Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3808

3808.93: Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators

Herbicides

3808.93 is the HS subheading for herbicides, under heading 3808 in chapter 38.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate · across 11 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 2

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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3808 93 00 00 Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators
Herbicides
3808 93 11 00 Based on phenoxy-phytohormones 6%
3808 93 13 00 Based on triazines 6%
3808 93 15 00 Based on amides 6%
3808 93 17 00 Based on carbamates 6%
3808 93 21 00 Based on dinitroaniline derivatives 6%
3808 93 23 00 Based on derivatives of urea, of uracil or of sulphonylurea 6%
3808 93 27 00 Other 6%
3808 93 30 00 Anti-sprouting products 6%
3808 93 90 00 Plant-growth regulators 6%
3808 93 90 10 Preparation, in the form of granules, containing by weight: - 38.8% or more but not more than 41.2% of gibberellin a3, or - 9.5% or more but not more than 10.5% of gibberellin a4 and a7 6%
3808 93 90 70 Preparation in the form of powder, containing by weight 90% or more of gibberellin a4 and gibberellin a7 combined (cas rn 8030-53-3) 6%
3808 93 90 90 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 4

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)
Tariff lines
on 10 of 11 lines
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 3 of 11 lines
Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
until 31 December 2028

Legal act
2020 No. 1435
Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Tariff lines
on 1 of 11 lines

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 more Afghanistan, 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")	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden	Free
DCTS Enhanced	Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more Algeria, 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 more Antigua & 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 more Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£245.2m+16.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price£5.00 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
France	£77.8m	31.7%	+8.3%
Germany	£37.1m	15.1%	+68.6%
Belgium	£35.5m	14.5%	+4.1%
Ireland	£19m	7.8%	+23.2%
Italy	£18.9m	7.7%	+37.7%
Austria	£12.8m	5.2%	-7.3%
Israel	£10.7m	4.3%	-4.6%
China	£8.7m	3.5%	+86.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6% – 6.5% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 6.1%

Türkiye 6% – 6.5% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 6.1%

USA Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.1%

World trade in 2024

3808.93 · US$14.6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.3mUS$3.3m+US$45.2m+US$189.8m+> US$1.1bn

Exports: 124

China: US$5.4bn
United States: US$1.5bn
France: US$1.1bn
Germany: US$1.1bn
India: US$895.3m
Belgium: US$567.3m
Israel: US$423.5m
Hungary: US$318.5m
Italy: US$261.5m
United Kingdom: US$245.7m
Poland: US$242.8m
Japan: US$198.9m
Malaysia: US$189.8m
Spain: US$161.2m
Ireland: US$152.4m
Indonesia: US$152m
Denmark: US$141.2m
Brazil: US$140.1m
Austria: US$127.4m
Colombia: US$102m
Netherlands: US$100.8m
Argentina: US$96.3m
South Korea: US$73.7m
Slovenia: US$67.8m
Paraguay: US$64.2m
Russia: US$60.8m
Guatemala: US$56.7m
South Africa: US$56.7m
Türkiye: US$47.7m
Canada: US$46.4m
Portugal: US$45.2m
Mexico: US$41.3m
Singapore: US$39m
Australia: US$36m
Taiwan: US$32.2m
Switzerland: US$32.2m
Romania: US$29.7m
Greece: US$26.5m
Costa Rica: US$26.4m
Vietnam: US$22m
Norway: US$17.7m
Lebanon: US$16.9m
Uruguay: US$16.1m
Bulgaria: US$16m
El Salvador: US$15m
Serbia: US$14.4m
Lithuania: US$14.2m
Croatia: US$13.3m
Côte d’Ivoire: US$13m
Tajikistan: US$9.4m
Sweden: US$9.1m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$8.8m
Czechia: US$8.7m
Luxembourg: US$7.7m
Thailand: US$6.3m
Uzbekistan: US$6.2m
Panama: US$5.4m
United Arab Emirates: US$5m
Chile: US$4.2m
Kazakhstan: US$3.8m

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$5.4bn	36.9%
2	United States	US$1.5bn	10.2%
3	France	US$1.1bn	7.5%
4	Germany	US$1.1bn	7.2%
5	India	US$895.3m	6.1%
6	Belgium	US$567.3m	3.9%
7	Israel	US$423.5m	2.9%
8	Hungary	US$318.5m	2.2%
9	Italy	US$261.5m	1.8%
10	United Kingdom	US$245.7m	1.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Brazil	US$2.1bn	14.1%
2	Canada	US$938.5m	6.4%
3	Australia	US$878.6m	6%
4	United States	US$642.4m	4.4%
5	France	US$607.7m	4.2%
6	Germany	US$455.1m	3.1%
7	India	US$411.9m	2.8%
8	Ukraine	US$368.8m	2.5%
9	Argentina	US$358.8m	2.5%
10	Poland	US$342.9m	2.3%

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.

N356212 U.S. CBP 18 June 2026 · 3808.93.15.00

The tariff classification and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of Dicamba DMA and Dicamba DGA Herbicides from Canada.
H322230 U.S. CBP 18 July 2022 · 3808.93.20

Application for Further Review of Protest No. 5301-19-100709; Classification of Metrixx (Metribuzin 70% WDG)
N312563 U.S. CBP 24 June 2020 · 3808.93.50.50

The tariff classification of Sunaider from South Korea
600013516 HMRC 3 September 2025 – 2 September 2028 · 3808 93 90 90

A product for enhancing the growth of plants in the form of White or pale brown granules made from water, calcined zeolite, Japanese Cedar Extract, Japanese Cypress extract, Japanese Pine extract and Plantain extract that is mixed into the soil. The product has a PH of between 6 and 8. Packaged in…
600011955 HMRC 31 December 2024 – 30 December 2027 · 3808 93 90 90

The product is a natural plant growth enhancer. It is effective for use in growing all kind of plants. It is extracted essences from Japanese cedars, Japanese cypress and Japanese pines as well as from plantains. It is a colourless liquid that is packaged in plastic bottles. It is mainly used to…

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.

Anti-dumping 6 July 2026

Glyphosate From China; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations

FR Doc. 2026-13517 · 91 FR 41085 · Source: federalregister.gov
Tariff change 7 January 2026

Update to Autonomous Suspension Coverage – 7 January 2026

Trade Tariff news 3925 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3808.93 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 3808.93 into 9 tariff lines; the duty is between 6% and 6.5% (average 6.1%).

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 herbicides worth £245.2m (up 17% on the year before), at an average of £5.00 per kg; France supplied 32%, followed by Germany.

World trade in herbicides reached US$14.6bn in 2024, down 10.8% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 36.9% of the total, ahead of the United States.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators?

Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators fall under HS subheading 3808.93, part of heading 3808, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on herbicides, anti-sprouting products and… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3808.93 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 herbicides, anti-sprouting products and… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3808.93 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6% to 6.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most herbicides, anti-sprouting products and…?

China, with US$5.4bn in 2024 (36.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export herbicides 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 herbicides?

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 herbicides from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (32%), Germany (15%) and Belgium (15%), out of total imports of £245.2m.

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