Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2928

2928.00: Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine

Hydrazine and hydroxylamine derivatives

2928.00 is the HS subheading for hydrazine and hydroxylamine derivatives, under heading 2928 in chapter 29.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free – 6% standard rate · across 22 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 4

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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2928 00 10 00 N,n-bis(2-methoxyethyl)hydroxylamine Free
2928 00 90 00 Other
2928 00 90 13 Cymoxanil (iso) (cas rn 57966-95-7) 6%
2928 00 90 18 Acetone oxime (cas rn 127-06-0) of a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%
2928 00 90 23 Metobromuron (iso) (cas rn 3060-89-7) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%
2928 00 90 25 Acetaldehyde oxime in an aqueous solution (cas rn 107-29-9) 6%
2928 00 90 28 Pentan-2-one oxime (cas rn 623-40-5) 6%
2928 00 90 30 N-isopropylhydroxylamine (cas rn 5080-22-8) 6%
2928 00 90 33 4- chlorophenylhydrazine hydrochloride (cas rn 1073-70-7) 6%
2928 00 90 38 Aqueous solution of methoxyammonium chloride (cas-rn 593-56-6), containing by weight: -30% or more but not more than 40% of methoxyammonium chloride -not more than 4% of hydrochloric acid 6%
2928 00 90 43 2-(3-methoxy-3-oxopropyl)-1.1,1-trimethylhydrazinium bromide (cas rn 106966-25-0) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%
2928 00 90 45 Tebufenozide (iso) (cas rn 112410-23-8) 6%
2928 00 90 48 1-{[(1h-fluoren-9-ylmetoxi)carbonil]oxi}pyrrolidine-2.5-dione (cas rn 82911-69-1) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%
2928 00 90 50 Aqueous solution of 2.2'-(hydroxyimino) bisethanesulphonic acid disodium salt (cas rn 133986-51-3) with a content by weight of more than 33.5% but not more than 36.5% 6%
2928 00 90 53 Ethyl chloro[(4-methoxyphenyl)hydrazono]acetate (cas rn 27143-07-3) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%
2928 00 90 63 Daminozide (iso) (cas rn 1596-84-5) with a purity by weight of 97% or more 6%
2928 00 90 68 Ethyl hydrazinoacetate hydrochloride (cas rn 6945-92-2) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%
2928 00 90 70 Butanone oxime (cas rn 96-29-7) 6%
2928 00 90 73 3.3´-bis(3.5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-n,n´-bipropionamide (cas rn 32687-78-8) with a purity by weight of 97% or more 6%
2928 00 90 75 Metaflumizone (iso) (cas rn 139968-49-3) 6%
2928 00 90 78 Aminoguanidinium hydrogen carbonate (cas rn 2582-30-1) with a purity by weight of 99% or more 6%
2928 00 90 80 Cyflufenamid (iso) (cas rn 180409-60-3) 6%
2928 00 90 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 3

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)
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 15 of 22 lines

Import requirements 4

Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition

Applies to goods from
North Korea

Legal act
S.I. 2019/411

Tariff lines
on 21 of 22 lines
Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
Applies to goods from
Syria, Ukraine

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

Legal act
S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 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
- C676 Import/export authorisation issued by the competent authorities of the Member States
Tariff lines
on 21 of 22 lines
Import controlHome Office Controlled Drugs (import)
Applies to goods from
all countries

Legal act
2001 No. 3998
Documents
- 9113
- 913Y
Tariff lines
on 1 of 22 lines

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–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	Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£4.7m-50.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£10.19 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	£1.3m	27.3%	-72.9%
Italy	£793k	17%	+1.6%
United States	£433k	9.3%	-73.8%
France	£363k	7.8%	+43.7%
Switzerland	£338k	7.2%	+44.3%
India	£328k	7%	-23%
Canada	£300k	6.4%	+5,612%
Germany	£239k	5.1%	-59.2%

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 7 tariff lines · average 5.6%

USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 4.1%

World trade in 2024

2928.00 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$315kUS$315k+US$3m+US$51m+> US$136m

Exports: 79

Switzerland: US$568m
China: US$272m
Italy: US$136m
India: US$119m
United States: US$69m
Netherlands: US$69m
Japan: US$57m
Germany: US$51m
Austria: US$47m
Spain: US$36m
France: US$25m
Belgium: US$19m
South Korea: US$12m
Ireland: US$8m
Mexico: US$8m
Czechia: US$7m
Poland: US$7m
Taiwan: US$6m
Hungary: US$5m
United Kingdom: US$3m
Israel: US$3m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
Russia: US$2m
Latvia: US$1m
Canada: US$1m
Zambia: US$1m
Norway: US$969k
Slovenia: US$769k
Portugal: US$712k
South Africa: US$699k
Finland: US$659k
Türkiye: US$626k
United Arab Emirates: US$543k
Saudi Arabia: US$512k
Thailand: US$477k
Sweden: US$372k
Ukraine: US$352k
Malta: US$334k
Indonesia: US$315k
Colombia: US$310k
Brazil: US$276k
Australia: US$270k
Singapore: US$249k
Luxembourg: US$213k
Serbia: US$203k
Argentina: US$154k
Slovakia: US$148k
Egypt: US$147k
Malaysia: US$67k
Tunisia: US$67k
Greece: US$63k
Uruguay: US$62k
El Salvador: US$59k
Romania: US$49k
Chile: US$41k
Armenia: US$34k
Kazakhstan: US$33k
Bulgaria: US$32k
New Zealand: US$28k
Kenya: US$22k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Switzerland	US$568m	36.8%
2	China	US$272m	17.6%
3	Italy	US$136m	8.8%
4	India	US$119m	7.7%
5	United States	US$69m	4.5%
6	Netherlands	US$69m	4.4%
7	Japan	US$57m	3.7%
8	Germany	US$51m	3.3%
9	Austria	US$47m	3%
10	Spain	US$36m	2.3%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Brazil	US$278m	18%
2	Switzerland	US$189m	12.2%
3	Germany	US$167m	10.8%
4	Italy	US$165m	10.7%
5	United States	US$159m	10.3%
6	France	US$48m	3.1%
7	Netherlands	US$48m	3.1%
8	India	US$43m	2.8%
9	Spain	US$40m	2.6%
10	South Korea	US$39m	2.5%

Binding rulings for similar goods 3

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

N289534 U.S. CBP 18 September 2017 · 2928.00.30.00

The tariff classification of Etelcalcetide Hydrochloride (CAS No. 1334237-71-6) in bulk power form, from Taiwan
N288790 U.S. CBP 31 August 2017 · 2928.00.30.00

The tariff classification of Etelcalcetide Hydrochloride (CAS No. 1334237-71-6) in bulk form, from Taiwan
N274904 U.S. CBP 29 April 2016 · 2928.00.10.00

The tariff classification of Methyl Ethyl Ketoxime (MEKO) from Japan

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2928.00 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 2 of them are duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2928.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6.5% (average 3.3%). 1 of them is duty-free.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 6%; 156 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 hydrazine and hydroxylamine derivatives worth £4.7m (down 51% on the year before), at an average of £10.19 per kg; China supplied 27%, followed by Italy.

World trade in hydrazine and hydroxylamine derivatives reached US$2bn in 2024, down 15.6% on 2023.

Switzerland was the largest exporter with 36.8% of the total, ahead of China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine?

Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine fall under HS subheading 2928.00, part of heading 2928, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on organic derivatives of hydrazine or of… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2928.00 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 organic derivatives of hydrazine or of… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2928.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most organic derivatives of hydrazine or of…?

Switzerland, with US$568m in 2024 (36.8% of world exports).

Which countries can export hydrazine and hydroxylamine derivatives to the UK duty-free?

156 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 hydrazine and hydroxylamine derivatives?

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 hydrazine and hydroxylamine derivatives from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (27%), Italy (17%) and United States (9%), out of total imports of £4.7m.