Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3808
3808.62: In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7,5 kg
3808.62 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 62 00 00 In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7.5 kg 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 | £1.7m | 33.2% | +7.8% |
 Belgium | £1.1m | 20.9% | +853.8% |
 France | £895k | 17.3% | +69.5% |
 Ireland | £527k | 10.2% | +1,170.1% |
 United States | £377k | 7.3% | -61.2% |
 India | £343k | 6.6% | — |
 Hungary | £182k | 3.5% | +125.4% |
 China | £48k | 0.9% | +587.7% |
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 Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% – 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 9.9% 
Argentina 7.2% – 12.6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.6% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 11 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$286kUS$286k+US$7m+US$12m+> US$31m
Exports: 73
- China: US$51m
- France: US$37m
- Belgium: US$31m
- Brazil: US$25m
- India: US$23m
- Greece: US$18m
- United States: US$16m
- Spain: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Israel: US$9m
- Germany: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Paraguay: US$7m
- Austria: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Italy: US$5m
- Uruguay: US$4m
- Guatemala: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Romania: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$739k
- Cambodia: US$694k
- Costa Rica: US$602k
- Malaysia: US$521k
- Belarus: US$343k
- Australia: US$311k
- Czechia: US$307k
- Chile: US$293k
- Mexico: US$287k
- New Zealand: US$241k
- Lithuania: US$220k
- Slovenia: US$181k
- Bulgaria: US$163k
- Portugal: US$139k
- Azerbaijan: US$98k
- South Africa: US$89k
- Slovakia: US$85k
- Jordan: US$83k
- Canada: US$82k
- Taiwan: US$80k
- Peru: US$70k
- Ukraine: US$69k
- Croatia: US$66k
- Kenya: US$49k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$42k
- Ireland: US$31k
- Kazakhstan: US$27k
- Egypt: US$20k
- Iran: US$16k
- Latvia: US$11k
- Ecuador: US$8k
- Japan: US$8k
- Singapore: US$6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$312kUS$312k+US$2m+US$5m+> US$14m
Imports: 175
- Argentina: US$24m
- Ukraine: US$20m
- Brazil: US$17m
- Paraguay: US$16m
- Italy: US$16m
- Canada: US$14m
- Poland: US$14m
- France: US$14m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Romania: US$9m
- Bolivia: US$9m
- Spain: US$9m
- Germany: US$7m
- Japan: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Guinea: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Uganda: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Kenya: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Belarus: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Moldova: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Honduras: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Israel: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$998k
- Denmark: US$983k
- Uruguay: US$982k
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, Bangladesh, Algeria
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 23% | 15% – 30% | 2023 |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 11% | 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 | 4.3% | 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 | 11% | 8% – 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 | 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 | 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 | 9.5% | 8% – 11% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 6.5% | 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 | 11% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 11% | 8% – 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 | 3808.62 | 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)
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3808.91.
Subheading 3808.62 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3808.62; the duty is 6%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 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 £5.2m (up 55% on the year before), at an average of £17.82 per kg; Italy supplied 33%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$331m in 2024, down 7.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 15.4% of the total, ahead of France.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for in packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7,5 kg?
In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7,5 kg fall under HS subheading 3808.62, part of heading 3808, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on in packings of a net weight content exceeding 300… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3808.62 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 exceeding 300… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3808.62 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 exceeding 300…?
China, with US$51m in 2024 (15.4% 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 (33%), Belgium (21%) and France (17%), out of total imports of £5.2m.