Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2922

2922.12

2922.12: Diethanolamine and its salts

Subheading 2922.12 belongs to heading 2922 (oxygen-function amino-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: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 2922 12 00 00 Diethanolamine and its salts 6%

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 1

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017

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£1.9m-9.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.29 per kg
Jan 2024: £194kFeb 2024: £224kMar 2024: £199kApr 2024: £200kMay 2024: £171kJun 2024: £277kJul 2024: £177kAug 2024: £202kSept 2024: £226kOct 2024: £100kNov 2024: £199kDec 2024: £124kJan 2025: £148kFeb 2025: £178kMar 2025: £242kApr 2025: £169kMay 2025: £193kJun 2025: £172kJul 2025: £206kAug 2025: £199kSept 2025: £148kOct 2025: £38kNov 2025: £211kDec 2025: £79kJan 2026: £179kFeb 2026: £180kMar 2026: £171kApr 2026: £258kMay 2026: £188kJun 2026: £233kJul 2026: £107kAug 2026: £151k 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 £1.2m 59.4% -20.5%
Belgium £264k 13.6% +39.1%
Denmark £199k 10.2% —
France £99k 5.1% -56.2%
Sweden £95k 4.9% +100.5%
Saudi Arabia £77k 4% -35.6%
United States £31k 1.6% -68.1%
Netherlands £21k 1.1% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2922.12 · US$350.4m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$142.8kUS$142.8k+US$1.9m+US$14.1m+> US$72.3m

Exports: 66
  1. Saudi Arabia: US$109.6m
  2. Germany: US$72.3m
  3. Belgium: US$63m
  4. Sweden: US$17.8m
  5. China: US$16.5m
  6. Malaysia: US$14.1m
  7. United States: US$13m
  8. France: US$9.9m
  9. Thailand: US$6.5m
  10. Mexico: US$3.9m
  11. Russia: US$3.4m
  12. Taiwan: US$3m
  13. Philippines: US$2.3m
  14. Japan: US$2.1m
  15. South Korea: US$1.9m
  16. India: US$1.7m
  17. Netherlands: US$1.5m
  18. United Arab Emirates: US$1.4m
  19. Iran: US$1.4m
  20. Poland: US$813k
  21. Türkiye: US$753.1k
  22. Switzerland: US$661.7k
  23. Spain: US$573.1k
  24. Singapore: US$457.2k
  25. Italy: US$382.2k
  26. Brazil: US$257.1k
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$172.1k
  28. United Kingdom: US$159.2k
  29. Vietnam: US$155.8k
  30. Denmark: US$142.8k
  31. Canada: US$93.4k
  32. Indonesia: US$84.5k
  33. South Africa: US$67.3k
  34. Australia: US$57.9k
  35. Slovenia: US$51.1k
  36. Ireland: US$47.1k
  37. Norway: US$45.3k
  38. Guatemala: US$39.2k
  39. Romania: US$33.2k
  40. Portugal: US$32.5k
  41. Argentina: US$29.7k
  42. Kenya: US$24.8k
  43. Dominican Republic: US$20.9k
  44. Pakistan: US$17.2k
  45. Chile: US$13.1k
  46. Austria: US$6.3k
  47. Mali: US$4.3k
  48. Honduras: US$4.2k
  49. Colombia: US$4k
  50. Czechia: US$3.7k
  51. Senegal: US$3.5k
  52. Armenia: US$3.1k
  53. Peru: US$2.6k
  54. Morocco: US$1.3k
  55. Kazakhstan: US$500
  56. Bahrain: US$100
  57. Greece: US$100
  58. Latvia: US$100
  59. Uzbekistan: US$100
  60. Bulgaria: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Saudi Arabia US$109.6m 31.3%
2 Germany US$72.3m 20.6%
3 Belgium US$63m 18%
4 Sweden US$17.8m 5.1%
5 China US$16.5m 4.7%
6 Malaysia US$14.1m 4%
7 United States US$13m 3.7%
8 France US$9.9m 2.8%
9 Thailand US$6.5m 1.9%
10 Mexico US$3.9m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$137.5m 39.2%
2 Belgium US$39.1m 11.2%
3 China US$25.9m 7.4%
4 India US$21.8m 6.2%
5 Thailand US$11.2m 3.2%
6 Canada US$8.6m 2.5%
7 Brazil US$8.4m 2.4%
8 Türkiye US$6.9m 2%
9 Italy US$6.2m 1.8%
10 Spain US$4.9m 1.4%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2922.12; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 2922.12 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 £1.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); Germany supplied 59%, followed by Belgium.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$350.4m (+8.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was Saudi Arabia (US$109.6m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for diethanolamine and its salts?

Diethanolamine and its salts fall under HS subheading 2922.12, part of heading 2922, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on diethanolamine and its salts in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2922.12 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 diethanolamine and its salts in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2922.12 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 diethanolamine and its salts?

Saudi Arabia, with US$109.6m in 2024 (31.3% 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 (59%), Belgium (14%) and Denmark (10%), out of total imports of £1.9m.