Subheading · Chapter 29 · Heading 2938

2938.10

2938.10: Rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives

2938.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2938, glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters…, chapter 29.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 2938 10 00 00 Rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives Free
  2. 2938 10 00 00 Rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives 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 2

  • 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)

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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
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£42k-29.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£20.84 per kg
Jan 2024: £3kMar 2024: £13kApr 2024: £3kMay 2024: £2kJun 2024: £5kJul 2024: £10kAug 2024: £5kSept 2024: £2kOct 2024: £8kNov 2024: £4kDec 2024: £18kFeb 2025: £11kApr 2025: £11kJul 2025: £3kAug 2025: £1kOct 2025: £2kJan 2026: £2kFeb 2026: £2kMar 2026: £1kApr 2026: £1kMay 2026: £8kJun 2026: £16kAug 2026: £9k 20242026
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 £35k 83.1% -41.2%
France £7k 16.9% —

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

2938.10 · US$180.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$31.5kUS$31.5k+US$826.7k+US$10.9m+> US$40.5m

Exports: 50
  1. China: US$66.2m
  2. Spain: US$40.5m
  3. Hungary: US$28.3m
  4. Switzerland: US$13.6m
  5. Morocco: US$10.9m
  6. Germany: US$10m
  7. France: US$3.3m
  8. Netherlands: US$1.5m
  9. Serbia: US$1.5m
  10. Czechia: US$1.3m
  11. United States: US$882.6k
  12. Canada: US$826.7k
  13. Japan: US$751.8k
  14. India: US$264.2k
  15. United Kingdom: US$182.5k
  16. Poland: US$170k
  17. Chile: US$97.5k
  18. Brazil: US$86.2k
  19. Vietnam: US$68.2k
  20. Slovenia: US$67.5k
  21. Italy: US$64.4k
  22. Malaysia: US$54.6k
  23. Belgium: US$38k
  24. Lithuania: US$31.5k
  25. Bulgaria: US$16k
  26. Hong Kong SAR China: US$14.5k
  27. Armenia: US$13.8k
  28. North Macedonia: US$12.9k
  29. Ukraine: US$10.8k
  30. Slovakia: US$6.1k
  31. Kazakhstan: US$5.8k
  32. Greece: US$5k
  33. Latvia: US$2.9k
  34. New Zealand: US$2.7k
  35. Philippines: US$1.9k
  36. Colombia: US$1.8k
  37. Russia: US$1.5k
  38. Ireland: US$1.4k
  39. Sweden: US$1.4k
  40. Estonia: US$1.2k
  41. Singapore: US$1k
  42. South Korea: US$800
  43. Portugal: US$600
  44. Austria: US$500
  45. Romania: US$300
  46. South Africa: US$300
  47. Indonesia: US$200
  48. Türkiye: US$100
  49. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$0
  50. Thailand: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$66.2m 36.6%
2 Spain US$40.5m 22.4%
3 Hungary US$28.3m 15.6%
4 Switzerland US$13.6m 7.5%
5 Morocco US$10.9m 6%
6 Germany US$10m 5.5%
7 France US$3.3m 1.8%
8 Netherlands US$1.5m 0.8%
9 Serbia US$1.5m 0.8%
10 Czechia US$1.3m 0.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$39.6m 21.9%
2 Germany US$14m 7.8%
3 Poland US$12.6m 7%
4 Brazil US$11.8m 6.5%
5 Japan US$11.1m 6.2%
6 Mexico US$10.1m 5.6%
7 United States US$8.1m 4.5%
8 Uruguay US$7.8m 4.3%
9 Hungary US$6m 3.3%
10 India US$5.2m 2.9%

Subheading 2938.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 2938.10; the duty is 6.5%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 these goods worth £41.6k (down 29% on the year before), at an average of £20.84 per kg; China supplied 83%, followed by France.

World trade in these goods reached US$180.8m in 2024, up 4.6% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 36.6% of the total, ahead of Spain.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives?

Rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives fall under HS subheading 2938.10, part of heading 2938, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2938.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2938.10 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 rutoside (rutin) and its derivatives?

China, with US$66.2m in 2024 (36.6% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (83%) and France (17%), out of total imports of £41.6k.