Subheading · Chapter 30 · Heading 3004
3004.41: Containing ephedrine or its salts
Subheading 3004.41 belongs to heading 3004 (medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed…) in chapter 30.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3004 41 00 00 Containing ephedrine or its salts 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 2
- Import controlHome Office Pre-cursor chemicals
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2004 No. 273
- Documents
- 9112
- 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £1.2m | 89.6% | -25.4% |
 Portugal | £88k | 6.7% | — |
 Slovakia | £43k | 3.2% | -37.9% |
 United States | £7k | 0.5% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Nigeria Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$121kUS$121k+US$707k+US$2m+> US$4m
Exports: 73
- France: US$8m
- Italy: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Germany: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- United States: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Japan: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- North Macedonia: US$1m
- India: US$983k
- Ireland: US$784k
- Singapore: US$734k
- Taiwan: US$707k
- Netherlands: US$682k
- Colombia: US$667k
- Poland: US$646k
- Indonesia: US$644k
- Slovakia: US$631k
- Costa Rica: US$393k
- Czechia: US$353k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$305k
- El Salvador: US$191k
- Ecuador: US$176k
- Spain: US$175k
- Portugal: US$151k
- Finland: US$148k
- China: US$136k
- Kazakhstan: US$133k
- Australia: US$124k
- Argentina: US$122k
- Slovenia: US$107k
- Kenya: US$105k
- Peru: US$101k
- Lithuania: US$98k
- Denmark: US$85k
- Brazil: US$84k
- Morocco: US$62k
- South Africa: US$34k
- Austria: US$30k
- Romania: US$30k
- Mexico: US$22k
- Belarus: US$19k
- Uganda: US$13k
- Hungary: US$11k
- Croatia: US$9k
- Nicaragua: US$9k
- Zimbabwe: US$8k
- Latvia: US$5k
- Guatemala: US$4k
- Jordan: US$3k
- Uruguay: US$3k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1k
- Sweden: US$1k
- South Korea: US$900
- Myanmar (Burma): US$600
- Paraguay: US$600
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$43kUS$43k+US$212k+US$881k+> US$2m
Imports: 168
- United States: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Paraguay: US$1m
- Sweden: US$976k
- Ukraine: US$922k
- Spain: US$881k
- Singapore: US$875k
- Belarus: US$772k
- Japan: US$765k
- Burkina Faso: US$663k
- Malawi: US$640k
- Taiwan: US$632k
- Ireland: US$584k
- Ecuador: US$566k
- Iran: US$479k
- Macao SAR China: US$419k
- New Zealand: US$411k
- Egypt: US$396k
- Argentina: US$393k
- Uzbekistan: US$337k
- Poland: US$335k
- Peru: US$315k
- United Arab Emirates: US$271k
- Chile: US$263k
- Czechia: US$263k
- Kuwait: US$258k
- Saudi Arabia: US$246k
- Nicaragua: US$232k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$219k
- Italy: US$218k
- Hungary: US$212k
- Denmark: US$207k
- Guatemala: US$200k
- Morocco: US$196k
- Iraq: US$195k
- Honduras: US$172k
- Nigeria: US$171k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$165k
- Panama: US$146k
- Latvia: US$143k
- Kenya: US$136k
- Portugal: US$135k
- Pakistan: US$133k
- El Salvador: US$132k
- Azerbaijan: US$131k
- Laos: US$128k
- France: US$123k
- Ghana: US$117k
- Venezuela: US$114k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$8m | 17.2% |
| 2 |  Italy | US$5m | 9.7% |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | US$4m | 8.8% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$4m | 8.1% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$4m | 7.6% |
| 6 | Canada | US$3m | 6.1% |
| 7 | United States | US$2m | 5.1% |
| 8 | Switzerland | US$2m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Chile | US$2m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Japan | US$2m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$8m | 15.9% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$3m | 5.8% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$2m | 4.5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$2m | 4.4% |
| 5 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$2m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Russia | US$2m | 3.9% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$2m | 3.7% |
| 8 | Switzerland | US$2m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$2m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  South Africa | US$1m | 2.6% |
Import duty on this product around the world 152
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.
- 0%median duty
- 96number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 19%highest: Iran, French Polynesia, Nepal
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
| Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Guatemala | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 19% | 5% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 7.5% | 2.5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 0% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 1.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Niger | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 0% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 0% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 0% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0% – 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
- 54232 Medicaments containing alkaloids, but not hormones, for retail sale
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35260 Medicaments, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2100 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3004.41 | changed |
| 2012 | 3004.40 | changed |
| 2007 | 3004.40 | changed |
| 2002 | 3004.40 | changed |
| 1996 | 3004.40 | changed |
| 1992 | 3004.40 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3004.40.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3004.41; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 3004.41 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
156 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.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 20% on the year before); France supplied 90%, followed by Portugal.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$48m (−61.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was France (US$8m), followed by Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing ephedrine or its salts?
Containing ephedrine or its salts fall under HS subheading 3004.41, part of heading 3004, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing ephedrine or its salts in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3004.41 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 containing ephedrine or its salts in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3004.41 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most containing ephedrine or its salts?
France, with US$8m in 2024 (17.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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, CARIFORUM. 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 France (90%), Portugal (7%) and Slovakia (3%), out of total imports of £1.3m.