Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3809
3809.92: Of a kind used in the paper or like industries
3809.92 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3809, finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs…, chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3809 92 00 00 Of a kind used in the paper or like industries 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
- 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 suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | £10.1m | 50.5% | +24.1% |
 Spain | £3.1m | 15.4% | +53% |
 Germany | £1.6m | 8.1% | +15.3% |
 Italy | £1.2m | 6% | +11.6% |
 Sweden | £889k | 4.4% | -6.2% |
 Poland | £805k | 4% | -0.9% |
 Austria | £790k | 3.9% | +6.5% |
 Belgium | £364k | 1.8% | -42.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$667.2kUS$667.2k+US$11.4m+US$35.2m+> US$107.1m
Exports: 86
- United States: US$146.6m
- China: US$110.6m
- Germany: US$107.1m
- Austria: US$62.4m
- Norway: US$59.6m
- Canada: US$47.8m
- Netherlands: US$39.3m
- Sweden: US$39.1m
- Spain: US$35.2m
- Finland: US$34.9m
- Italy: US$34.2m
- South Korea: US$31.5m
- Poland: US$30.5m
- Japan: US$23.3m
- Taiwan: US$23.1m
- Brazil: US$20.7m
- Thailand: US$16.9m
- Singapore: US$15.7m
- Türkiye: US$13.5m
- United Kingdom: US$12.1m
- France: US$11.9m
- India: US$11.4m
- Indonesia: US$10.4m
- Colombia: US$7.8m
- Belgium: US$7.2m
- Switzerland: US$6.1m
- El Salvador: US$4.7m
- Mexico: US$3.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.1m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1.8m
- Luxembourg: US$1.7m
- Chile: US$1.5m
- Greece: US$1.5m
- Egypt: US$1.4m
- Denmark: US$1.4m
- Israel: US$1.2m
- Slovenia: US$1.1m
- Malaysia: US$1.1m
- Vietnam: US$1.1m
- Australia: US$1.1m
- Ecuador: US$984.1k
- South Africa: US$667.2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$575.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$553.4k
- Estonia: US$542k
- Paraguay: US$446k
- Hungary: US$410.2k
- Russia: US$231k
- Peru: US$223.6k
- Philippines: US$182.6k
- Croatia: US$169.3k
- Bulgaria: US$133.5k
- Portugal: US$102.7k
- Lithuania: US$85.2k
- New Zealand: US$74k
- Slovakia: US$60.9k
- Ukraine: US$57.9k
- Belarus: US$50.3k
- Iran: US$42.2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$837.6kUS$837.6k+US$5.9m+US$17.7m+> US$48.2m
Imports: 156
- Germany: US$109.5m
- China: US$73.9m
- Indonesia: US$62.2m
- United States: US$60.6m
- Sweden: US$48.2m
- Finland: US$40.3m
- France: US$40m
- Canada: US$37m
- Poland: US$29m
- Mexico: US$26.2m
- Italy: US$26m
- United Kingdom: US$22.5m
- Netherlands: US$21.7m
- Thailand: US$18.6m
- India: US$18.2m
- Spain: US$17.7m
- Ecuador: US$17.4m
- Austria: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Vietnam: US$14.3m
- Czechia: US$13.7m
- Singapore: US$11.7m
- Chile: US$11.6m
- Belgium: US$11.3m
- Japan: US$11.2m
- Colombia: US$10.6m
- Malaysia: US$9.9m
- Ukraine: US$9.3m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Russia: US$8.6m
- Australia: US$8.5m
- Brazil: US$7.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7.4m
- South Korea: US$6.7m
- Egypt: US$6.6m
- Argentina: US$6.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6.2m
- Peru: US$6.2m
- Slovenia: US$5.9m
- Norway: US$5.9m
- Guatemala: US$5.9m
- South Africa: US$5.7m
- Portugal: US$5.7m
- Pakistan: US$5.7m
- Philippines: US$5.6m
- New Zealand: US$5.1m
- Romania: US$4.2m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$3.8m
- Slovakia: US$3.3m
- Paraguay: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$2.8m
- Israel: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Belarus: US$1.9m
- Denmark: US$1.9m
- Switzerland: US$1.9m
- Luxembourg: US$1.8m
- Greece: US$1.7m
- Laos: US$1.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$146.6m | 14.8% |
| 2 |  China | US$110.6m | 11.1% |
| 3 | Germany | US$107.1m | 10.8% |
| 4 | Austria | US$62.4m | 6.3% |
| 5 | Norway | US$59.6m | 6% |
| 6 |  Canada | US$47.8m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$39.3m | 4% |
| 8 | Sweden | US$39.1m | 3.9% |
| 9 | Spain | US$35.2m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Finland | US$34.9m | 3.5% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N359933 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) eligibility of AKD emulsion from Canada
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Subheading 3809.92 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3809.92; the duty is 6.3%.
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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £20m (up 15% on the year before), at an average of £0.16 per kg; Norway supplied 51%, followed by Spain.
World trade in these goods reached US$991.7m in 2024, up 5.5% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 14.8% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a kind used in the paper or like industries?
Of a kind used in the paper or like industries fall under HS subheading 3809.92, part of heading 3809, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a kind used in the paper or like industries in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3809.92 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 of a kind used in the paper or like industries in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3809.92 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of a kind used in the paper or like industries?
The United States, with US$146.6m in 2024 (14.8% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Norway (51%), Spain (15%) and Germany (8%), out of total imports of £20m.