Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3808
3808.92: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides: other, fungicides
Fungicides
Official description Fungicides
3808.92 is the HS subheading for fungicides, under heading 3808 in chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3808 92 00 00 Fungicides
- Inorganic
- 3808 92 10 00 Preparations based on copper compounds 4%
- 3808 92 20 00 Other 6%
- Other
- 3808 92 30 00 Based on dithiocarbamates 6%
- 3808 92 40 00 Based on benzimidazoles 6%
- 3808 92 50 00 Based on diazoles or triazoles 6%
- 3808 92 60 00 Based on diazines or morpholines 6%
- 3808 92 90 00 Other 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 3
- 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)
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 7 lines
Import requirements 3
- 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 of mercury
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/96
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 7 lines
- 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% – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £67m | 40.4% | -19.6% | |
| £27m | 16.2% | -38% | |
| £22.6m | 13.6% | +20.3% | |
| £13.2m | 8% | -53.6% | |
| £6.2m | 3.7% | +3.7% | |
| £6.1m | 3.7% | +19.3% | |
| £5.9m | 3.6% | +25% | |
| £4.1m | 2.5% | -31.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$43m+US$237m+> US$897m
Exports: 122
- France: US$1bn
- China: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- Spain: US$897m
- India: US$833m
- United States: US$747m
- United Kingdom: US$356m
- Italy: US$288m
- Colombia: US$258m
- Belgium: US$247m
- Israel: US$246m
- South Korea: US$237m
- Hungary: US$212m
- Brazil: US$169m
- Poland: US$159m
- Netherlands: US$148m
- Japan: US$133m
- Singapore: US$104m
- Thailand: US$93m
- Austria: US$88m
- Mexico: US$85m
- Norway: US$73m
- Greece: US$73m
- Türkiye: US$59m
- Denmark: US$55m
- Chile: US$53m
- Portugal: US$52m
- Argentina: US$49m
- Indonesia: US$49m
- Guatemala: US$43m
- Switzerland: US$35m
- Costa Rica: US$32m
- Bulgaria: US$32m
- Slovenia: US$32m
- South Africa: US$30m
- Malaysia: US$27m
- Australia: US$26m
- Russia: US$26m
- Sweden: US$26m
- Taiwan: US$24m
- Vietnam: US$21m
- Romania: US$17m
- Ireland: US$15m
- Uruguay: US$15m
- Paraguay: US$15m
- Peru: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$11m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Luxembourg: US$11m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Kenya: US$10m
- Croatia: US$9m
- Canada: US$8m
- Panama: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Finland: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Jordan: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$45m+US$163m+> US$311m
Imports: 200
- Brazil: US$794m
- France: US$596m
- Germany: US$551m
- Canada: US$419m
- United States: US$347m
- China: US$311m
- Italy: US$306m
- Poland: US$305m
- India: US$294m
- Vietnam: US$273m
- Spain: US$272m
- United Kingdom: US$265m
- Belgium: US$250m
- Ukraine: US$225m
- Netherlands: US$196m
- Mexico: US$187m
- Russia: US$185m
- Türkiye: US$172m
- Paraguay: US$170m
- Romania: US$163m
- Thailand: US$147m
- Colombia: US$147m
- Hungary: US$137m
- Australia: US$135m
- Bangladesh: US$130m
- Indonesia: US$120m
- Ecuador: US$117m
- Argentina: US$111m
- Greece: US$110m
- Japan: US$100m
- Egypt: US$92m
- Philippines: US$83m
- Chile: US$83m
- Peru: US$80m
- Denmark: US$76m
- South Africa: US$71m
- Morocco: US$68m
- Portugal: US$67m
- Guatemala: US$61m
- Czechia: US$60m
- Lithuania: US$60m
- Bulgaria: US$59m
- South Korea: US$58m
- Sweden: US$55m
- Tanzania: US$52m
- Austria: US$52m
- Costa Rica: US$48m
- Taiwan: US$48m
- Kenya: US$46m
- Bolivia: US$45m
- Kazakhstan: US$43m
- Pakistan: US$41m
- Ireland: US$41m
- Algeria: US$41m
- Uruguay: US$40m
- Uganda: US$40m
- New Zealand: US$40m
- Croatia: US$38m
- Belarus: US$37m
- Latvia: US$34m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1bn | 13.7% | |
| 2 | US$1bn | 12.3% | |
| 3 | US$1bn | 11% | |
| 4 | US$897m | 8.9% | |
| 5 | US$833m | 8.3% | |
| 6 | US$747m | 7.4% | |
| 7 | US$356m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$288m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$258m | 2.6% | |
| 10 | US$247m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 3.4%median duty
- 58number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 23%highest: Algeria, Ethiopia, Maldives
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 15% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 13% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.7% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.9% | 6% – 9% | 2023 | |
| 0.6% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4.4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1.9% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 10% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5.8% | 4.6% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 5% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.9% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 4.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4.7% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0.8%* | 0.5% – 1.1% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 6% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.7% | 3% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4.7% | 3% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 4.3% | 2% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.7%* | 0.4% – 0.9% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 5% – 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5.8% | 4.6% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5.8% | 4% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 3.4% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 13% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 8% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 2% | 0% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0.1% | 0.1% – 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
- 5912 Fungicides put up in forms/packings for retail sale/as preparations/articles
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Consumption goods · BEC 313101
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34662 Fungicides
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2021 Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3808.92 | changed |
| 2012 | 3808.92 | changed |
| 2007 | 3808.92 | changed |
| 2002 | 3808.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 3808.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 3808.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
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.
- N332470 U.S. CBP
The country of origin and classification of SB-9503, tradename Midori Biofungicide
- N303642 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Polyphase 604 and Polyphase PW40 from Germany
- H270889 U.S. CBP
Request for Internal Advice; Tariff classification of a Mancozeb Wet Cake
- H261418 U.S. CBP
Modification of NY I82455; Tariff classification of natamycin 50% with lactose and natamycin 50% with sodium chloride
- N283057 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Topsin 70W
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3808.92 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 4% and 6% (average 5.7%).
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 3808.92 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is between 4.6% and 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 4% – 6%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of fungicides into the UK came to £165.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 21% on the year before); France supplied 40%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported fungicides worth US$10bn (−3.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was France (US$1bn), followed by China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides: other, fungicides?
Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides: other, fungicides fall under HS subheading 3808.92, part of heading 3808, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3808.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3808.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.6% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides?
France, with US$1bn in 2024 (13.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export fungicides 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% – 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on fungicides?
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 fungicides from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (40%), Germany (16%) and Spain (14%), out of total imports of £165.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.