Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2920
2920.29: Phosphite esters and their salts: other
Official description Other
Subheading 2920.29 belongs to heading 2920 (esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals) in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2920 29 00 00 Other 6%
- 2920 29 00 10 O,o'-dioctadecyl pentaerythritol bis(phosphite) (cas rn 3806-34-6) 6%
- 2920 29 00 20 Tris(methylphenyl)phosphite (cas rn 25586-42-9) 6%
- 2920 29 00 25 Fosetyl-aluminium (isom)(cas rn 39148-24-8) with a purity by weight of 96% or more 6%
- 2920 29 00 35 Fosetyl-sodium (iso)(cas rn 39148-16-8) in the form of an aqueous solution, containing by weight 39% or more, but not more than 41% of fosetyl-sodium 6%
- 2920 29 00 40 Bis(2.4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite (cas rn 154862-43-8) 6%
- 2920 29 00 45 Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphite (cas rn 140-08-9) with a purity by weight of 90% or more 6%
- 2920 29 00 80 2.4,8.10-tetrakis(1.1-dimethylethyl)-6-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-12h dibenzo[d,g][1.3,2]dioxaphosphocin (cas rn 126050-54-2) with a purity by weight of 95% or more 6%
- 2920 29 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
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 5 of 8 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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £1m | 40.2% | +49.8% |
 South Korea | £495k | 19.1% | +31.8% |
 United States | £289k | 11.2% | -15.2% |
 France | £202k | 7.8% | -28.2% |
 China | £179k | 6.9% | +30.1% |
 Germany | £129k | 5% | -67.9% |
 Indonesia | £75k | 2.9% | — |
 Taiwan | £63k | 2.4% | +41.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$111kUS$111k+US$5m+US$29m+> US$75m
Exports: 61
- China: US$126m
- South Korea: US$75m
- Germany: US$58m
- Taiwan: US$41m
- India: US$35m
- Singapore: US$29m
- United States: US$29m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Japan: US$13m
- Italy: US$9m
- Poland: US$8m
- Belgium: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Brunei: US$714k
- Chile: US$622k
- Brazil: US$413k
- Canada: US$356k
- Bahrain: US$222k
- United Arab Emirates: US$156k
- Sweden: US$154k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$149k
- Türkiye: US$140k
- Malaysia: US$111k
- Bulgaria: US$84k
- Czechia: US$36k
- Portugal: US$35k
- Lithuania: US$33k
- Greece: US$32k
- Australia: US$31k
- Israel: US$27k
- Luxembourg: US$23k
- Hungary: US$15k
- Saudi Arabia: US$13k
- Colombia: US$9k
- Indonesia: US$5k
- Russia: US$5k
- Finland: US$4k
- Dominican Republic: US$3k
- South Africa: US$2k
- Mexico: US$1k
- Slovenia: US$1k
- Croatia: US$900
- Romania: US$700
- Vietnam: US$600
- Ukraine: US$500
- Denmark: US$200
- Armenia: US$100
- Kenya: US$100
- Slovakia: US$100
- Thailand: US$100
- Costa Rica: US$0
- Estonia: US$0
- Ireland: US$0
- St Lucia: US$0
- Latvia: US$0
- North Macedonia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$259kUS$259k+US$4m+US$18m+> US$29m
Imports: 109
- United States: US$54m
- China: US$37m
- Belgium: US$32m
- Switzerland: US$29m
- South Korea: US$25m
- France: US$25m
- United Arab Emirates: US$23m
- Germany: US$20m
- Saudi Arabia: US$20m
- Italy: US$19m
- India: US$18m
- Brazil: US$16m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Japan: US$11m
- Bahrain: US$10m
- Spain: US$10m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Czechia: US$8m
- Russia: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Oman: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$728k
- Bolivia: US$564k
- Sri Lanka: US$517k
- Iran: US$359k
- Kazakhstan: US$355k
- New Zealand: US$316k
- Slovakia: US$314k
- Australia: US$289k
- Romania: US$277k
- Serbia: US$275k
- Luxembourg: US$259k
- Chile: US$224k
- Slovenia: US$223k
- Brunei: US$200k
- Denmark: US$198k
- Peru: US$197k
- South Africa: US$191k
- Qatar: US$133k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$126m | 26.2% |
| 2 | South Korea | US$75m | 15.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$58m | 12% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$41m | 8.5% |
| 5 | India | US$35m | 7.2% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$29m | 6.1% |
| 7 | United States | US$29m | 6% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$18m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$18m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$13m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$54m | 11.3% |
| 2 | China | US$37m | 7.8% |
| 3 |  Belgium | US$32m | 6.7% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$29m | 6% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$25m | 5.2% |
| 6 | France | US$25m | 5.1% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$23m | 4.7% |
| 8 | Germany | US$20m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$20m | 4.1% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$19m | 4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600011836 HMRC
Bis(2.4-dicumylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphite cas rn 154862-43-8 This product has outstanding hydrolytic stability and outstanding performance in stabilizing polymers against melt flow degradation and colour change
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Quota · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 2920.90.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2920.29 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 2920.29 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 £2.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 2% on the year before); India supplied 40%, followed by South Korea.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$480m (+2.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$126m), followed by South Korea.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for phosphite esters and their salts: other?
Phosphite esters and their salts: other fall under HS subheading 2920.29, part of heading 2920, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on phosphite esters and their salts: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2920.29 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 phosphite esters and their salts: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2920.29 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 phosphite esters and their salts: other?
China, with US$126m in 2024 (26.2% 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 India (40%), South Korea (19%) and United States (11%), out of total imports of £2.6m.