Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2931
2931.49: Other organo-inorganic compounds, non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, other
Other non-halogenated organophosphorus compounds
Official description Other
2931.49 is the HS subheading for other non-halogenated organophosphorus compounds, under heading 2931 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2931 49 00 00 Other
- 2931 49 10 00 Sodium 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl methylphosphonate 6%
- 2931 49 20 00 Bis[(5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1.3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl] methylphosphonate 6%
- 2931 49 30 00 Etidronic acid (inn) (1-hydroxyethane-1.1-diphosphonic acid) and its salts Free
- 2931 49 40 00 (nitrilotrimethanediyl)tris(phosphonic acid), {ethane-1.2-diylbis[nitrilobis(methylene)]}tetrakis(phosphonic acid), [(bis{2-[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]ethyl}amino)methyl]phosphonic acid, {hexane-1.6-diylbis[nitrilobis(methylene)]}tetrakis(phosphonic acid), {[(2-hydroxyethyl)imino]bis(methylene)}bis(phosphonic acid), and [(bis{6-[bis(phosphonomethyl)amino]hexyl}amino)methyl]phosphonic acid; salts thereof 6%
- 2931 49 50 00 Bis(1-methylpentyl) methylphosphonate 6%
- 2931 49 60 00 Butyl methylphosphinate 6%
- 2931 49 80 00 Other
- 2931 49 80 08 Sodium diisobutyldithiophosphinate (cas rn 13360-78-6) in an aqueous solution 6%
- 2931 49 80 10 Triethyl phosphonoacetate (cas rn 867-13-0) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%
- 2931 49 80 13 Trioctylphosphine oxide (cas rn 78-50-2) 6%
- 2931 49 80 20 Tetrabutylphosphonium acetate (cas rn 30345-49-4) in the form of an aqueous solution, containing by weight 40% or more but not more than 50% of tetrabutylphosphonium acetate 6%
- 2931 49 80 25 (z)-prop-1-en-1-ylphosphonic acid (cas rn 25383-06-6) 6%
- 2931 49 80 35 Ethyl phenyl(2.4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphinate (cas rn 84434-11-7) 6%
- 2931 49 80 38 N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid (cas rn 5994-61-6) containing by weight not more than 15% of water, and with a dry weight purity of 97% or more 6%
- 2931 49 80 40 Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride (cas rn 124-64-1) 6%
- 2931 49 80 55 3-(hydroxyphenylphosphinoyl)propionic acid (cas rn 14657-64-8) 6%
- 2931 49 80 60 2-phosphonobutane-1.2,4-tricarboxylic acid (cas rn 37971-36-1) and its sodium salt tetrasodium hydrogen 2-phosphonatobutane-1.2,4-tricarboxylate (cas rn 66669-53-2), in solid form or in an aqueous solution 6%
- 2931 49 80 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 4
- 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 8 of 17 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, Russia
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 17 lines
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 13 of 17 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395, 2022 No. 748
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411, S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- 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)
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Syria
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/792
- Tariff lines
- on 13 of 17 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £13.7m | 72.7% | +14.3% | |
| £2.7m | 14.4% | +5.3% | |
| £789k | 4.2% | -30.3% | |
| £319k | 1.7% | +1,111% | |
| £227k | 1.2% | +59.1% | |
| £206k | 1.1% | -53.8% | |
| £201k | 1.1% | -1.8% | |
| £173k | 0.9% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$229kUS$229k+US$4m+US$58m+> US$150m
Exports: 78
- China: US$2bn
- United States: US$607m
- Germany: US$150m
- Belgium: US$118m
- Netherlands: US$100m
- India: US$77m
- Canada: US$65m
- United Kingdom: US$58m
- Ireland: US$52m
- Switzerland: US$42m
- Italy: US$39m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- Japan: US$16m
- Spain: US$14m
- France: US$12m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Poland: US$7m
- Chile: US$4m
- South Korea: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$951k
- Hungary: US$803k
- Paraguay: US$684k
- Singapore: US$664k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$634k
- Russia: US$556k
- Australia: US$464k
- Indonesia: US$428k
- Mexico: US$414k
- Lithuania: US$393k
- Ecuador: US$365k
- Finland: US$323k
- Thailand: US$229k
- Slovakia: US$217k
- Ukraine: US$129k
- Sweden: US$128k
- Greece: US$91k
- South Africa: US$88k
- Uzbekistan: US$68k
- Romania: US$67k
- Denmark: US$62k
- Vietnam: US$61k
- Brunei: US$61k
- Latvia: US$58k
- Croatia: US$57k
- North Macedonia: US$53k
- Seychelles: US$51k
- Czechia: US$51k
- Mauritius: US$48k
- Bulgaria: US$45k
- Serbia: US$44k
- Armenia: US$36k
- Norway: US$34k
- Kazakhstan: US$31k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$721kUS$721k+US$6m+US$44m+> US$136m
Imports: 159
- United States: US$657m
- Argentina: US$456m
- Brazil: US$435m
- Belgium: US$236m
- Indonesia: US$136m
- Russia: US$111m
- Spain: US$108m
- Malaysia: US$93m
- Japan: US$87m
- Italy: US$79m
- Germany: US$69m
- Ireland: US$58m
- Nigeria: US$52m
- South Korea: US$48m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- Mexico: US$44m
- Poland: US$42m
- Colombia: US$36m
- China: US$35m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Thailand: US$32m
- Vietnam: US$28m
- France: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Australia: US$24m
- India: US$23m
- Paraguay: US$22m
- Canada: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$20m
- Austria: US$16m
- Ghana: US$15m
- Saudi Arabia: US$15m
- Slovenia: US$15m
- Hungary: US$14m
- United Arab Emirates: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Greece: US$10m
- Serbia: US$8m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Chile: US$5m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Kuwait: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Belarus: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Finland: US$3m
- Bolivia: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Algeria: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 57.2% | |
| 2 | US$607m | 18.2% | |
| 3 | US$150m | 4.5% | |
| 4 | US$118m | 3.5% | |
| 5 | US$100m | 3% | |
| 6 | US$77m | 2.3% | |
| 7 | US$65m | 2% | |
| 8 | US$58m | 1.7% | |
| 9 | US$52m | 1.6% | |
| 10 | US$42m | 1.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N348747 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Zinc Diethylphosphinate (CAS No. 284685-45-6) from China
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 2931.34, 2931.37, 2931.39.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2931.49 into 17 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6% (average 5.3%). 2 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2931.49 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is 6.5%.
174 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 Free – 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other non-halogenated organophosphorus compounds into the UK came to £18.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 10% on the year before); China supplied 73%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported other non-halogenated organophosphorus compounds worth US$3bn (−3.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other organo-inorganic compounds, non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, other?
Other organo-inorganic compounds, non-halogenated organo-phosphorous derivatives, other fall under HS subheading 2931.49, part of heading 2931, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other organo-inorganic compounds, non-halogenated… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2931.49 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 other organo-inorganic compounds, non-halogenated… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2931.49 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 other organo-inorganic compounds, non-halogenated…?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (57.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export other non-halogenated organophosphorus compounds 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 – 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other non-halogenated organophosphorus compounds?
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 other non-halogenated organophosphorus compounds from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (73%), Germany (14%) and Italy (4%), out of total imports of £18.9m.