Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2922
2922.42: Glutamic acid and its salts
Glutamic acid and salts (MSG)
2922.42 is the HS subheading for glutamic acid and salts (MSG), under heading 2922 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2922 42 00 00 Glutamic acid and its salts Free
- Monosodium glutamate Free
- 2922 42 00 15 Consigned from Malaysia Free
- 2922 42 00 20 Other Free
- 2922 42 00 90 Other Free
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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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–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 |
| 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–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £5.2m | 58.1% | -39.6% |
 China | £2.2m | 25% | +3.3% |
 Netherlands | £398k | 4.4% | +62.8% |
 Germany | £329k | 3.7% | +605.1% |
 Indonesia | £228k | 2.5% | -5.5% |
 Thailand | £142k | 1.6% | -2.8% |
 Japan | £126k | 1.4% | +40% |
 Brazil | £113k | 1.3% | -19.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA 3.7% – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.1% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Brazil Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.6% 
Argentina Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan 3.9% – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.2% 
Taiwan Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$104kUS$104k+US$2m+US$25m+> US$163m
Exports: 94
- China: US$1bn
- Thailand: US$188m
- Indonesia: US$163m
- Brazil: US$152m
- France: US$110m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$90m
- Vietnam: US$85m
- Malaysia: US$57m
- Taiwan: US$25m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- United States: US$11m
- Germany: US$10m
- Japan: US$6m
- India: US$6m
- Poland: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Peru: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- Mongolia: US$3m
- Hungary: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$929k
- Dominican Republic: US$775k
- Czechia: US$596k
- Austria: US$436k
- Senegal: US$427k
- South Africa: US$309k
- Israel: US$236k
- Mexico: US$227k
- Guatemala: US$221k
- Switzerland: US$204k
- Russia: US$193k
- Denmark: US$183k
- Uganda: US$183k
- Latvia: US$171k
- Finland: US$130k
- Costa Rica: US$111k
- Sweden: US$107k
- Honduras: US$104k
- Serbia: US$98k
- Bulgaria: US$88k
- El Salvador: US$73k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$71k
- Canada: US$67k
- Ireland: US$58k
- Croatia: US$58k
- Romania: US$52k
- Nigeria: US$46k
- United Arab Emirates: US$44k
- Malawi: US$41k
- Estonia: US$39k
- Australia: US$38k
- Slovakia: US$33k
- Chile: US$32k
- Greece: US$32k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$789kUS$789k+US$5m+US$28m+> US$95m
Imports: 197
- Japan: US$179m
- Nigeria: US$149m
- Indonesia: US$140m
- Vietnam: US$133m
- Thailand: US$118m
- Malaysia: US$95m
- United Arab Emirates: US$87m
- Philippines: US$84m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$78m
- South Korea: US$77m
- India: US$75m
- Cambodia: US$50m
- United States: US$48m
- Laos: US$47m
- Taiwan: US$45m
- Germany: US$35m
- Mexico: US$31m
- South Africa: US$29m
- Spain: US$28m
- Saudi Arabia: US$28m
- Egypt: US$23m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- North Korea: US$21m
- Poland: US$20m
- Russia: US$20m
- Guatemala: US$17m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- Senegal: US$15m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Bangladesh: US$12m
- Croatia: US$12m
- Peru: US$11m
- Austria: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Ghana: US$10m
- Colombia: US$9m
- Italy: US$8m
- Australia: US$8m
- Dominican Republic: US$8m
- Canada: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Iran: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Brazil: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Portugal: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Sweden: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Nepal: US$4m
- Togo: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 52.5% |
| 2 | Thailand | US$188m | 9.3% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$163m | 8.1% |
| 4 | Brazil | US$152m | 7.6% |
| 5 | France | US$110m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$90m | 4.5% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$85m | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Malaysia | US$57m | 2.8% |
| 9 | Taiwan | US$25m | 1.2% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$12m | 0.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$179m | 8.9% |
| 2 | Nigeria | US$149m | 7.4% |
| 3 | Indonesia | US$140m | 7% |
| 4 | Vietnam | US$133m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Thailand | US$118m | 5.8% |
| 6 | Malaysia | US$95m | 4.7% |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates | US$87m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  Philippines | US$84m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$78m | 3.9% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$77m | 3.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Fiji, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 5% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 13% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 5% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5.5% | 5% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 32% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 5.2% | 3.9% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 9.4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 10% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 20% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 5% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 7.7% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 6.6%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 2.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Togo | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.1% | 3.7% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 5% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 5% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 17% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 51464 Lysine & its esters; salts thereof; glutamic acid & its salts
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35220 Lysine and its esters and salts thereof; glutamic acid and its salts; quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids; acyclic amides and their derivatives and salts thereof; cyclic amides (except ureines) and their derivatives and salts
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2100 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2922.42 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2922.42 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2922.42 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2922.42 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2922.42 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2922.42 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-12101 · 91 FR 36112 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-11326 · 91 FR 34221 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-02778 · 91 FR 6188 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2922.42 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2922.42; the duty is 6.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported glutamic acid and salts (MSG) worth £9m (down 26% on the year before), at an average of £1.16 per kg; France supplied 58%, followed by China.
World trade in glutamic acid and salts (MSG) reached US$2bn in 2024, up 4.4% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 52.5% of the total, ahead of Thailand.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for glutamic acid and its salts?
Glutamic acid and its salts fall under HS subheading 2922.42, part of heading 2922, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on glutamic acid and its salts in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2922.42 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on glutamic acid and its salts in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2922.42 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 glutamic acid and its salts?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (52.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export glutamic acid and salts (MSG) 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on glutamic acid and salts (MSG)?
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 glutamic acid and salts (MSG) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (58%), China (25%) and Netherlands (4%), out of total imports of £9m.