Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3808
3808.61: In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g
Subheading 3808.61 belongs to heading 3808 (insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and…) in chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3808 61 00 00 In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g 6%
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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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) | — | 6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £183k | 45.4% | -26.3% |
 Ireland | £83k | 20.6% | +25.4% |
 China | £65k | 16.1% | +46.7% |
 Netherlands | £31k | 7.7% | -78.2% |
 France | £22k | 5.6% | -80.8% |
 Germany | £12k | 2.9% | +6,430.5% |
 United States | £7k | 1.7% | -93.3% |
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) 2 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
Canada 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Japan 3.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$155kUS$155k+US$1m+US$4m+> US$12m
Exports: 70
- South Africa: US$20m
- Spain: US$12m
- France: US$11m
- Greece: US$8m
- China: US$6m
- Germany: US$4m
- Italy: US$4m
- United States: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Guatemala: US$891k
- Malaysia: US$828k
- Türkiye: US$700k
- Austria: US$634k
- Hungary: US$569k
- Mexico: US$469k
- Slovenia: US$445k
- United Kingdom: US$327k
- Ireland: US$303k
- Costa Rica: US$289k
- Czechia: US$282k
- United Arab Emirates: US$197k
- Lithuania: US$197k
- Kenya: US$186k
- Switzerland: US$177k
- Chile: US$155k
- Croatia: US$142k
- Romania: US$135k
- Australia: US$130k
- Denmark: US$126k
- South Korea: US$101k
- Taiwan: US$101k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$69k
- Japan: US$57k
- Peru: US$50k
- Jordan: US$47k
- Uruguay: US$43k
- Barbados: US$42k
- Russia: US$39k
- Serbia: US$35k
- New Zealand: US$35k
- Cameroon: US$33k
- Singapore: US$33k
- El Salvador: US$25k
- Portugal: US$18k
- Senegal: US$16k
- Sri Lanka: US$12k
- Paraguay: US$10k
- Ukraine: US$4k
- Luxembourg: US$2k
- Finland: US$1k
- Latvia: US$700
- Slovakia: US$400
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$164kUS$164k+US$645k+US$1m+> US$3m
Imports: 156
- Rwanda: US$16m
- Poland: US$6m
- Greece: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Zambia: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Burkina Faso: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Peru: US$1m
- Iraq: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- Ethiopia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Zimbabwe: US$1m
- Algeria: US$962k
- Egypt: US$886k
- Australia: US$837k
- Morocco: US$800k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$795k
- Nicaragua: US$791k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$766k
- Colombia: US$762k
- Czechia: US$762k
- Serbia: US$715k
- Thailand: US$645k
- Costa Rica: US$622k
- Finland: US$614k
- Tunisia: US$599k
- Kenya: US$554k
- North Macedonia: US$526k
- Netherlands: US$521k
- Honduras: US$504k
- Lebanon: US$489k
- Denmark: US$477k
- Austria: US$476k
- Ghana: US$435k
- Guatemala: US$427k
- South Korea: US$417k
- Malaysia: US$390k
- Romania: US$380k
- United Arab Emirates: US$371k
- Bolivia: US$357k
- South Africa: US$350k
- Cyprus: US$349k
- Hungary: US$338k
- Sweden: US$322k
- El Salvador: US$321k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | US$20m | 21% |
| 2 |  Spain | US$12m | 13.2% |
| 3 | France | US$11m | 11.7% |
| 4 |  Greece | US$8m | 8.9% |
| 5 | China | US$6m | 6.1% |
| 6 | Germany | US$4m | 4.6% |
| 7 | Italy | US$4m | 4.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$4m | 3.8% |
| 9 |  Indonesia | US$3m | 3.6% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$3m | 2.9% |
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
- 48number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Bangladesh
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 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 | 4.3% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 5% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 5% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 5% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 14% | 5% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 4% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 4.3% | 3% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 4.3% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 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 | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5.9% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 4.3% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 4.3% | 2% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 1.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 6% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.8% | 5% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 4% | 3% – 6% | 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. · 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
- 5911 Insecticides put up in forms/packings for retail sale/as preparations/articles
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34661 Insecticides
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2021 Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3808.61 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3808.91 | changed |
| 2007 | 3808.91 | changed |
| 2002 | 3808.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 3808.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 3808.10 | 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 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3808.91.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3808.61; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 3808.61 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6%.
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 6%.
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 £402.3k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 44% on the year before); Italy supplied 45%, followed by Ireland.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$93m (+11% year on year).
The largest exporter was South Africa (US$20m), followed by Spain.
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
- propoxur preparations
- malathion preparations
- bendiocarb preparations
- bifenthrin preparations
- cyfluthrin preparations
- etofenprox preparations
- chlorfenapyr preparations
- deltamethrin preparations
- fenitrothion preparations
- pirimiphos-methyl preparations
- lambda-cyhalothrin preparations
- alpha-cypermethrin preparations in packaging less than 300g
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for in packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g?
In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g fall under HS subheading 3808.61, part of heading 3808, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on in packings of a net weight content not exceeding… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3808.61 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on in packings of a net weight content not exceeding… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3808.61 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 in packings of a net weight content not exceeding…?
South Africa, with US$20m in 2024 (21% 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 6% 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 Italy (45%), Ireland (21%) and China (16%), out of total imports of £402.3k.
Typical products
- alpha-cypermethrin preparations in packaging less than 300g
- bendiocarb preparations
- bifenthrin preparations
- chlorfenapyr preparations
- cyfluthrin preparations
- deltamethrin preparations
- etofenprox preparations
- fenitrothion preparations
- lambda-cyhalothrin preparations
- malathion preparations
- pirimiphos-methyl preparations
- propoxur preparations
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.