2920.90: Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals: other

1. 2920 90 00 00 Other
2. 2920 90 10 00 Sulphuric esters and carbonic esters and their salts, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
3. 2920 90 10 13 Tetraethyl orthocarbonate (cas rn 78-09-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%
4. 2920 90 10 20 Diallyl 2.2'-oxydiethyl dicarbonate (cas rn 142-22-3) 6%
5. 2920 90 10 23 1.3,2-dioxathiolane 2.2-dioxide (cas rn 1072-53-3) with a purity by weight of 99%, or more 6%
6. 2920 90 10 33 Ethyl methyl carbonate (cas rn 623-53-0) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%
7. 2920 90 10 40 Dimethyl carbonate (cas rn 616-38-6) 6%
8. 2920 90 10 45 Ethylene carbonate (cas rn 96-49-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%
9. 2920 90 10 50 Di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (cas rn 24424-99-5) 6%
10. 2920 90 10 55 Vinylene carbonate (cas rn 872-36-6) with a purity by weight of 99.9% or more 6%
11. 2920 90 10 65 Vinyl ethylene carbonate (cas rn 4427-96-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%
12. 2920 90 10 75 Dimethyl sulphate (cas rn 77-78-1) with a purity of at least 99% 6%
13. 2920 90 10 85 Diethyl carbonate (cas rn 105-58-8) with a purity by weight of 99.9% or more 6%
14. 2920 90 10 90 Other Free
15. 2920 90 70 00 Other
16. 2920 90 70 10 Tris(2-propylheptyl) borate (cas rn 1488321-95-4) with a purity by weight of 90% or more 6%
17. 2920 90 70 15 Α-endosulfan (cas 959-98-8) 6%
18. 2920 90 70 20 Diethyl phosphorochloridate (cas rn 814-49-3) 6%
19. 2920 90 70 25 Endosulfan ii; β-endosulfan (cas 33213-65-9) 6%
20. 2920 90 70 35 Triisopropyl borate (cas rn 5419-55-6) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%
21. 2920 90 70 60 Bis(neopentylglycolato)diboron (cas rn 201733-56-4) 6%
22. 2920 90 70 70 4.4,5.5-tetramethyl-1.3,2-dioxaborolane (cas rn 25015-63-8) with a purity by weight of 97% or more, containing not more than 1% of the stabiliser triethylamine (cas rn 121-44-8) 6%
23. 2920 90 70 80 Bis(pinacolato)diboron (cas rn 73183-34-3) 6%
24. 2920 90 70 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£37.9m+20% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.74 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£15.8m	41.6%	+3.1%
France	£8.3m	21.8%	+76.8%
Belgium	£6.1m	16%	+32%
China	£4.3m	11.4%	+13.7%
United States	£744k	2%	-44.4%
Japan	£629k	1.7%	+80.9%
Sweden	£573k	1.5%	+222.6%
India	£453k	1.2%	+9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines USA 3.7% – 6.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.6% Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free – 10% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 1.7% Brazil Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 3.6% Argentina Free – 10.8% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines · average 1.8% Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free – 3.9% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.6% Taiwan 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 4.6% GCC 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 3% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$472m	36.6%
2	Germany	US$196m	15.2%
3	United States	US$127m	9.9%
4	France	US$98m	7.6%
5	South Korea	US$62m	4.8%
6	India	US$55m	4.2%
7	Belgium	US$42m	3.3%
8	Taiwan	US$26m	2%
9	Poland	US$23m	1.8%
10	Japan	US$21m	1.6%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$205m	15.9%
2	Singapore	US$102m	7.9%
3	South Korea	US$85m	6.6%
4	China	US$61m	4.7%
5	India	US$55m	4.2%
6	Germany	US$54m	4.2%
7	Japan	US$51m	3.9%
8	United Kingdom	US$45m	3.5%
9	Canada	US$44m	3.4%
10	France	US$42m	3.2%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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
• 56number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

164

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	6.2%	2% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5%		2023
Aruba	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	7.5%	5% – 10%	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	3.8%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	6.2%	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	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		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	3.5%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	12%	5% – 26%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	1.3%	0% – 2%	2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		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	5%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	6.5%		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	3%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	6.2%	2% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	1%		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	5.6%	2% – 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	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	6.5%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	5.1%	0% – 6%	2023
United States	5.6%	3.7% – 6.5%	2023
Uruguay	5.3%	2% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Venezuela	6%	2% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	7.5%	0% – 15%	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

51639 Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) & their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated/nitrosated derivatives

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 211220

CPC 2.1 product

34180 Phosphoric esters and their salts or esters of other inorganic acids (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 6

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.

1. Tariff change 30 October 2026 · Applies from: 5 November 2026

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2163 of 17 September 2026 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

   CELEX 32026R2163 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

2. Tariff change 23 September 2026

   Guidance and Procedures for Implementing Tariff Adjustments for Specialty Pharmaceuticals and Associated Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for Duties Imposed Under Proclamation 11020

   FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov

3. 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

4. Tariff change 22 June 2026 · Applies from: 1 July 2026

   Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 11

   2026HTSRev11 · Source: hts.usitc.gov

5. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: 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. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

6. Sanctions 23 April 2026 · Applies from: 22 April 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

   CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

7. Tariff change 26 February 2026

   Update to Autonomous Suspension Coverage. Stop Press – 25 February 2026

   Trade Tariff news 4915 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

8. Sanctions 30 January 2026 · Applies from: 12 January 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/271 of 29 January 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

   CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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