Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2921

2921.42: Aniline derivatives and their salts

Subheading 2921.42 belongs to heading 2921 (amine-function compounds) in chapter 29.

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Customs duty Free – 6% standard rate · across 14 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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2921 42 00 00 Aniline derivatives and their salts
2921 42 00 25 Sodium hydrogen 2-aminobenzene-1.4-disulphonate (cas rn 24605-36-5) 6%+4
2921 42 00 38 2-nitroaniline (cas rn 88-74-4) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+4
2921 42 00 40 Sodium sulphanilate (cas rn 515-74-2), also in form of its mono- or dihydrates (cas rn 123333-70-0 or 6106-22-5) 6%+4
2921 42 00 50 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid (cas rn 121-47-1) 6%+4
2921 42 00 60 Sulphanilic acid 6%+3
2921 42 00 61 Potassium sulphanilate, calcium sulphanilate 6%+3
2921 42 00 65 4-chloroaniline (cas rn 106-47-8) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+4
2921 42 00 70 2-aminobenzene-1.4-disulfonic acid (cas rn 98-44-2) 6%+4
2921 42 00 80 4-chloro-2-nitroaniline (cas rn 89-63-4) 6%+4
2921 42 00 86 2.5-dichloroaniline (cas rn 95-82-9) 6%+4
2921 42 00 87 N-methylaniline (cas rn 100-61-8) 6%+4
2921 42 00 88 3.4-dichloroaniline-6-sulphonic acid (cas rn 6331-96-0) 6%+4
2921 42 00 89 4-fluoro-n-(1-methylethyl)benzeneamine (cas rn 70441-63-3) 6%+4
2921 42 00 90 Other Free+4
2921 42 00 00 Aniline derivatives and their salts
2921 42 00 25 Sodium hydrogen 2-aminobenzene-1.4-disulphonate (cas rn 24605-36-5) 6%+4
2921 42 00 38 2-nitroaniline (cas rn 88-74-4) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+4
2921 42 00 40 Sodium sulphanilate (cas rn 515-74-2), also in form of its mono- or dihydrates (cas rn 123333-70-0 or 6106-22-5) 6%+4
2921 42 00 50 3-aminobenzenesulfonic acid (cas rn 121-47-1) 6%+4
2921 42 00 60 Sulphanilic acid 6%+3
2921 42 00 61 Potassium sulphanilate, calcium sulphanilate 6%+3
2921 42 00 65 4-chloroaniline (cas rn 106-47-8) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%+4
2921 42 00 70 2-aminobenzene-1.4-disulfonic acid (cas rn 98-44-2) 6%+4
2921 42 00 80 4-chloro-2-nitroaniline (cas rn 89-63-4) 6%+4
2921 42 00 86 2.5-dichloroaniline (cas rn 95-82-9) 6%+4
2921 42 00 87 N-methylaniline (cas rn 100-61-8) 6%+4
2921 42 00 88 3.4-dichloroaniline-6-sulphonic acid (cas rn 6331-96-0) 6%+4
2921 42 00 89 4-fluoro-n-(1-methylethyl)benzeneamine (cas rn 70441-63-3) 6%+4
2921 42 00 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 3

Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
Applies to goods from
Belarus, Russia

Legal act
2022 No. 833
Documents
- 9018
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 12 of 14 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 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
Syria, Ukraine

Legal act
S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
Applies to goods from
Iran, Libya, Russia

Legal act
S.I. 2019/461, 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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
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
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
DCTS Standard	Indonesia	2.5%

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£3m+36.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£7.71 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£2.7m	90.1%	+39.2%
India	£258k	8.6%	+103.7%
United States	£19k	0.6%	+47.7%
Czechia	£11k	0.4%	—
Japan	£4k	0.1%	+16.3%
Canada	£2k	0.1%	—
Italy	£1k	0%	—
Taiwan	£1k	0%	—

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 15% Statutory rate (Law 474) 12 tariff lines

USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 5.3%

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

2921.42 · US$787.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$70.3kUS$70.3k+US$889.1k+US$7.1m+> US$359.1m

Exports: 60

China: US$370.2m
India: US$359.1m
Japan: US$11.2m
Russia: US$9.4m
Germany: US$9m
United States: US$7.1m
Portugal: US$3.7m
Belgium: US$3m
Italy: US$2.8m
United Kingdom: US$2m
Canada: US$1.4m
Kyrgyzstan: US$1.2m
France: US$1.1m
South Korea: US$961.4k
Austria: US$889.1k
Czechia: US$539.4k
Kazakhstan: US$500k
Hungary: US$491.4k
Spain: US$489.8k
Türkiye: US$406.1k
Taiwan: US$318.5k
Uzbekistan: US$307.8k
Sweden: US$262.2k
Latvia: US$256.3k
Switzerland: US$235.6k
Hong Kong SAR China: US$167.6k
Netherlands: US$88.8k
Serbia: US$76.7k
Malaysia: US$70.3k
Singapore: US$61.6k
Australia: US$60.7k
Thailand: US$39.5k
Poland: US$31.8k
Lithuania: US$30.1k
Guatemala: US$21.9k
South Africa: US$8.9k
Philippines: US$8.4k
Ireland: US$7.4k
Ukraine: US$5.2k
Romania: US$5k
Norway: US$4.7k
Mexico: US$4.4k
Israel: US$2.8k
Croatia: US$2.2k
Malta: US$2.1k
Estonia: US$1.6k
Brazil: US$1.4k
Colombia: US$1.4k
New Zealand: US$1k
Chile: US$700
Slovakia: US$600
Slovenia: US$600
Indonesia: US$500
Armenia: US$400
Argentina: US$300
Denmark: US$200
Kenya: US$200
United Arab Emirates: US$100
Bulgaria: US$0
Finland: US$0

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$370.2m	47%
2	India	US$359.1m	45.6%
3	Japan	US$11.2m	1.4%
4	Russia	US$9.4m	1.2%
5	Germany	US$9m	1.1%
6	United States	US$7.1m	0.9%
7	Portugal	US$3.7m	0.5%
8	Belgium	US$3m	0.4%
9	Italy	US$2.8m	0.4%
10	United Kingdom	US$2m	0.3%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United Arab Emirates	US$141m	17.9%
2	Russia	US$83.9m	10.7%
3	United States	US$81.5m	10.3%
4	Pakistan	US$72.3m	9.2%
5	Brazil	US$50.4m	6.4%
6	India	US$49.7m	6.3%
7	Romania	US$45.8m	5.8%
8	Oman	US$33.9m	4.3%
9	China	US$29.6m	3.8%
10	Germany	US$21.6m	2.7%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2921.42 into 14 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6% (average 5.6%). 1 of them is duty-free.

Subheading 2921.42 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 Free – 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 £3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 37% on the year before); China supplied 90%, followed by India.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$787.7m (+43.6% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$370.2m), followed by India.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for aniline derivatives and their salts?

Aniline derivatives and their salts fall under HS subheading 2921.42, part of heading 2921, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on aniline derivatives and their salts in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2921.42 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 aniline derivatives and their salts in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2921.42 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 aniline derivatives and their salts?

China, with US$370.2m in 2024 (47% 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 Free – 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 China (90%), India (9%) and United States (1%), out of total imports of £3m.