Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2926
2926.10: Nitrile-function compounds, acrylonitrile
Acrylonitrile
Official description Acrylonitrile
2926.10 is the HS subheading for acrylonitrile, under heading 2926 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2926 10 00 00 Acrylonitrile 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 4
- 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 2026
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- 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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 6% |
| 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £26.7m | 54.9% | +40.3% | |
| £11.5m | 23.6% | +51.8% | |
| £8.9m | 18.3% | -46.2% | |
| £1.5m | 3.1% | — | |
| £35k | 0.1% | -96.5% | |
| £21k | 0% | — | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% | |
| £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$113.7kUS$113.7k+US$11.3m+US$253.3m+> US$286.8m
Exports: 40
- Taiwan: US$308.2m
- United States: US$286.8m
- South Korea: US$265.7m
- China: US$253.3m
- Germany: US$237.3m
- Netherlands: US$230m
- Japan: US$66.8m
- Thailand: US$27.5m
- Belgium: US$15.3m
- Russia: US$11.3m
- India: US$10.9m
- France: US$10.7m
- Brazil: US$3.1m
- Italy: US$2.6m
- United Kingdom: US$945.2k
- Poland: US$531.8k
- Czechia: US$256.7k
- Austria: US$142.7k
- Switzerland: US$113.7k
- St Kitts & Nevis: US$101k
- South Africa: US$80.8k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$79.1k
- Türkiye: US$64.1k
- Sweden: US$23.1k
- Spain: US$19.1k
- Australia: US$17.4k
- Greece: US$9.5k
- Singapore: US$7.9k
- Denmark: US$6.6k
- Mexico: US$5.6k
- Canada: US$2.9k
- Finland: US$2.2k
- Indonesia: US$1.3k
- Lithuania: US$1.2k
- Portugal: US$800
- Hungary: US$100
- Latvia: US$100
- Slovakia: US$100
- Bulgaria: US$0
- Luxembourg: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$181.7kUS$181.7k+US$17.4m+US$89.1m+> US$151.1m
Imports: 85
- India: US$250.9m
- South Korea: US$213.5m
- France: US$151.1m
- Malaysia: US$143.5m
- Türkiye: US$129.6m
- Netherlands: US$127.3m
- Belgium: US$101.2m
- Mexico: US$89.1m
- United Kingdom: US$70.1m
- China: US$63.3m
- Germany: US$51.2m
- Italy: US$47.2m
- Thailand: US$41m
- Taiwan: US$38.2m
- United States: US$30.9m
- Peru: US$29.3m
- Hungary: US$29.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24.2m
- Japan: US$21.2m
- Portugal: US$17.4m
- Brazil: US$9.7m
- Sweden: US$9.5m
- Spain: US$8.9m
- South Africa: US$7.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5.5m
- Iraq: US$3.2m
- Indonesia: US$2.8m
- Denmark: US$2.6m
- Canada: US$2.4m
- Oman: US$2.1m
- Australia: US$2m
- Finland: US$1.1m
- Austria: US$1.1m
- Poland: US$888.3k
- Argentina: US$848.2k
- Israel: US$758.9k
- Romania: US$265.4k
- Vietnam: US$260.6k
- Pakistan: US$246.2k
- Dominican Republic: US$181.7k
- Cambodia: US$143.8k
- Bangladesh: US$106.9k
- Colombia: US$91.3k
- Singapore: US$78.5k
- Switzerland: US$68.6k
- Egypt: US$55.4k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$35.7k
- Papua New Guinea: US$17.4k
- Philippines: US$14.6k
- Mozambique: US$13.5k
- Kuwait: US$13.1k
- Ukraine: US$10.6k
- Guatemala: US$9.4k
- Luxembourg: US$6k
- Cyprus: US$5.9k
- Iceland: US$5.5k
- Nicaragua: US$4.1k
- Slovakia: US$3.1k
- North Korea: US$2.8k
- New Zealand: US$2.3k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$308.2m | 17.8% | |
| 2 | US$286.8m | 16.6% | |
| 3 | US$265.7m | 15.3% | |
| 4 | US$253.3m | 14.6% | |
| 5 | US$237.3m | 13.7% | |
| 6 | US$230m | 13.3% | |
| 7 | US$66.8m | 3.9% | |
| 8 | US$27.5m | 1.6% | |
| 9 | US$15.3m | 0.9% | |
| 10 | US$11.3m | 0.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$250.9m | 14.5% | |
| 2 | US$213.5m | 12.3% | |
| 3 | US$151.1m | 8.7% | |
| 4 | US$143.5m | 8.3% | |
| 5 | US$129.6m | 7.5% | |
| 6 | US$127.3m | 7.4% | |
| 7 | US$101.2m | 5.8% | |
| 8 | US$89.1m | 5.1% | |
| 9 | US$70.1m | 4% | |
| 10 | US$63.3m | 3.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4.3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.9%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 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
- 51483 Acrylonitrile
- 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2926.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2926.10 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 2926.10 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 2926.10 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 2926.10 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 2926.10 | 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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 2926.10; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 2926.10 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 acrylonitrile into the UK came to £48.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Germany supplied 55%, followed by South Korea.
In 2024, countries exported acrylonitrile worth US$1.7bn (−12.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was Taiwan (US$308.2m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for nitrile-function compounds, acrylonitrile?
Nitrile-function compounds, acrylonitrile fall under HS subheading 2926.10, part of heading 2926, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on nitrile-function compounds, acrylonitrile in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2926.10 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 nitrile-function compounds, acrylonitrile in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2926.10 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 nitrile-function compounds, acrylonitrile?
Taiwan, with US$308.2m in 2024 (17.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export acrylonitrile 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 acrylonitrile?
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 acrylonitrile from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (55%), South Korea (24%) and Netherlands (18%), out of total imports of £48.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.