Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2918

2918.14: Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other: citric acid

Citric acid

Official description Citric acid

2918.14 is the HS subheading for citric acid, under heading 2918 in chapter 29.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate · across 2 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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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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2918 14 00 00 Citric acid 6%
2918 14 00 10 Consigned from Malaysia 6%
2918 14 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 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 0% with 9Y11, 0% with 9Y12
Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
until 31 December 2028

Legal act
2020 No. 1435
Documents
- 9Y11
- 9Y12
Tariff lines
on 1 of 2 lines

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 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–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
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
DCTS Standard	Indonesia	2.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£37.8m+2.3% · previous 12 months

Average import price£0.83 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	£21.1m	55.9%	+25.6%
Austria	£7.7m	20.3%	-20.6%
Belgium	£2.4m	6.4%	+1.6%
Denmark	£2.2m	5.9%	-22.9%
Ireland	£2.1m	5.5%	-16.5%
Germany	£1.1m	2.9%	+11.5%
France	£274k	0.7%	+114.8%
Norway	£214k	0.6%	+45.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

2918.14 · US$2.2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$222.3kUS$222.3k+US$1.4m+US$25m+> US$179m

Exports: 124

China: US$1bn
Austria: US$251.4m
Canada: US$218.6m
Thailand: US$179m
Belgium: US$124.6m
Germany: US$67.8m
Colombia: US$46.3m
United States: US$38.7m
Netherlands: US$34.8m
Ireland: US$32.1m
Poland: US$27.2m
Türkiye: US$25m
Brazil: US$19.4m
India: US$9.3m
Singapore: US$8.5m
France: US$8.5m
Japan: US$8.2m
Slovenia: US$8.1m
Uruguay: US$7.1m
Spain: US$5.8m
Denmark: US$5.5m
Italy: US$5.2m
Malaysia: US$3.7m
United Kingdom: US$3.4m
Costa Rica: US$3m
Eswatini: US$2.8m
Mexico: US$2.4m
South Africa: US$2m
Switzerland: US$1.4m
Taiwan: US$1.4m
Lithuania: US$1.3m
Hungary: US$1.3m
Czechia: US$1.2m
Indonesia: US$1m
Guatemala: US$786.9k
Israel: US$776.5k
Sweden: US$665.3k
Russia: US$631.9k
Mozambique: US$614.3k
Chile: US$558.1k
Portugal: US$527.1k
Slovakia: US$472.7k
Mongolia: US$447.3k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$439.3k
Bulgaria: US$418k
Argentina: US$396k
United Arab Emirates: US$392.4k
Kazakhstan: US$377.3k
Australia: US$360k
Lebanon: US$304.2k
South Korea: US$272.4k
Norway: US$271.5k
Latvia: US$266k
Peru: US$262k
Greece: US$257.9k
Croatia: US$251.5k
Serbia: US$229.9k
Georgia: US$222.3k
Romania: US$210.8k
Kenya: US$203.8k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1bn	46.4%
2	Austria	US$251.4m	11.5%
3	Canada	US$218.6m	10%
4	Thailand	US$179m	8.2%
5	Belgium	US$124.6m	5.7%
6	Germany	US$67.8m	3.1%
7	Colombia	US$46.3m	2.1%
8	United States	US$38.7m	1.8%
9	Netherlands	US$34.8m	1.6%
10	Ireland	US$32.1m	1.5%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$421.3m	19.3%
2	Germany	US$182m	8.3%
3	India	US$103.9m	4.8%
4	Mexico	US$98.5m	4.5%
5	Guatemala	US$77.7m	3.6%
6	Italy	US$68.9m	3.2%
7	France	US$66m	3%
8	Poland	US$56.8m	2.6%
9	Japan	US$55.4m	2.5%
10	Russia	US$54.3m	2.5%

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 11 September 2026

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada and India; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

FR Doc. 2026-18586 · 91 FR 57920 · Source: federalregister.gov
Anti-dumping 26 August 2026

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Canada: Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination

FR Doc. 2026-17417 · 91 FR 55081 · Source: federalregister.gov
Anti-dumping 26 August 2026

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures

FR Doc. 2026-17418 · 91 FR 55083 · Source: federalregister.gov
Import and export controls 20 July 2026

Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
Anti-dumping 26 June 2026

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

FR Doc. 2026-12962 · 91 FR 38666 · Source: federalregister.gov
Anti-dumping 26 June 2026

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

FR Doc. 2026-12963 · 91 FR 38664 · Source: federalregister.gov
Tariff change 22 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Anti-dumping 29 May 2026

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order

FR Doc. 2026-10677 · 91 FR 32004 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2918.14 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2918.14; the duty is 6.5%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 173 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 citric acid worth £37.8m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £0.83 per kg; China supplied 56%, followed by Austria.

World trade in citric acid reached US$2.2bn in 2024, down 9.3% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 46.4% of the total, ahead of Austria.

Products classified here

citric acid

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other: citric acid?

Carboxylic acids with alcohol function but without other: citric acid fall under HS subheading 2918.14, part of heading 2918, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on carboxylic acids with alcohol function but… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2918.14 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 carboxylic acids with alcohol function but… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2918.14 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 carboxylic acids with alcohol function but…?

China, with US$1bn in 2024 (46.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export citric acid 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 citric acid?

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 citric acid from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (56%), Austria (20%) and Belgium (6%), out of total imports of £37.8m.