3823.19: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: other

1. 3823 19 00 00 Other
2. 3823 19 10 00 Distilled fatty acids Free
3. Of a kind used for animal feed Free
4. 3823 19 10 30 Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain lengths Free
5. 3823 19 10 50 Other Free
6. Other Free
7. 3823 19 10 70 Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain lengths Free
8. 3823 19 10 80 Other Free
9. 3823 19 30 00 Fatty acid distillate Free
10. Palm fatty acid distillate, whether or not hydrogenated, with free fatty acid content 80% or more for use in the manufacture of Free
11. 3823 19 30 20 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 2915, palmitic acid of heading 2915 Free
12. 3823 19 30 30 Animal feed preparations of subheading 2309 Free
13. Other Free
14. 3823 19 30 80 Of a kind used for animal feed Free
15. 3823 19 30 89 Other Free
16. 3823 19 90 00 Other Free
17. Palm acid oils from refining for use in the manufacture of Free
18. 3823 19 90 20 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 2915, palmitic acid of heading 2915 Free
19. 3823 19 90 30 Animal feed preparations of subheading 2309 Free
20. Other Free
21. Of a kind used for animal feed Free
22. 3823 19 90 70 Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g and with a degree of split (dos) of at least 97%, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain length Free
23. 3823 19 90 75 Other Free
24. Other Free
25. 3823 19 90 95 Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g and with a degree of split (dos) of at least 97%, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain length Free
26. 3823 19 90 98 Other Free

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£159.9m+5.6% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.05 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Argentina	£37.9m	23.7%	+1.6%
Indonesia	£28.7m	17.9%	+2.4%
Germany	£20.9m	13.1%	-12.6%
Netherlands	£17.1m	10.7%	+12.3%
Malaysia	£15.4m	9.6%	-17.9%
Belgium	£11.8m	7.4%	+80.2%
India	£5.1m	3.2%	+7.2%
United States	£4.3m	2.7%	+67.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 2.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 2.3% – 3.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.8% Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 1% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 0.3% GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines North Macedonia 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Indonesia	US$4bn	46.5%
2	Malaysia	US$2bn	19%
3	Netherlands	US$667m	8.2%
4	India	US$287m	3.5%
5	Belgium	US$242m	3%
6	Germany	US$233m	2.9%
7	Argentina	US$203m	2.5%
8	Spain	US$165m	2%
9	United States	US$73m	0.9%
10	Thailand	US$60m	0.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1bn	15.2%
2	Netherlands	US$1bn	14.2%
3	Malaysia	US$819m	10%
4	Italy	US$554m	6.8%
5	India	US$551m	6.7%
6	United States	US$408m	5%
7	Spain	US$398m	4.9%
8	Germany	US$387m	4.7%
9	South Korea	US$347m	4.2%
10	Sweden	US$220m	2.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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
• 41number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

165

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	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	13%	5% – 15%	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	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	3.3%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	10%		2023
Brazil	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	0%		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	16%		2023
Colombia	15%		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	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	2%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	10%		2023
Ethiopia	10%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	2.9%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	8%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.5%		2023
Indonesia	7%	5% – 10%	2023
Iran	10%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	2.5%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	5%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	10%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	5%		2023
Maldives	15%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	10%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	5%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	15%	11% – 16%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	8.3%	0% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	7%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	10%		2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	8.8%	0% – 20%	2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	0%		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%		2023
Syria	1%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	6.5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	5%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	2.9%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	5%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	2.8%	2.3% – 3.2%	2023
Uruguay	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Venezuela	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	10%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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

51218 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 211210

CPC 2.1 product

34120 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)

Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.

• Oil palm applies from 30 December 2026

Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining other than stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids, that have been synthesized using oil palm (not including waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC)

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)

Binding rulings for similar goods 5

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. Anti-dumping 14 October 2026

   Fatty Acids From Indonesia and Malaysia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

   FR Doc. 2026-20903 · 91 FR 65256 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Anti-dumping 22 September 2026

   Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures

   FR Doc. 2026-19378 · 91 FR 60096 · Source: federalregister.gov

3. Anti-dumping 22 September 2026

   Certain Fatty Acids From Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures

   FR Doc. 2026-19379 · 91 FR 60092 · Source: federalregister.gov

4. Anti-dumping 23 July 2026

   Certain Fatty Acids From Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

   FR Doc. 2026-14870 · 91 FR 46401 · Source: federalregister.gov

5. Anti-dumping 23 July 2026

   Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

   FR Doc. 2026-14871 · 91 FR 46409 · Source: federalregister.gov

6. Countervailing duty 13 March 2026

   Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia and Malaysia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations

   FR Doc. 2026-04945 · 91 FR 12342 · Source: federalregister.gov

7. Anti-dumping 2 February 2026

   Fatty Acids From Indonesia and Malaysia; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations

   FR Doc. 2026-01950 · 91 FR 4616 · Source: federalregister.gov

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