Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2934
2934.10: Compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure
Thiazole compounds
2934.10 is the HS subheading for thiazole compounds, under heading 2934 in chapter 29.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2934 10 00 00 Compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure
- 2934 10 00 10 Hexythiazox (iso) (cas rn 78587-05-0) 6%
- 2934 10 00 20 2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)ethanol (cas rn 137-00-8) 6%
- 2934 10 00 35 (2-isopropylthiazol-4-yl)-n-methylmethanamine dihydrochloride (cas rn 1185167-55-8) 6%
- 2934 10 00 45 2-cyanimino-1.3-thiazolidine (cas rn 26364-65-8) 6%
- 2934 10 00 60 Fosthiazate (iso) (cas rn 98886-44-3) 6%
- 2934 10 00 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 suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- 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 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland | £11.3m | 52.5% | +77,661.2% |
 China | £4.9m | 23% | -23.4% |
 India | £3.9m | 18% | -33.5% |
 United States | £983k | 4.6% | -70.3% |
 Sweden | £186k | 0.9% | -19.8% |
 Germany | £137k | 0.6% | -22.7% |
 Ukraine | £24k | 0.1% | +3.2% |
 Ireland | £24k | 0.1% | +2,173.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.9% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.2% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$301kUS$301k+US$5m+US$104m+> US$334m
Exports: 77
- Switzerland: US$1bn
- China: US$463m
- Portugal: US$334m
- India: US$219m
- Ireland: US$201m
- Germany: US$186m
- Netherlands: US$134m
- Mexico: US$104m
- Japan: US$93m
- South Korea: US$77m
- France: US$30m
- United States: US$26m
- Italy: US$26m
- Belgium: US$14m
- Spain: US$13m
- Hungary: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Austria: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Poland: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Canada: US$975k
- Czechia: US$961k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$858k
- Brazil: US$829k
- Türkiye: US$726k
- Jordan: US$685k
- Guatemala: US$553k
- Malaysia: US$482k
- Sweden: US$435k
- Belize: US$374k
- Latvia: US$301k
- Slovakia: US$227k
- Israel: US$179k
- Malta: US$164k
- Saudi Arabia: US$128k
- Indonesia: US$98k
- Denmark: US$86k
- Thailand: US$81k
- El Salvador: US$71k
- Serbia: US$58k
- Chile: US$55k
- Lithuania: US$39k
- Armenia: US$31k
- Bulgaria: US$26k
- Kazakhstan: US$25k
- Taiwan: US$23k
- Costa Rica: US$21k
- Russia: US$18k
- South Africa: US$17k
- Colombia: US$16k
- United Arab Emirates: US$15k
- Australia: US$8k
- Egypt: US$4k
- Curaçao: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$276kUS$276k+US$5m+US$32m+> US$187m
Imports: 137
- Canada: US$1bn
- United States: US$486m
- Switzerland: US$258m
- Slovenia: US$223m
- Belgium: US$187m
- Brazil: US$147m
- Ireland: US$136m
- Japan: US$119m
- South Korea: US$85m
- France: US$58m
- Netherlands: US$50m
- India: US$44m
- Germany: US$38m
- Spain: US$32m
- Italy: US$26m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- Mexico: US$18m
- China: US$15m
- Argentina: US$14m
- Russia: US$14m
- Singapore: US$11m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Colombia: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Pakistan: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Paraguay: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Austria: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Jordan: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Uruguay: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Belarus: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Chile: US$815k
- Sweden: US$770k
- Ecuador: US$670k
- Malaysia: US$645k
- Finland: US$628k
- Philippines: US$611k
- Algeria: US$539k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | US$1bn | 40.6% |
| 2 | China | US$463m | 13.9% |
| 3 |  Portugal | US$334m | 10.1% |
| 4 | India | US$219m | 6.6% |
| 5 | Ireland | US$201m | 6.1% |
| 6 | Germany | US$186m | 5.6% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$134m | 4% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$104m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Japan | US$93m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$77m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$1bn | 35.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$486m | 14.6% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$258m | 7.8% |
| 4 |  Slovenia | US$223m | 6.7% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$187m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Brazil | US$147m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Ireland | US$136m | 4.1% |
| 8 | Japan | US$119m | 3.6% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$85m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  France | US$58m | 1.7% |
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
- 65number 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 | 5% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 5% | 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% | 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 | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1.6% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 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% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 5% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 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 | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 5.3% | 0% – 6% | 2023 |
| United States | 4.9% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 5% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 5% | 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
- 51579 Heterocyclic compounds, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34160 Organo-sulphur compounds and other organo-inorganic compounds; heterocyclic compounds n.e.c.; nucleic acids and their salts
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2934.10 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 2934.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 2934.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 2934.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 2934.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 2934.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- N293297 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Thiabendazole (CAS No. 148-79-8) in bulk powder form, from Brazil
- N283735 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Mirabegron (CAS No. 223673-61-8) in bulk powder form, from Spain
- N278066 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Nitazoxanide (CAS number 55981-09-4) in bulk powder form, from Italy
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.
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-19498 · 91 FR 60360 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2934.10 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2934.10; the duty is 6.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 6%; 174 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 thiazole compounds worth £21.5m (up 30% on the year before), at an average of £84.11 per kg; Switzerland supplied 53%, followed by China.
World trade in thiazole compounds reached US$3bn in 2024, up 43.8% on 2023.
Switzerland was the largest exporter with 40.6% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure?
Compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure fall under HS subheading 2934.10, part of heading 2934, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2934.10 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 compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2934.10 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 compounds containing an unfused thiazole ring?
Switzerland, with US$1bn in 2024 (40.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export thiazole 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 thiazole 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 thiazole compounds from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Switzerland (53%), China (23%) and India (18%), out of total imports of £21.5m.