Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2921

2921.11

2921.11: Methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts

Subheading 2921.11 belongs to heading 2921 (amine-function compounds) in chapter 29.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2921 11 00 00 Methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts 6%kg methylamines
  2. 2921 11 00 00 Methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts 6%kg methylamines

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 2

  • 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)

Import requirements 3

  • Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
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£6.9m-1.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.11 per kg
Jan 2024: £883kFeb 2024: £928kMar 2024: £855kApr 2024: £893kMay 2024: £721kJun 2024: £585kJul 2024: £689kAug 2024: £527kSept 2024: £465kOct 2024: £376kNov 2024: £556kDec 2024: £333kJan 2025: £839kFeb 2025: £701kMar 2025: £697kApr 2025: £708kMay 2025: £423kJun 2025: £427kJul 2025: £764kAug 2025: £692kSept 2025: £691kOct 2025: £393kNov 2025: £190kDec 2025: £545kJan 2026: £328kFeb 2026: £803kMar 2026: £682kApr 2026: £566kMay 2026: £645kJun 2026: £493kJul 2026: £846kAug 2026: £705k 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 £4m 57.6% +120.8%
Belgium £2.8m 40% -37.5%
South Korea £61k 0.9% -87%
China £40k 0.6% -6.6%
United States £40k 0.6% -55.1%
United Kingdom £11k 0.2% +170.4%
India £11k 0.2% -73.2%
Spain £3k 0% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2921.11 · US$316m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$156kUS$156k+US$3m+US$15m+> US$59m

Exports: 60
  1. Belgium: US$64m
  2. Germany: US$59m
  3. India: US$42m
  4. United States: US$29m
  5. South Korea: US$28m
  6. China: US$15m
  7. Taiwan: US$14m
  8. Japan: US$11m
  9. Türkiye: US$9m
  10. Poland: US$8m
  11. Mexico: US$7m
  12. Saudi Arabia: US$6m
  13. Singapore: US$4m
  14. Italy: US$3m
  15. South Africa: US$3m
  16. Philippines: US$3m
  17. Canada: US$2m
  18. Netherlands: US$1m
  19. France: US$1m
  20. Romania: US$1m
  21. Russia: US$858k
  22. Switzerland: US$843k
  23. Spain: US$705k
  24. Indonesia: US$700k
  25. United Kingdom: US$515k
  26. Hong Kong SAR China: US$180k
  27. Czechia: US$157k
  28. Brazil: US$156k
  29. Australia: US$133k
  30. Finland: US$130k
  31. Ireland: US$118k
  32. United Arab Emirates: US$104k
  33. Thailand: US$88k
  34. Slovenia: US$74k
  35. Malaysia: US$66k
  36. Lithuania: US$47k
  37. Sweden: US$42k
  38. Guatemala: US$30k
  39. Greece: US$30k
  40. Armenia: US$23k
  41. Latvia: US$23k
  42. Austria: US$20k
  43. Hungary: US$15k
  44. Israel: US$14k
  45. Colombia: US$10k
  46. Luxembourg: US$10k
  47. Denmark: US$6k
  48. Sri Lanka: US$5k
  49. Portugal: US$3k
  50. Tanzania: US$3k
  51. New Zealand: US$2k
  52. Slovakia: US$2k
  53. Ukraine: US$800
  54. Norway: US$200
  55. Croatia: US$100
  56. Bulgaria: US$0
  57. Bahrain: US$0
  58. North Macedonia: US$0
  59. Serbia: US$0
  60. Uganda: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Belgium US$64m 20.2%
2 Germany US$59m 18.5%
3 India US$42m 13.2%
4 United States US$29m 9.3%
5 South Korea US$28m 8.7%
6 China US$15m 4.7%
7 Taiwan US$14m 4.3%
8 Japan US$11m 3.5%
9 Türkiye US$9m 3%
10 Poland US$8m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Taiwan US$27m 8.4%
2 France US$25m 8%
3 Netherlands US$24m 7.6%
4 United States US$18m 5.6%
5 Spain US$17m 5.4%
6 Hungary US$13m 4.1%
7 Germany US$13m 4.1%
8 Brazil US$13m 4%
9 China US$12m 3.9%
10 Philippines US$12m 3.8%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2921.11; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 2921.11 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.

173 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 £6.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 1% on the year before); Germany supplied 58%, followed by Belgium.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$316m (+15.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was Belgium (US$64m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts?

Methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts fall under HS subheading 2921.11, part of heading 2921, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2921.11 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 methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2921.11 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 methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts?

Belgium, with US$64m in 2024 (20.2% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 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 Germany (58%), Belgium (40%) and South Korea (1%), out of total imports of £6.9m.