Subheading · Chapter 30 · Heading 3006
3006.60: Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides
Chemical contraceptives (hormonal, spermicides)
3006.60 is the HS subheading for chemical contraceptives (hormonal, spermicides), under heading 3006 in chapter 30.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3006 60 00 00 Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £11.7m | 26% | +4.1% |
 Hungary | £11.5m | 25.5% | -30.6% |
 Germany | £8.2m | 18.2% | +30% |
 India | £4m | 8.9% | +40.1% |
 Belgium | £2.9m | 6.4% | -38.1% |
 Australia | £2.6m | 5.8% | +44.5% |
 Spain | £1.9m | 4.2% | +52.1% |
 France | £595k | 1.3% | -21.6% |
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 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
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 General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$720kUS$720k+US$5m+US$36m+> US$547m
Exports: 100
- Netherlands: US$690m
- Finland: US$658m
- Germany: US$547m
- Hungary: US$457m
- Spain: US$246m
- India: US$188m
- Belgium: US$121m
- Italy: US$44m
- China: US$41m
- Ireland: US$36m
- France: US$36m
- Mexico: US$30m
- United States: US$25m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Uruguay: US$20m
- Brazil: US$19m
- Indonesia: US$16m
- Malaysia: US$13m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Chile: US$9m
- Sweden: US$8m
- El Salvador: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Oman: US$4m
- Austria: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Peru: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Romania: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$974k
- Switzerland: US$973k
- Guatemala: US$833k
- Uganda: US$793k
- Panama: US$777k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$720k
- Latvia: US$648k
- Malta: US$620k
- Türkiye: US$490k
- Greece: US$342k
- Malawi: US$338k
- United Arab Emirates: US$318k
- Luxembourg: US$285k
- Ecuador: US$268k
- Barbados: US$195k
- Ukraine: US$194k
- Russia: US$173k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$10m+US$30m+> US$84m
Imports: 200
- United States: US$1.2bn
- China: US$206m
- Russia: US$182m
- Canada: US$98m
- Brazil: US$91m
- Italy: US$84m
- United Kingdom: US$66m
- Germany: US$61m
- Belgium: US$60m
- France: US$52m
- Mexico: US$52m
- Argentina: US$47m
- Philippines: US$43m
- Thailand: US$40m
- Spain: US$37m
- Portugal: US$37m
- Chile: US$36m
- Vietnam: US$33m
- Japan: US$33m
- Poland: US$30m
- Nigeria: US$29m
- Colombia: US$27m
- Australia: US$27m
- South Africa: US$26m
- Saudi Arabia: US$25m
- Algeria: US$24m
- Hungary: US$24m
- South Korea: US$22m
- Ethiopia: US$21m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- India: US$21m
- Peru: US$20m
- Switzerland: US$20m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Ecuador: US$16m
- Israel: US$16m
- Ukraine: US$16m
- Costa Rica: US$16m
- Tanzania: US$14m
- Panama: US$14m
- Kenya: US$14m
- Brunei: US$13m
- Romania: US$13m
- Morocco: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Egypt: US$11m
- Zambia: US$11m
- Austria: US$10m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Madagascar: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$10m
- Mozambique: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$9m
- Belarus: US$9m
- Cambodia: US$9m
- Zimbabwe: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Finland: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | US$690m | 20.8% |
| 2 |  Finland | US$658m | 19.8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$547m | 16.5% |
| 4 | Hungary | US$457m | 13.8% |
| 5 | Spain | US$246m | 7.4% |
| 6 | India | US$188m | 5.7% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$121m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$44m | 1.3% |
| 9 |  China | US$41m | 1.2% |
| 10 |  Ireland | US$36m | 1.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.2bn | 34.7% |
| 2 | China | US$206m | 6.2% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$182m | 5.5% |
| 4 | Canada | US$98m | 3% |
| 5 | Brazil | US$91m | 2.7% |
| 6 | Italy | US$84m | 2.5% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$66m | 2% |
| 8 | Germany | US$61m | 1.8% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$60m | 1.8% |
| 10 | France | US$52m | 1.6% |
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.
- 0%median duty
- 118number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 15%highest: French Polynesia, Mexico, Argentina
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 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 | |
 Cayman Islands | 12% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 0% | 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 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 0% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 4% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 0% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 1.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 0% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 0% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 6% | 5% – 6.5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 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 | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 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
- 54199 Other pharmaceutical goods; waste pharmaceuticals
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35270 Other pharmaceutical products
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2100 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3006.60 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3006.60 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3006.60 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3006.60 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3006.60 | changed |
| 1992 | 3006.60 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 13
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.
- N349914 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Ethinyl Estradiol/Drospirenone Tablets in dosage form, from India
- N338063 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of Dr. Reddy’s Azurette® Tablets (Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP) in dosage form
- N337947 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of Dr. Reddy’s Necon® (Norethindrone and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP)
- N337948 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of Zovia® 1/35 (Ethynodiol Diacetate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP) in dosage form
- N336875 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of Dr. Reddy’s Tilia FE (Norethindrone Acetate -Ethinyl Estradiol) Tablets in dosage form
- N336575 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of Microgestin (Norethindrone Acetate -Ethinyl Estradiol) and Microgestin Fe (Norethindrone Acetate -Ethinyl Estradiol and Ferrous Fumarate) Tablets in dosage form
13 rulings in total for this code
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
Subheading 3006.60 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 3006.60; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 156 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 156 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 chemical contraceptives (hormonal, spermicides) worth £45.1m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £112.43 per kg; Netherlands supplied 26%, followed by Hungary.
World trade in chemical contraceptives (hormonal, spermicides) reached US$3.3bn in 2024, down 9.3% on 2023.
The Netherlands was the largest exporter with 20.8% of the total, ahead of Finland.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides?
Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides fall under HS subheading 3006.60, part of heading 3006, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on chemical contraceptive preparations based on… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3006.60 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 chemical contraceptive preparations based on… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3006.60 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 chemical contraceptive preparations based on…?
The Netherlands, with US$690m in 2024 (20.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export chemical contraceptives (hormonal, spermicides) 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 chemical contraceptives (hormonal, spermicides)?
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 chemical contraceptives (hormonal, spermicides) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (26%), Hungary (26%) and Germany (18%), out of total imports of £45.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.