Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2931

2931.49

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

Customs duty Free – 6% standard rate · across 17 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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  1. 2931 49 00 00 Other
  2. 2931 49 10 00 Sodium 3-(trihydroxysilyl)propyl methylphosphonate 6%
  3. 2931 49 20 00 Bis[(5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1.3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl] methylphosphonate 6%
  4. 2931 49 30 00 Etidronic acid (inn) (1-hydroxyethane-1.1-diphosphonic acid) and its salts Free
  5. 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%
  6. 2931 49 50 00 Bis(1-methylpentyl) methylphosphonate 6%
  7. 2931 49 60 00 Butyl methylphosphinate 6%
  8. 2931 49 80 00 Other
  9. 2931 49 80 08 Sodium diisobutyldithiophosphinate (cas rn 13360-78-6) in an aqueous solution 6%
  10. 2931 49 80 10 Triethyl phosphonoacetate (cas rn 867-13-0) with a purity by weight of 98% or more 6%
  11. 2931 49 80 13 Trioctylphosphine oxide (cas rn 78-50-2) 6%
  12. 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%
  13. 2931 49 80 25 (z)-prop-1-en-1-ylphosphonic acid (cas rn 25383-06-6) 6%
  14. 2931 49 80 35 Ethyl phenyl(2.4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphinate (cas rn 84434-11-7) 6%
  15. 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%
  16. 2931 49 80 40 Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride (cas rn 124-64-1) 6%
  17. 2931 49 80 55 3-(hydroxyphenylphosphinoyl)propionic acid (cas rn 14657-64-8) 6%
  18. 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%
  19. 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 schemeCountriesRate
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
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

last 12 months£18.9m+10.4% · previous 12 months
Average import price£1.90 per kg
Jan 2024: £953kFeb 2024: £1.2mMar 2024: £1.9mApr 2024: £5.5mMay 2024: £1.9mJun 2024: £1.9mJul 2024: £1.6mAug 2024: £1.3mSept 2024: £1mOct 2024: £1.7mNov 2024: £1.6mDec 2024: £1.4mJan 2025: £1.4mFeb 2025: £974kMar 2025: £812kApr 2025: £1.6mMay 2025: £1.8mJun 2025: £1.3mJul 2025: £1.5mAug 2025: £2mSept 2025: £1mOct 2025: £1.5mNov 2025: £2.2mDec 2025: £1.3mJan 2026: £1.5mFeb 2026: £1.1mMar 2026: £2.7mApr 2026: £2.1mMay 2026: £3.2mJun 2026: £763kJul 2026: £495kAug 2026: £1.1m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £13.7m 72.7% +14.3%
Germany £2.7m 14.4% +5.3%
Italy £789k 4.2% -30.3%
Switzerland £319k 1.7% +1,111%
United Kingdom £227k 1.2% +59.1%
United States £206k 1.1% -53.8%
India £201k 1.1% -1.8%
Sri Lanka £173k 0.9% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2931.49 · US$3bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$229kUS$229k+US$4m+US$58m+> US$150m

Exports: 78
  1. China: US$2bn
  2. United States: US$607m
  3. Germany: US$150m
  4. Belgium: US$118m
  5. Netherlands: US$100m
  6. India: US$77m
  7. Canada: US$65m
  8. United Kingdom: US$58m
  9. Ireland: US$52m
  10. Switzerland: US$42m
  11. Italy: US$39m
  12. Taiwan: US$18m
  13. Japan: US$16m
  14. Spain: US$14m
  15. France: US$12m
  16. Brazil: US$10m
  17. Türkiye: US$9m
  18. Argentina: US$8m
  19. Poland: US$7m
  20. Chile: US$4m
  21. South Korea: US$4m
  22. Austria: US$3m
  23. Slovenia: US$2m
  24. Saudi Arabia: US$1m
  25. Colombia: US$1m
  26. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  27. Malaysia: US$951k
  28. Hungary: US$803k
  29. Paraguay: US$684k
  30. Singapore: US$664k
  31. Hong Kong SAR China: US$634k
  32. Russia: US$556k
  33. Australia: US$464k
  34. Indonesia: US$428k
  35. Mexico: US$414k
  36. Lithuania: US$393k
  37. Ecuador: US$365k
  38. Finland: US$323k
  39. Thailand: US$229k
  40. Slovakia: US$217k
  41. Ukraine: US$129k
  42. Sweden: US$128k
  43. Greece: US$91k
  44. South Africa: US$88k
  45. Uzbekistan: US$68k
  46. Romania: US$67k
  47. Denmark: US$62k
  48. Vietnam: US$61k
  49. Brunei: US$61k
  50. Latvia: US$58k
  51. Croatia: US$57k
  52. North Macedonia: US$53k
  53. Seychelles: US$51k
  54. Czechia: US$51k
  55. Mauritius: US$48k
  56. Bulgaria: US$45k
  57. Serbia: US$44k
  58. Armenia: US$36k
  59. Norway: US$34k
  60. Kazakhstan: US$31k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$2bn 57.2%
2 United States US$607m 18.2%
3 Germany US$150m 4.5%
4 Belgium US$118m 3.5%
5 Netherlands US$100m 3%
6 India US$77m 2.3%
7 Canada US$65m 2%
8 United Kingdom US$58m 1.7%
9 Ireland US$52m 1.6%
10 Switzerland US$42m 1.3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$657m 19.7%
2 Argentina US$456m 13.7%
3 Brazil US$435m 13.1%
4 Belgium US$236m 7.1%
5 Indonesia US$136m 4.1%
6 Russia US$111m 3.3%
7 Spain US$108m 3.3%
8 Malaysia US$93m 2.8%
9 Japan US$87m 2.6%
10 Italy US$79m 2.4%

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 21 October 2025 · 2931.49.00.80

    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.