Subheading · Chapter 30 · Heading 3004

3004.43

3004.43: Containing norephedrine or its salts

Subheading 3004.43 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

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 1
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 3004 43 00 00 Containing norephedrine 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 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
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
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£1.3m+11.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£67.74 per kg
Jan 2024: £61kFeb 2024: £213kMar 2024: £74kApr 2024: £171kMay 2024: £1kJun 2024: £255kJul 2024: £115kAug 2024: £37kSept 2024: £84kOct 2024: £43kNov 2024: £92kDec 2024: £112kJan 2025: £105kFeb 2025: £91kMar 2025: £81kApr 2025: £33kMay 2025: £154kJun 2025: £134kJul 2025: £53kAug 2025: £137kSept 2025: £32kOct 2025: £192kNov 2025: £18kDec 2025: £101kJan 2026: £189kFeb 2026: £25kMar 2026: £218kApr 2026: £140kMay 2026: £163kJun 2026: £2kJul 2026: £93kAug 2026: £77k 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
France £1.1m 91.7% +5.9%
Italy £104k 8.3% +189.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

3004.43 · US$87.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$96.5kUS$96.5k+US$1.2m+US$4.5m+> US$7.6m

Exports: 50
  1. Ireland: US$43.1m
  2. Germany: US$7.6m
  3. France: US$7.2m
  4. Denmark: US$5.7m
  5. Indonesia: US$4.5m
  6. Estonia: US$2.8m
  7. United States: US$2.5m
  8. Finland: US$2.2m
  9. Latvia: US$2.1m
  10. Sweden: US$1.9m
  11. Canada: US$1.6m
  12. United Kingdom: US$1.2m
  13. Singapore: US$1.2m
  14. Austria: US$971.2k
  15. Spain: US$515.3k
  16. Poland: US$436.5k
  17. Netherlands: US$403.1k
  18. Italy: US$310.1k
  19. Romania: US$288.2k
  20. Czechia: US$197.2k
  21. Australia: US$168.3k
  22. Belgium: US$156.2k
  23. Hungary: US$131.1k
  24. Lithuania: US$96.5k
  25. Croatia: US$93.8k
  26. India: US$52.9k
  27. Slovenia: US$39.3k
  28. Greece: US$34.3k
  29. Egypt: US$27.5k
  30. Slovakia: US$14.2k
  31. Bulgaria: US$10.7k
  32. China: US$10.4k
  33. Uruguay: US$9.5k
  34. New Zealand: US$8.2k
  35. South Africa: US$5.4k
  36. Mexico: US$2.8k
  37. Nicaragua: US$1.7k
  38. Honduras: US$1.6k
  39. Russia: US$700
  40. Portugal: US$500
  41. Curaçao: US$400
  42. New Caledonia: US$400
  43. United Arab Emirates: US$200
  44. Switzerland: US$200
  45. Costa Rica: US$200
  46. South Korea: US$200
  47. Japan: US$100
  48. Israel: US$0
  49. Taiwan: US$0
  50. Türkiye: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Ireland US$43.1m 49.2%
2 Germany US$7.6m 8.7%
3 France US$7.2m 8.2%
4 Denmark US$5.7m 6.5%
5 Indonesia US$4.5m 5.2%
6 Estonia US$2.8m 3.2%
7 United States US$2.5m 2.9%
8 Finland US$2.2m 2.5%
9 Latvia US$2.1m 2.4%
10 Sweden US$1.9m 2.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Egypt US$64.8m 73.9%
2 Estonia US$2.8m 3.2%
3 Philippines US$2.2m 2.5%
4 Denmark US$1.8m 2.1%
5 United Kingdom US$1.6m 1.8%
6 Norway US$1.4m 1.7%
7 Sweden US$1.2m 1.3%
8 Myanmar (Burma) US$1.1m 1.2%
9 Cambodia US$891.3k 1%
10 Italy US$801.2k 0.9%

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.

  • N341146 U.S. CBP 29 July 2024 · 3004.43.00.00

    The tariff classification of Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride Chewable Tablets and Trimeprazine with Prednisolone Tablets in dosage form, from India

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.

  1. US Import and export controls

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    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

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Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3004.40.

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3004.43; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 3004.43 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 (up 12% on the year before); France supplied 92%, followed by Italy.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$87.7m (+18.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was Ireland (US$43.1m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for containing norephedrine or its salts?

Containing norephedrine or its salts fall under HS subheading 3004.43, part of heading 3004, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on containing norephedrine or its salts in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3004.43 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 norephedrine or its salts in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3004.43 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 norephedrine or its salts?

Ireland, with US$43.1m in 2024 (49.2% 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 (92%) and Italy (8%), out of total imports of £1.3m.