2922.49: Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind: other

1. 2922 49 00 00 Other
2. 2922 49 20 00 Ss-alanine Free
3. 2922 49 85 00 Other Free
4. 2922 49 85 10 Ornithine aspartate (innm), (cas rn 3230-94-2) Free
5. 2922 49 85 17 Glycine (cas rn 56-40-6) with a purity by weight of 95% or more, whether or not with not more than 5% addition of anti-caking agent silicon dioxide (cas rn 112926-00-8) Free
6. 2922 49 85 20 3-amino-4-chlorobenzoic acid (cas rn 2840-28-0) Free
7. 2922 49 85 23 2-ethylhexyl 4-aminobenzoate (cas rn 26218-04-2) with a purity by weight of 99% or more Free
8. 2922 49 85 25 Dimethyl 2-aminobenzene-1.4-dicarboxylate (cas rn 5372-81-6) Free
9. 2922 49 85 28 Magnesium diglycinate (cas rn 14783-68-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more Free
10. 2922 49 85 33 4-amino-2-chlorobenzoic acid (cas rn 2457-76-3) with a purity by weight of 98% or more Free
11. 2922 49 85 40 Norvaline Free
12. 2922 49 85 43 (e)-ethyl 4-(dimethylamino)but-2-enoate maleate (cas rn 1690340-79-4) with a purity by weight of 98% or more Free
13. 2922 49 85 50 D-(-)-dihydrophenylglycine (cas rn 26774-88-9) Free
14. 2922 49 85 53 (s)-ethyl 3-amino-3-phenylpropanoate hemi((2r,3r)-2.3-dihydroxysuccinate) with a purity by weight of 98% or more Free
15. 2922 49 85 60 Ethyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate (cas rn 10287-53-3) Free
16. 2922 49 85 63 Glycine hydrochloride (cas rn 6000-43-7) with a purity by weight of 95% or more, whether or not containing not more than 5% of anti-caking agent silicon dioxide (cas rn 112926-00-8), used to produce food flavourings Free
17. 2922 49 85 75 L-alanine isopropyl ester hydrochloride (cas rn 62062-65-1) Free
18. 2922 49 85 87 Valine and its esters, salts thereof, as a separate chemically defined organic compound, whether or not containing impurities Free
19. 2922 49 85 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£69m+6.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£2.01 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£35.2m	51%	+11.4%
Germany	£8.7m	12.6%	+23.5%
Netherlands	£8.2m	11.9%	-8.4%
France	£3.5m	5%	+7.8%
Japan	£3.1m	4.6%	+0.3%
Brazil	£2.7m	3.8%	+19.8%
United States	£2.6m	3.7%	-27.3%
India	£1.5m	2.1%	-35.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% Türkiye Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines · average 6.2% USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 4.2% Canada Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Mexico Free – 10% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines · average 0.9% Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 5.9% Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 29 tariff lines · average 6.6% Peru Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines New Zealand Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Japan 3.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2.2% GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$2bn	37.9%
2	Singapore	US$484m	11.6%
3	India	US$321m	7.7%
4	Germany	US$309m	7.4%
5	Netherlands	US$229m	5.5%
6	United States	US$204m	4.9%
7	Belgium	US$126m	3%
8	France	US$117m	2.8%
9	Switzerland	US$112m	2.7%
10	Japan	US$97m	2.3%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$548m	13.1%
2	Germany	US$498m	11.9%
3	Japan	US$257m	6.2%
4	Netherlands	US$213m	5.1%
5	Belgium	US$195m	4.7%
6	Italy	US$166m	4%
7	France	US$136m	3.3%
8	India	US$136m	3.2%
9	Spain	US$132m	3.2%
10	Brazil	US$121m	2.9%

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
• 60number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

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	7.6%	2% – 14%	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	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	6%	5% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	7.6%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	5%		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	6.5%	6% – 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	5%		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)	3.3%	0% – 6.5%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	8%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	5%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	5%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	5%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	5%		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	13%	5% – 26%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	2%		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	5%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	15%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritania	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0.9%	0% – 10%	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%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	5%		2023
Nigeria	5%		2023
North Macedonia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	1.5%	0% – 3%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	6.1%	0% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	1%		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	5%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	5%		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%		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	0%		2023
Syria	1%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	0%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	4.3%	0% – 6.5%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	4.2%	0% – 6.5%	2023
Uruguay	7.6%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Venezuela	7.6%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		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. · 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

51465 Amino acids & their esters (other than those containing > one kind of oxygen function), n.e.s.; salts thereof

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 211220

CPC 2.1 product

34150 Amine-function compounds; oxygen-function amino-compounds, except lysine and its esters and salts thereof and glutamic acid and its salts; ureines and their derivatives and salts thereof; carboxyimide-function compounds and imine-compounds; nitrile-function compounds; diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds; organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine; compounds with other nitrogen function

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 12

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.

1. Tariff change 23 September 2026

   Guidance and Procedures for Implementing Tariff Adjustments for Specialty Pharmaceuticals and Associated Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Technical Corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for Duties Imposed Under Proclamation 11020

   FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Anti-dumping 16 September 2026

   L-lysine From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order

   FR Doc. 2026-18924 · 91 FR 58627 · Source: federalregister.gov

3. Anti-dumping 23 July 2026

   L-Lysine From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

   FR Doc. 2026-14951 · 91 FR 46406 · Source: federalregister.gov

4. Countervailing duty 23 July 2026

   L-Lysine From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

   FR Doc. 2026-14952 · 91 FR 46399 · Source: federalregister.gov

5. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

6. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

7. Import and export controls 3 April 2026

   Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığının Kontrolüne Tabi Ürünlerin İthalat Denetimi Tebliği (Ürün Güvenliği ve Denetimi: 2026/5)’nde Değişiklik Yapılmasına Dair Tebliğ (Ürün Güvenliği ve Denetimi: 2026/34)

   RG 03.04.2026 sayı 33213 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

8. Anti-dumping 6 March 2026

   L-Lysine From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures

   FR Doc. 2026-04412 · 91 FR 11030 · Source: federalregister.gov

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