3811.21: Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

1. 3811 21 00 00 Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals 4%
2. 3811 21 00 11 Dispersing agent and oxidation inhibitor containing: - o-amino polyisobutylenephenol (cas rn 78330-13-9), - more than 30% by weight but not more than 50% by weight of mineral oils, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
3. 3811 21 00 12 Dispersing agent containing: - esters of polyisobutenyl succinic acid and pentaerythritol (cas rn 103650-95-9), - 35% or more but not more than 55% by weight of mineral oils and - with a chlorine content of not more than 0.05% by weight, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
4. 3811 21 00 13 Additives containing: - borated magnesium (c16-c24) alkylbenzene sulphonates and - mineral oils, having a total base number (tbn) of more than 250, but not more than 350, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
5. 3811 21 00 14 Dispersing agent: - containing polyisobutene succinimide derived from reaction products of polyethylenepolyamines with polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride (cas rn 147880-09-9), - containing 35% or more but not more than 55% by weight of mineral oils, - with a chlorine content by weight of not more than 0.05%, - having a total base number of less than 15, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
6. 3811 21 00 16 Detergent containing: - calcium salt of beta-aminocarbonyl alkylphenol (reaction product mannich base of alkylphenol) - 40% or more but not more than 60% by weight of mineral oils and - having a total base number more than 120 used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
7. 3811 21 00 19 Additives containing: - a polyisobutylene succinimide based mixture, and - more than 30% but not more than 50% by weight of mineral oils, having a total base number of more than 40, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
8. 3811 21 00 20 Additives for lubricating oils, based on complex organic molybdenum compounds, in the form of a solution in mineral oil 4%
9. 3811 21 00 21 Additive containing by weight: -90% or more but not more than 97% of reaction products of butyl-cyclohex-3-enecarboxylate and sulphur (cas rn 160305-95-3), -3% or more but not more than 10% of mineral oil, for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
10. 3811 21 00 22 Additive consisting essentially of: -polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride (cas rn 192662-34-3) reaction product with n,n-diethylaminoethanol (cas rn 100-37-8), -25% or more by weight, but not more than 40% by weight of mineral oil, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
11. 3811 21 00 24 Additive consisting essentially of: -polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride reaction product with polyethylenepolyamines, borated (cas rn 134758-95-5), with a chlorine content by weight of 0.05% or more but not more than 0.25% and a total base number (tbn) of more than 20, -45% and more by weight and no more than 55% by weight of mineral oil, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
12. 3811 21 00 25 Additives containing: - a (c8-18) alkyl polymethacrylate copolymer with n-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide, of an average molecular weight (mw) of more than 10.000 but not more than 20.000, and - more than 15% , but not more than 30% by weight of mineral oils, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
13. 3811 21 00 26 Additive consisting essentially of: -phosphorodithioic acid, mixed o,o-bis (1.3-dimethylbutyl and isopropyl) esters, zinc salts (cas rn 84605-29-8), -7% or more by weight but not more than 12% by weight of mineral oil, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
14. 3811 21 00 27 Additives containing: -10% or more by weight of an ethylene-propylene copolymer chemically modified by succinic anhydride groups reacted with 3-nitroaniline, and -mineral oils, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
15. 3811 21 00 28 Additive consisting essentially of: -zinc bis(o,o-bis(2-ethylhexyl)) bis (dithiophosphate) (cas rn 4259-15-8); -triphenyl phosphite (cas rn 101-02-0) more than 0.5% by weight but not more than 6% by weight, -o,o,o-triphenyl phosphorothioate (cas rn 597-82-0) more than 0.5% by weight but not more than 6% by weight, and not more than 7.5% by weight of the combination of triphenylphosphorus compounds -10% or more by weight but not more than 20% by weight of mineral oils, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
16. 3811 21 00 29 Additive containing by weight: -25% or more but not more than 40% of calcium c16-24 alkylbenzenesulphonates (cas rn 70024-69-0), -30% or more but not more than 65% of mineral oils, for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
17. 3811 21 00 30 Additives for lubricating oils, containing mineral oils, consisting of calcium salts of reaction products of polyisobutylene substituted phenol with salicylic acid and formaldehyde, used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of engine oils through a blending process 4%
18. 3811 21 00 32 Additive consisting essentially of: -zinc o,o,o',o'-tetrakis (1.3-dimethylbutyl) bis(phosphorodithioate) (cas rn 2215-35-2), -4% or more by weight but not more than 12% by weight of mineral oil, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
19. 3811 21 00 33 Additives containing: - calcium salts of heptylphenol reaction products with formaldehyde (cas rn 84605-23-2), and - mineral oils, having a total base number (tbn) of more than 40 but not more than 100, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils or overbased detergents for use in lubricating oils 4%
20. 3811 21 00 34 Detergent containing: -benzenesulfonic acid, methyl-, mono-c20-24-branched alkyl derivs., calcium salts (cas rn 722503-68-6), -more than 30% but not more than 60% by weight of mineral oils, and, -having a total base number of more than 310 but not more than 340, used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
21. 3811 21 00 37 Additives containing: - a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer esterified with c4-c20 alcohols, modified by aminopropylmorpholine, and - more than 50% but not more than 75% by weight of mineral oils, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
22. 3811 21 00 38 Solution of mineral oils (cas rn 64742-52-5, 64742-53-6, 64742-56-9 or blends thereof) containing by weight: -25% or more but not more than 55% of the barium, calcium, magnesium or zinc salt of dinonylnaphthylsulphonic acid (cas rn 25619-56-1, 28015-99-8, 28016-00-4, or 57855-77-3) -whether or not, not more than 25% of the barium, calcium, magnesium or zinc salt of a mixture of c3-c24 carboxylic acids (cas rn 68990-37-4) 4%
23. 3811 21 00 48 Additives containing: - overbased magnesium (c20-c24) alkylbenzenesulphonates (cas rn 231297-75-9) and - by weight more than 25% but not more than 50% of mineral oils, - having a total base number of more than 350, but not more than 450, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils or for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
24. 3811 21 00 53 Additives containing: - overbased calcium petroleum sulphonates (cas 68783-96-0) with a sulphonate content by weight of 15% or more, but not more than 30% and - by weight more than 40% but not more than 60% of mineral oil, having a total base number of 280 or more but not more than 420,for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
25. 3811 21 00 55 Additives containing: - low base number calcium polypropylbenzenesulphonate (cas rn 75975-85-8) and - by weight more than 40% but not more than 60% mineral oils, having a total base number of more than 10 but not more than 25, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
26. 3811 21 00 60 Additives for lubricating oils, containing mineral oils, - based on calcium polypropylenyl substituted benzenesulphonate (cas rn 75975-85-8) with a content by weight of 25% or more but not more than 35%, - with a total base number (tbn) of 280 or more but not more than 320, used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of engine oils through a blending process 4%
27. 3811 21 00 63 Additives containing: - an overbased mixture of calcium petroleum sulphonates (cas rn 61789-86-4) and synthetic calcium alkylbenzenesulphonates (cas rn 68584-23-6 and cas rn 70024-69-0) with a total sulphonate content by weight of 15% or more, but not more than 25% and - by weight more than 40% but not more than 60% of mineral oils, having a total base number of 280 or more but not more than 320, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
28. 3811 21 00 65 Additives containing: - a polyisobutylene succinimide based mixture (cas rn 160610-76-4), and - more than 35% but not more than 50% by weight of mineral oils, having a sulphur content of more than 0.7% but not more than 1.3% by weight, having a total base number of more than 8, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
29. 3811 21 00 70 Additives for lubricating oils, - containing polyisobutylene succinimide derived from reaction products of polyethylenepolyamines with polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride (cas rn 84605-20-9), - containing mineral oils, - with a chlorine content by weight of 0.05% or more but not more than 0.25%, - with a total base number (tbn) of more than 20, used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of engine oils through a blending process 4%
30. 3811 21 00 73 Additives containing: - borated succinimide compounds (cas rn 134758-95-5), - mineral oils, and - having a total base number (tbn) greater than 40, for use in the manufacture of additive mixtures for lubricating oils 4%
31. 3811 21 00 75 Additives containing: - calcium (c10-c14) dialkylbenzenesulfonates, - more than 40%, but not more than 60% by weight of mineral oils, with a total base number of not more than 10, for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
32. 3811 21 00 77 Antifoam additives consisting of: - a copolymer of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate, and - more than 50% but not more than 80% by weight of mineral oils for use in the manufacture of additive blends for lubricating oils 4%
33. 3811 21 00 80 Additives containing: - polyisobutylene aromatic polyamine succinimide, - more than 40% but not more than 60% by weight of mineral oils, with a nitrogen content of more than 0.6% but not more than 0.9% by weight, for use in the manufacture of additive blends for lubricating oils 4%
34. 3811 21 00 83 Additives containing: - polyisobutene succinimide derived from reaction of polyethylenepolyamines with polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride (cas rn 84605-20-9), - containing more than 31.9% but not more than 43.3% by weight of mineral oils, - not more than 0.05% by weight chlorine, and - having a total base number (tbn) greater than 20, for use in the manufacture of additives blends for lubricating oils 4%
35. 3811 21 00 85 Additives, - containing more than 20% but not more than 45% by weight of mineral oils, - based on a mixture of branched dodecylphenol sulfide calcium salts, whether or not carbonated, for use in the manufacture of blends of additives 4%
36. 3811 21 00 90 Other 4%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£110.8m+4.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price£3.67 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
France	£42m	37.9%	+4.1%
Italy	£18.2m	16.4%	-16.2%
United States	£13.2m	11.9%	+6.3%
Belgium	£13m	11.7%	+2.1%
Germany	£11.2m	10.1%	+21.5%
Netherlands	£5.5m	4.9%	+13.1%
India	£1.6m	1.4%	+566.8%
China	£1.4m	1.3%	+197.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5.3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 4.4% Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 10.5% Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 6.3% Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free 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 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	France	US$2.3bn	22%
2	United States	US$2.1bn	20.2%
3	Singapore	US$1.9bn	18.8%
4	Italy	US$1.1bn	10.5%
5	China	US$769m	7.5%
6	Belgium	US$718m	7%
7	Germany	US$317m	3.1%
8	Japan	US$183m	1.8%
9	India	US$167m	1.6%
10	Netherlands	US$130m	1.3%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$819m	8%
2	Singapore	US$708m	6.9%
3	Germany	US$653m	6.4%
4	Belgium	US$604m	5.9%
5	France	US$555m	5.4%
6	United States	US$493m	4.8%
7	South Korea	US$434m	4.2%
8	Italy	US$421m	4.1%
9	United Arab Emirates	US$402m	3.9%
10	Japan	US$344m	3.4%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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
• 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

164

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	2%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	12%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	12%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	7%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	6.5%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	10%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	5.3%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	8%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	12%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	5%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0.8%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	15%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	4.4%	0% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	6.5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	15%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	6%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Palestinian Territories	12%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	11%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	3%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	6.5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	5%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	5%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0.7%*		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	6.5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	5%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	5.3%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	2%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	4%		2023
United States	6.5%		2023
Uruguay	7.3%	0% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Venezuela	11%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	5%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	0%		2023
Zimbabwe	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

59725 Additives for lubricating oils

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 211210

CPC 2.1 product

35430 Lubricating preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of materials, except of petroleum; prepared additives for mineral oils; prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, except of petroleum; anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

Earlier HS editions

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.

1. Tariff change 1 July 2026

   İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11485)

   RG 01.07.2026 sayı 33297 · Karar 11485 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

2. Suspension 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

3. Other 30 June 2026

   Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

4. Other 24 June 2026

   Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 24 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6929 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

5. Other 8 June 2026

   Update to Fuel Excise Duty Rates for Tax Types X542, X556 and X571– 8 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6698 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

6. Other 3 June 2026

   Update to VAT and Excise Measures – 3 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6601 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

7. 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 →

Products classified here

• oil - additives, prepared
• additives for mineral oils, prepared

Questions and answers

Typical products

• additives for mineral oils, prepared
• oil - additives, prepared

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.