Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2920
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2920 90 00 00 Other
- 2920 90 10 00 Sulphuric esters and carbonic esters and their salts, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 2920 90 10 13 Tetraethyl orthocarbonate (cas rn 78-09-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+3
- 2920 90 10 20 Diallyl 2.2'-oxydiethyl dicarbonate (cas rn 142-22-3) 6%+4
- 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
- 2920 90 10 33 Ethyl methyl carbonate (cas rn 623-53-0) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%+4
- 2920 90 10 40 Dimethyl carbonate (cas rn 616-38-6) 6%+4
- 2920 90 10 45 Ethylene carbonate (cas rn 96-49-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+4
- 2920 90 10 50 Di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (cas rn 24424-99-5) 6%+4
- 2920 90 10 55 Vinylene carbonate (cas rn 872-36-6) with a purity by weight of 99.9% or more 6%+4
- 2920 90 10 65 Vinyl ethylene carbonate (cas rn 4427-96-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+3
- 2920 90 10 75 Dimethyl sulphate (cas rn 77-78-1) with a purity of at least 99% 6%+4
- 2920 90 10 85 Diethyl carbonate (cas rn 105-58-8) with a purity by weight of 99.9% or more 6%+3
- 2920 90 10 90 Other Free+4
- 2920 90 70 00 Other
- 2920 90 70 10 Tris(2-propylheptyl) borate (cas rn 1488321-95-4) with a purity by weight of 90% or more 6%+3
- 2920 90 70 15 Α-endosulfan (cas 959-98-8) 6%+3
- 2920 90 70 20 Diethyl phosphorochloridate (cas rn 814-49-3) 6%+4
- 2920 90 70 25 Endosulfan ii; β-endosulfan (cas 33213-65-9) 6%+3
- 2920 90 70 35 Triisopropyl borate (cas rn 5419-55-6) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+3
- 2920 90 70 60 Bis(neopentylglycolato)diboron (cas rn 201733-56-4) 6%+4
- 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
- 2920 90 70 80 Bis(pinacolato)diboron (cas rn 73183-34-3) 6%+4
- 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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 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–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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £15.8m | 41.6% | +3.1% | |
| £8.3m | 21.8% | +76.8% | |
| £6.1m | 16% | +32% | |
| £4.3m | 11.4% | +13.7% | |
| £744k | 2% | -44.4% | |
| £629k | 1.7% | +80.9% | |
| £573k | 1.5% | +222.6% | |
| £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
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$290.9kUS$290.9k+US$5.3m+US$25.6m+> US$127.2m
Exports: 83
- China: US$471.7m
- Germany: US$196m
- United States: US$127.2m
- France: US$98.3m
- South Korea: US$61.6m
- India: US$54.6m
- Belgium: US$42m
- Taiwan: US$25.6m
- Poland: US$23.2m
- Japan: US$20.7m
- Italy: US$20.2m
- Singapore: US$19.8m
- Indonesia: US$19.3m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Netherlands: US$13.2m
- Mexico: US$12.5m
- Spain: US$9.9m
- Russia: US$6.3m
- Hungary: US$5.3m
- United Kingdom: US$5.3m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4.7m
- Czechia: US$4.2m
- Slovenia: US$3.2m
- Ireland: US$2.9m
- Finland: US$2.7m
- Denmark: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.7m
- Brazil: US$1.6m
- Austria: US$999.8k
- Canada: US$998.8k
- Sweden: US$774.6k
- Chile: US$642.8k
- Saudi Arabia: US$559.9k
- Bahrain: US$521.3k
- Lithuania: US$455.7k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$455.3k
- Bulgaria: US$353.3k
- Peru: US$290.9k
- Malaysia: US$278k
- Australia: US$250.7k
- Portugal: US$226.8k
- South Africa: US$224.1k
- Colombia: US$216.4k
- Mauritius: US$189.2k
- Croatia: US$161k
- Senegal: US$115.9k
- Israel: US$102.8k
- Nigeria: US$101.5k
- Slovakia: US$97.6k
- Thailand: US$79.5k
- Romania: US$79.2k
- Latvia: US$68.1k
- Norway: US$65.8k
- Ukraine: US$62.4k
- Brunei: US$59.9k
- Luxembourg: US$46.8k
- Uzbekistan: US$44.9k
- Greece: US$35.9k
- Kenya: US$30.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$396.4kUS$396.4k+US$4.6m+US$28.6m+> US$54.6m
Imports: 154
- United States: US$204.7m
- Singapore: US$101.6m
- South Korea: US$84.6m
- China: US$60.6m
- India: US$54.6m
- Germany: US$54.5m
- Japan: US$50.7m
- United Kingdom: US$44.8m
- Canada: US$43.8m
- France: US$41.8m
- Italy: US$38.1m
- Brazil: US$37.6m
- Poland: US$34.2m
- Belgium: US$31.6m
- Spain: US$29.2m
- Vietnam: US$28.6m
- Netherlands: US$26.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$25.6m
- Bahrain: US$24.8m
- Hungary: US$21.8m
- Thailand: US$20.9m
- Mexico: US$20.3m
- Austria: US$15.5m
- Taiwan: US$15.4m
- Philippines: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$10.3m
- Türkiye: US$9.8m
- Switzerland: US$9.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9.3m
- Russia: US$9.2m
- Czechia: US$8.3m
- Lithuania: US$7.5m
- Malaysia: US$6.8m
- Romania: US$5.5m
- Argentina: US$5.4m
- Serbia: US$5.1m
- Portugal: US$4.6m
- Australia: US$4.6m
- Colombia: US$4.2m
- Senegal: US$4.1m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3.3m
- Israel: US$3.1m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Algeria: US$2.9m
- Iran: US$2.6m
- Norway: US$2.3m
- Greece: US$2.1m
- Finland: US$2m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Chile: US$1.9m
- Egypt: US$1.9m
- Slovakia: US$1.8m
- Bangladesh: US$1.7m
- South Africa: US$1.7m
- Slovenia: US$1.6m
- Turkmenistan: US$1.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.3m
- Pakistan: US$1.2m
- Belarus: US$907.2k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$471.7m | 36.6% | |
| 2 | US$196m | 15.2% | |
| 3 | US$127.2m | 9.9% | |
| 4 | US$98.3m | 7.6% | |
| 5 | US$61.6m | 4.8% | |
| 6 | US$54.6m | 4.2% | |
| 7 | US$42m | 3.3% | |
| 8 | US$25.6m | 2% | |
| 9 | US$23.2m | 1.8% | |
| 10 | US$20.7m | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$204.7m | 15.9% | |
| 2 | US$101.6m | 7.9% | |
| 3 | US$84.6m | 6.6% | |
| 4 | US$60.6m | 4.7% | |
| 5 | US$54.6m | 4.2% | |
| 6 | US$54.5m | 4.2% | |
| 7 | US$50.7m | 3.9% | |
| 8 | US$44.8m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$43.8m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | 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.