Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2920

2920.90

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

Esters of other inorganic acids

Official description Other

2920.90 is the HS subheading for esters of other inorganic acids, under heading 2920 in chapter 29.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 6% standard rate · across 21 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  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%+3
  4. 2920 90 10 20 Diallyl 2.2'-oxydiethyl dicarbonate (cas rn 142-22-3) 6%+4
  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%+3
  6. 2920 90 10 33 Ethyl methyl carbonate (cas rn 623-53-0) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%+4
  7. 2920 90 10 40 Dimethyl carbonate (cas rn 616-38-6) 6%+4
  8. 2920 90 10 45 Ethylene carbonate (cas rn 96-49-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+4
  9. 2920 90 10 50 Di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (cas rn 24424-99-5) 6%+4
  10. 2920 90 10 55 Vinylene carbonate (cas rn 872-36-6) with a purity by weight of 99.9% or more 6%+4
  11. 2920 90 10 65 Vinyl ethylene carbonate (cas rn 4427-96-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+3
  12. 2920 90 10 75 Dimethyl sulphate (cas rn 77-78-1) with a purity of at least 99% 6%+4
  13. 2920 90 10 85 Diethyl carbonate (cas rn 105-58-8) with a purity by weight of 99.9% or more 6%+3
  14. 2920 90 10 90 Other Free+4
  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%+3
  17. 2920 90 70 15 Α-endosulfan (cas 959-98-8) 6%+3
  18. 2920 90 70 20 Diethyl phosphorochloridate (cas rn 814-49-3) 6%+4
  19. 2920 90 70 25 Endosulfan ii; β-endosulfan (cas 33213-65-9) 6%+3
  20. 2920 90 70 35 Triisopropyl borate (cas rn 5419-55-6) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+3
  21. 2920 90 70 60 Bis(neopentylglycolato)diboron (cas rn 201733-56-4) 6%+4
  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%+3
  23. 2920 90 70 80 Bis(pinacolato)diboron (cas rn 73183-34-3) 6%+4
  24. 2920 90 70 90 Other Free+4

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 5

  • 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 10 of 21 lines
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2026
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 21 lines
  • Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 30 June 2027
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 21 lines

Import requirements 3

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Tariff lines
    on 9 of 21 lines
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Syria, Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395, S.I. 2019/792
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
    Tariff lines
    on 9 of 21 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free – 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–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–XC agreement XC Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–XL agreement XL Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£37.9m+20% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.74 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.7mFeb 2024: £2.9mMar 2024: £3.7mApr 2024: £3.3mMay 2024: £4mJun 2024: £2.2mJul 2024: £3.1mAug 2024: £1.7mSept 2024: £2.4mOct 2024: £3.4mNov 2024: £2.7mDec 2024: £2.1mJan 2025: £2.2mFeb 2025: £2.8mMar 2025: £2.2mApr 2025: £2.4mMay 2025: £3.3mJun 2025: £2.5mJul 2025: £2.8mAug 2025: £2.7mSept 2025: £3.1mOct 2025: £3.5mNov 2025: £2.5mDec 2025: £2.6mJan 2026: £2.7mFeb 2026: £3.2mMar 2026: £3.9mApr 2026: £2.3mMay 2026: £3.5mJun 2026: £3.7mJul 2026: £5.1mAug 2026: £1.9m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
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

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

2920.90 · US$1.3bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$290.9kUS$290.9k+US$5.3m+US$25.6m+> US$127.2m

Exports: 83
  1. China: US$471.7m
  2. Germany: US$196m
  3. United States: US$127.2m
  4. France: US$98.3m
  5. South Korea: US$61.6m
  6. India: US$54.6m
  7. Belgium: US$42m
  8. Taiwan: US$25.6m
  9. Poland: US$23.2m
  10. Japan: US$20.7m
  11. Italy: US$20.2m
  12. Singapore: US$19.8m
  13. Indonesia: US$19.3m
  14. Switzerland: US$18m
  15. Netherlands: US$13.2m
  16. Mexico: US$12.5m
  17. Spain: US$9.9m
  18. Russia: US$6.3m
  19. Hungary: US$5.3m
  20. United Kingdom: US$5.3m
  21. Egypt: US$5m
  22. Türkiye: US$4.7m
  23. Czechia: US$4.2m
  24. Slovenia: US$3.2m
  25. Ireland: US$2.9m
  26. Finland: US$2.7m
  27. Denmark: US$2m
  28. United Arab Emirates: US$1.7m
  29. Brazil: US$1.6m
  30. Austria: US$999.8k
  31. Canada: US$998.8k
  32. Sweden: US$774.6k
  33. Chile: US$642.8k
  34. Saudi Arabia: US$559.9k
  35. Bahrain: US$521.3k
  36. Lithuania: US$455.7k
  37. Hong Kong SAR China: US$455.3k
  38. Bulgaria: US$353.3k
  39. Peru: US$290.9k
  40. Malaysia: US$278k
  41. Australia: US$250.7k
  42. Portugal: US$226.8k
  43. South Africa: US$224.1k
  44. Colombia: US$216.4k
  45. Mauritius: US$189.2k
  46. Croatia: US$161k
  47. Senegal: US$115.9k
  48. Israel: US$102.8k
  49. Nigeria: US$101.5k
  50. Slovakia: US$97.6k
  51. Thailand: US$79.5k
  52. Romania: US$79.2k
  53. Latvia: US$68.1k
  54. Norway: US$65.8k
  55. Ukraine: US$62.4k
  56. Brunei: US$59.9k
  57. Luxembourg: US$46.8k
  58. Uzbekistan: US$44.9k
  59. Greece: US$35.9k
  60. Kenya: US$30.4k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$471.7m 36.6%
2 Germany US$196m 15.2%
3 United States US$127.2m 9.9%
4 France US$98.3m 7.6%
5 South Korea US$61.6m 4.8%
6 India US$54.6m 4.2%
7 Belgium US$42m 3.3%
8 Taiwan US$25.6m 2%
9 Poland US$23.2m 1.8%
10 Japan US$20.7m 1.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$204.7m 15.9%
2 Singapore US$101.6m 7.9%
3 South Korea US$84.6m 6.6%
4 China US$60.6m 4.7%
5 India US$54.6m 4.2%
6 Germany US$54.5m 4.2%
7 Japan US$50.7m 3.9%
8 United Kingdom US$44.8m 3.5%
9 Canada US$43.8m 3.4%
10 France US$41.8m 3.2%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2920.90 into 21 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6% (average 5.4%). 2 of them are duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2920.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6.5%.

175 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 Free – 6%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of esters of other inorganic acids into the UK came to £37.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 20% on the year before); Germany supplied 42%, followed by France.

In 2024, countries exported esters of other inorganic acids worth US$1.3bn (+7.5% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$471.7m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals: other?

Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals: other fall under HS subheading 2920.90, part of heading 2920, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2920.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2920.90 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 esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals?

China, with US$471.7m in 2024 (36.6% of world exports).

Which countries can export esters of other inorganic acids to the UK duty-free?

175 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 Free – 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on esters of other inorganic acids?

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 esters of other inorganic acids from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (42%), France (22%) and Belgium (16%), out of total imports of £37.9m.