3811.29: Additives for lubricating oils: other

1. 3811 29 00 00 Other 4%
2. 3811 29 00 20 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of reaction products of bis(2-methylpentan-2-yl)dithiophosphoric acid with propylene oxide, phosphorus oxide, and amines with c12-14 alkyl chains, used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
3. 3811 29 00 23 Additive for lubricating oils consisting of molybdenum, bis(dibutylcarbamodithioato)di-μ-oxodioxodi-, sulfurised (cas rn 68412-26-0) 4%
4. 3811 29 00 30 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of reaction products of butyl-cyclohex-3-enecarboxylate, sulphur and triphenyl phosphite (cas rn 93925-37-2), used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of engine oils through a blending process 4%
5. 3811 29 00 33 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of a mixture of n,n-dialkyl -2-hydroxyacetamides with alkyl chain lengths between 12 and 18 carbon atoms (cas rn 866259-61-2), used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
6. 3811 29 00 38 Additives consisting of the c12-c14-tert-alkylamine salts of the esters of c14-c18 saturated and c18 unsaturated alcohols with phosphorus pentoxide (cas rn 1471315-74-8), for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils or greases 4%
7. 3811 29 00 40 Additives for lubricating oils, consisting of reaction products of 2-methyl-prop-1-ene with sulphur monochloride and sodium sulphide (cas rn 68511-50-2), with a chlorine content by weight of 0.01% or more but not more than 0.5%, used as a concentrated additive for the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
8. 3811 29 00 43 Reaction products of c14-c18 (branched and linear) and c18 (unsaturated) fatty acids with tetraethylenepentamine (linear, branched, cyclic) (cas rn 68784-17-8), for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
9. 3811 29 00 45 Additives consisting of a mixture of (c7-c9) dialkyl adipates, in which diisooctyl adipate (cas rn 1330-86-5) is more than 85% by weight of the mixture, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
10. 3811 29 00 48 Mixed c12-c20-alkyl and c14-c18-unsaturated alkyl derivates of phosphonic acid (cas rn 93925-25-8), containing by weight more than 80% of oleyl, palmityl and stearyl groups, for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
11. 3811 29 00 57 Additives consisting of reaction products of diphenylamine and branched nonenes with: - more than 20% but not more than 50% by weight 4-monononyldiphenylamine, and - more than 50% but not more than 80% by weight 4.4'-dinonyldiphenylamine, - a total percentage of 2.4-dinonyldiphenylamine and 2.4'-dinonyldiphenylamine of not more than 15% by weight, used for the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
12. 3811 29 00 75 Oxidation inhibitor mainly containing a mixture of isomers of 1-(tert-dodecylthio)propan-2-ol (cas rn 67124-09-8), used in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
13. 3811 29 00 79 Additives, consisting of the reaction products of 1.3,4-thiadiazolidine-2.5-dithione with hydrogen peroxide and tert-nonanethiol, containing by weight: - 70% or more of 2.5-bis(tert-nonyldithio)-[1.3,4]-thiadiazole (cas rn 89347-09-1), and - 10% or more of 5-(tert-nonyldithio)-1.3,4-thiadiazole-2(3h)-thione (cas rn 97503-12-3), for use in the manufacture of blends of additives for lubricating oils 4%
14. 3811 29 00 85 Additives consisting of a mixture of 3-((c9-11)-isoalkyloxy)tetrahydrothiophene 1.1-dioxide, c10-rich (cas rn 398141-87-2), for use in the manufacture of lubricating oils 4%
15. 3811 29 00 90 Other 4%

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Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£9.6m-18.3% · previous 12 months

Average import price£3.37 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£2.8m	29.6%	-30.8%
Germany	£2.6m	26.7%	-40%
China	£1m	10.6%	+263.8%
Slovakia	£982k	10.2%	-39.2%
South Korea	£849k	8.9%	—
France	£555k	5.8%	+24.8%
India	£354k	3.7%	-55.2%
United Arab Emirates	£127k	1.3%	—

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 5.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$330m	30.1%
2	South Korea	US$109m	10%
3	France	US$82m	7.5%
4	Germany	US$79m	7.2%
5	Canada	US$77m	7%
6	China	US$63m	5.8%
7	Mexico	US$54m	5%
8	Italy	US$43m	4%
9	India	US$39m	3.6%
10	Japan	US$34m	3.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$170m	15.5%
2	France	US$145m	13.2%
3	China	US$105m	9.5%
4	Singapore	US$87m	8%
5	Belgium	US$87m	8%
6	Germany	US$53m	4.8%
7	Italy	US$42m	3.8%
8	Taiwan	US$32m	2.9%
9	India	US$29m	2.7%
10	Brazil	US$22m	2%

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