Subheading · Chapter 33 · Heading 3301
3301.12: Essential oils of citrus fruit: of orange
Official description Of orange
Subheading 3301.12 belongs to heading 3301 (essential oils) in chapter 33.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3301 12 00 00 Of orange
- 3301 12 10 00 Not deterpenated Free
- 3301 12 10 10 Essential oil of sweet orange (cas rn 8028-48-6) or essential oil of sour orange (cas rn 72968-50-4), not deterpenated Free
- 3301 12 10 90 Other Free
- 3301 12 90 00 Deterpenated 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 controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.2m | 34.7% | -6.8% | |
| £7.5m | 28.4% | -31.5% | |
| £3.2m | 12% | +20.3% | |
| £1.6m | 6.1% | -45.5% | |
| £1.3m | 4.8% | -29.5% | |
| £1.1m | 4.2% | -37.7% | |
| £510k | 1.9% | -7.6% | |
| £489k | 1.8% | -27.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$1m+US$12m+> US$84m
Exports: 112
- Brazil: US$433m
- United States: US$187m
- Italy: US$85m
- Germany: US$84m
- Mexico: US$61m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Ireland: US$25m
- Spain: US$25m
- France: US$21m
- South Africa: US$13m
- Argentina: US$12m
- Costa Rica: US$11m
- Canada: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$9m
- Paraguay: US$8m
- China: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Japan: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Belize: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$886k
- Australia: US$822k
- Morocco: US$778k
- Austria: US$704k
- Malaysia: US$681k
- Israel: US$662k
- Belgium: US$543k
- Panama: US$471k
- Philippines: US$404k
- Zimbabwe: US$347k
- Hungary: US$266k
- Bulgaria: US$240k
- Colombia: US$200k
- Eswatini: US$174k
- United Arab Emirates: US$153k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$135k
- Vietnam: US$129k
- Czechia: US$81k
- Thailand: US$80k
- Ukraine: US$78k
- Russia: US$76k
- Denmark: US$72k
- Slovenia: US$68k
- Finland: US$63k
- Ghana: US$58k
- Cyprus: US$48k
- Sweden: US$47k
- Taiwan: US$42k
- Guatemala: US$40k
- South Korea: US$40k
- Slovakia: US$36k
- Uruguay: US$35k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$168kUS$168k+US$2m+US$13m+> US$58m
Imports: 157
- United States: US$323m
- Netherlands: US$128m
- Germany: US$69m
- China: US$65m
- Ireland: US$58m
- Italy: US$46m
- Singapore: US$39m
- France: US$38m
- United Kingdom: US$33m
- India: US$29m
- Japan: US$22m
- Spain: US$22m
- Switzerland: US$20m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Mexico: US$17m
- Canada: US$13m
- Brazil: US$11m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Austria: US$7m
- Egypt: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Eswatini: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Costa Rica: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Czechia: US$905k
- Uruguay: US$897k
- Greece: US$760k
- Ukraine: US$656k
- Vietnam: US$624k
- Kuwait: US$571k
- Hungary: US$565k
- Saudi Arabia: US$503k
- Sweden: US$429k
- New Zealand: US$427k
- Romania: US$410k
- Ecuador: US$405k
- Iran: US$390k
- Luxembourg: US$350k
- Tunisia: US$343k
- Bangladesh: US$338k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$433m | 40.9% | |
| 2 | US$187m | 17.7% | |
| 3 | US$85m | 8.1% | |
| 4 | US$84m | 7.9% | |
| 5 | US$61m | 5.8% | |
| 6 | US$26m | 2.4% | |
| 7 | US$25m | 2.4% | |
| 8 | US$25m | 2.3% | |
| 9 | US$21m | 2% | |
| 10 | US$13m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$323m | 30.5% | |
| 2 | US$128m | 12.1% | |
| 3 | US$69m | 6.5% | |
| 4 | US$65m | 6.2% | |
| 5 | US$58m | 5.4% | |
| 6 | US$46m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$39m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$38m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$33m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$29m | 2.8% |
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
- 44number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Sudan
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.2% | 0% – 4.4% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.2%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.1%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5.7% | 4.4% – 7% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 55131 Essential oils of citrus fruit
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 711220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35410 Essential oils and concentrates, aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions thereof; resinoids; terpenic by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; mixtures of odoriferous substances of a kind used as raw materials in industry
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3301.12 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3301.12 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3301.12 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3301.12 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3301.12 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3301.12 | unchanged |
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3301.12 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3301.12 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 4.4% and 7%.
174 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 £26.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 17% on the year before); Brazil supplied 35%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.1bn (+13.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Brazil (US$433m), followed by the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for essential oils of citrus fruit: of orange?
Essential oils of citrus fruit: of orange fall under HS subheading 3301.12, part of heading 3301, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on essential oils of citrus fruit: of orange in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3301.12 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 essential oils of citrus fruit: of orange in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3301.12 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.4% to 7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most essential oils of citrus fruit: of orange?
Brazil, with US$433m in 2024 (40.9% 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 Brazil (35%), United States (28%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £26.5m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.