Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3808
3808.59: Goods specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter: other
Official description Other
3808.59 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3808, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and…, chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3808 59 00 00 Other 4%
- 3808 59 00 10 Preparation containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and its salts, used as pesticide (cas 1763-23-1) 4%
- 3808 59 00 15 Camphechlor and its preparations (cas 8001-35-2) 4%
- 3808 59 00 20 Preparation containing ddt (iso), used as pesticide (cas 50-29-3) 4%
- 3808 59 00 30 Preparation containing chlordane (iso), used as pesticide (cas 57-74-9) 4%
- 3808 59 00 40 Preparation containing lindane (iso, inn) (γ-hch (iso)), used as pesticide (cas 58-89-9) 4%
- 3808 59 00 50 Preparation containing dieldrin (iso), used as pesticide (cas 60-57-1) 4%
- 3808 59 00 60 Preparation containing endosulfan (iso), used as pesticide (cas 115-29-7) 4%
- 3808 59 00 70 Preparation containing hexachlorobenzene, used as pesticide (cas 118-74-1) 4%
- 3808 59 00 90 Other 4%
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
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- 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 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Import controlImport control of mercury
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/96
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £283k | 34.8% | +19.6% |
 China | £261k | 32.1% | -67% |
 Slovenia | £172k | 21.1% | — |
 France | £35k | 4.3% | +22.1% |
 Belgium | £33k | 4.1% | — |
 United States | £13k | 1.6% | -76.4% |
 Netherlands | £12k | 1.5% | -83.6% |
 India | £3k | 0.4% | -52.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 5% – 6.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Brazil 7.2% – 12.6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 11% 
Argentina 7.2% – 14% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines · average 9.9% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 0.7% 
Japan 3.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% – 5% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 10% World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$297kUS$297k+US$3m+US$12m+> US$37m
Exports: 98
- China: US$122m
- Singapore: US$74m
- South Africa: US$37m
- Guatemala: US$24m
- United States: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$20m
- Thailand: US$15m
- India: US$14m
- Japan: US$12m
- Belgium: US$12m
- Germany: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- France: US$6m
- Spain: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Italy: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Honduras: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- South Korea: US$994k
- Poland: US$943k
- Bulgaria: US$915k
- Canada: US$902k
- Panama: US$806k
- Philippines: US$606k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$529k
- Denmark: US$479k
- Sweden: US$476k
- Peru: US$449k
- Türkiye: US$438k
- Ecuador: US$360k
- Hungary: US$348k
- Argentina: US$343k
- Morocco: US$324k
- Jordan: US$297k
- El Salvador: US$277k
- Greece: US$251k
- Uruguay: US$224k
- Lithuania: US$220k
- Portugal: US$179k
- Chile: US$178k
- Kenya: US$163k
- Slovenia: US$163k
- Switzerland: US$162k
- Saudi Arabia: US$110k
- Paraguay: US$94k
- Russia: US$81k
- Estonia: US$67k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$126kUS$126k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$14m
Imports: 200
- Myanmar (Burma): US$121m
- Cambodia: US$40m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Guatemala: US$16m
- Costa Rica: US$14m
- Canada: US$14m
- China: US$14m
- United States: US$13m
- New Zealand: US$10m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Australia: US$9m
- Eswatini: US$7m
- Mexico: US$6m
- Panama: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Italy: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Poland: US$5m
- India: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- El Salvador: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- Peru: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Germany: US$3m
- Botswana: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Malawi: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Nicaragua: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Bolivia: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Dominican Republic: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Belize: US$1m
- Zambia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Lebanon: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Spain: US$959k
- Paraguay: US$954k
- Kenya: US$808k
- Lithuania: US$756k
- Timor-Leste: US$740k
- Latvia: US$713k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$122m | 27.5% |
| 2 |  Singapore | US$74m | 16.8% |
| 3 |  South Africa | US$37m | 8.4% |
| 4 |  Guatemala | US$24m | 5.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$22m | 4.9% |
| 6 |  Indonesia | US$20m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$15m | 3.4% |
| 8 | India | US$14m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Japan | US$12m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Belgium | US$12m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Myanmar (Burma) | US$121m | 27.3% |
| 2 |  Cambodia | US$40m | 8.9% |
| 3 |  Malaysia | US$23m | 5.2% |
| 4 | Thailand | US$21m | 4.7% |
| 5 | Guatemala | US$16m | 3.7% |
| 6 |  Costa Rica | US$14m | 3.2% |
| 7 | Canada | US$14m | 3.1% |
| 8 | China | US$14m | 3.1% |
| 9 | United States | US$13m | 2.9% |
| 10 | New Zealand | US$10m | 2.2% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 39number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bangladesh, Algeria
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 23% | 15% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 13% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 4.3% | 3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 4.8% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 13% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
| Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 7.8% | 6.5% – 9% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| Costa Rica | 6.4% | 0% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 2.2% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 6% | 0% – 15% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Guatemala | 6% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 6% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 8.2% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Iran | 13% | 5% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 4% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 4.8% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.4%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 2.7% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mauritania | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 8.1% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 0.9% | 0% – 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 1% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 6.4% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Niger | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Nigeria | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 12% | 3% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 3.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 4.6% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 4.8% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 4.3% | 2% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 4% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 1.3%* | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 7.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Togo | 10% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 6% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.5% | 5% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 12% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 11% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 1.3% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Yemen | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Zambia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 591 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (e.g., sulphur-treated bands, wicks and
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34661 Insecticides34662 Fungicides34663 Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators34664 Disinfectants
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2021 Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3808.59, 3808.91, 3808.92, 3808.93, 3808.94, 3808.99 | changed |
| 2012 | 3808.50, 3808.91, 3808.92, 3808.93, 3808.94, 3808.99 | changed |
| 2007 | 3808.50, 3808.91, 3808.92, 3808.93, 3808.94, 3808.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 3808.10, 3808.20, 3808.30, 3808.40, 3808.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 3808.10, 3808.20, 3808.30, 3808.40, 3808.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 3808.10, 3808.20, 3808.30, 3808.40, 3808.90 | 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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 3808.91, 3808.92.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3808.59 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is 4%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3808.59; the duty is 6%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 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 £812.9k (down 32% on the year before), at an average of £10.60 per kg; Ireland supplied 35%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$442m in 2024, up 4.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 27.5% of the total, ahead of Singapore.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. Subheadings 380852 and 380859 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing one or more of the following substances: alachlor (ISO); aldicarb (ISO); aldrin (ISO); azinphos-methyl (ISO); binapacryl (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); captafol (ISO); carbofuran (ISO); chlordane (ISO); chlordimeform (ISO); chlorobenzilate (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC (ISO)) or its salts; dinoseb (ISO), its salts or its esters; endosulfan (ISO); ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane); ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane); fluoroacetamide (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); mercury compounds; methamidophos (ISO); monocrotophos (ISO); oxirane (ethylene oxide); parathion (ISO); parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion); pentachlorophenol (ISO), its salts or its esters; perfluorooctane sulphonic acid and its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; phosphamidon (ISO); 2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts or its esters; tributyltin compounds; trichlorfon (ISO).
2. Subheadings 380861 to 380869 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing alpha-cypermethrin (ISO), bendiocarb (ISO), bifenthrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), cyfluthrin (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), etofenprox (INN), fenitrothion (ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), malathion (ISO), pirimiphos-methyl (ISO) or propoxur (ISO).
3. Subheadings 382481 to 382489 cover only mixtures and preparations containing one or more of the following substances: oxirane (ethylene oxide); polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs); polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs); tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate; aldrin (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); chlordane (ISO); chlordecone (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN); 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); endosulfan (ISO); endrin (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); mirex (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); pentachlorobenzene (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers; short-chain chlorinated paraffins.
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins are mixtures of compounds, with a chlorination degree of more than 48 % by weight, with the following molecular formula: CxH(2x-y+2)Cly, where x=10 – 13 and y= 1 – 13.
4. For the purposes of subheadings 382541 and 382549, ‘waste organic solvents’ are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of the solvents.
Products classified here
- aldrin preparations
- dinoseb preparations
- oxirane preparations
- alachlor preparations
- aldicarb preparations
- captafol preparations
- dieldrin preparations
- tributyltin compounds
- chlordane preparations
- parathion preparations
- binapacryl preparations
- heptachlor preparations
- camphechlor preparations
- trichlorfon preparations
- phosphamidon preparations
- chlordimeform preparations
- methamidophos preparations
- monocrotophos preparations
- azinphos-methyl preparations
- chlorobenzilate preparations
- fluoroacetamide preparations
- parathion-methyl preparations
- perfluorooctane sulphonamides
- hexachlorobenzene preparations
- pentachlorophenol preparations
- perfluorooctane sulphonic acid
- ethylene dibromide preparations
- ethylene dichloride preparations
- perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for goods specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter: other?
Goods specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter: other fall under HS subheading 3808.59, part of heading 3808, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on goods specified in subheading note 1 to this… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3808.59 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on goods specified in subheading note 1 to this… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3808.59 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most goods specified in subheading note 1 to this…?
China, with US$122m in 2024 (27.5% 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 4% 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 Ireland (35%), China (32%) and Slovenia (21%), out of total imports of £812.9k.
Typical products
- alachlor preparations
- aldicarb preparations
- aldrin preparations
- azinphos-methyl preparations
- binapacryl preparations
- camphechlor preparations
- captafol preparations
- chlordane preparations
- chlordimeform preparations
- chlorobenzilate preparations
- dieldrin preparations
- dinoseb preparations
- ethylene dibromide preparations
- ethylene dichloride preparations
- fluoroacetamide preparations
- heptachlor preparations
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.