuania: US$3.6k
- Mauritius: US$2.8k
- Latvia: US$2.5k
- Jordan: US$1.8k
- Finland: US$1.1k
- Norway: US$1.1k
- Iraq: US$600
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$465.6kUS$465.6k+US$8.1m+US$49.9m+> US$109m
Imports: 113
- Italy: US$227.1m
- Netherlands: US$127.2m
- Canada: US$119.6m
- Türkiye: US$109m
- India: US$87.7m
- Taiwan: US$87.2m
- Spain: US$75.4m
- Singapore: US$69.9m
- Germany: US$62.8m
- France: US$55.6m
- Japan: US$51.1m
- United States: US$49.9m
- South Korea: US$42.9m
- Switzerland: US$28.6m
- Israel: US$24.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$24.4m
- Russia: US$20m
- Belgium: US$19.3m
- Poland: US$19m
- Pakistan: US$17.5m
- China: US$16.2m
- Indonesia: US$15m
- Thailand: US$14.9m
- United Kingdom: US$13.8m
- Brazil: US$11m
- Mexico: US$9.6m
- Vietnam: US$9.3m
- Austria: US$8.1m
- Hungary: US$7.5m
- Egypt: US$7.1m
- Malaysia: US$6.5m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Greece: US$4.8m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.9m
- Australia: US$3.9m
- Colombia: US$3.6m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Uruguay: US$2.6m
- Iran: US$2.3m
- Finland: US$2.2m
- Slovenia: US$2.2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1.6m
- Denmark: US$1.4m
- Norway: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Serbia: US$830.5k
- Chile: US$759.3k
- Ukraine: US$596.8k
- Jordan: US$580.6k
- Kuwait: US$563.3k
- Philippines: US$561.5k
- Uzbekistan: US$483.8k
- Ireland: US$480.1k
- Peru: US$465.6k
- Portugal: US$453.7k
- Lithuania: US$351.7k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$326.8k
- Panama: US$312.4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$614.9m | 41.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$218.8m | 14.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$212.5m | 14.2% |
| 4 | France | US$128.8m | 8.6% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$85.8m | 5.7% |
| 6 | Italy | US$59.9m | 4% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$53.4m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Brazil | US$17.8m | 1.2% |
| 9 |  Canada | US$17.3m | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$16.1m | 1.1% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2917.12 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 2917.12 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
173 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 adipic acid, salts and esters into the UK came to £9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 9% on the year before); Germany supplied 26%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported adipic acid, salts and esters worth US$1.5bn (+2.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$614.9m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for adipic acid, its salts and esters?
Adipic acid, its salts and esters fall under HS subheading 2917.12, part of heading 2917, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on adipic acid, its salts and esters in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2917.12 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 adipic acid, its salts and esters in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2917.12 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 adipic acid, its salts and esters?
China, with US$614.9m in 2024 (41.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export adipic acid, salts and esters to the UK duty-free?
173 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 adipic acid, salts and esters?
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 adipic acid, salts and esters from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (26%), France (21%) and Italy (10%), out of total imports of £9m.