Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3824
3824.60: Sorbitol other than that of subheading 290544
3824.60 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3824, prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores, chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3824 60 00 00 Sorbitol other than that of subheading 2905 44
- In aqueous solution
- 3824 60 11 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 13 GBP / 100 kg
- 3824 60 19 00 Other 8 % + 31 GBP / 100 kg
- Other
- 3824 60 91 00 Containing 2% or less by weight of d-mannitol, calculated on the d-glucitol content 6 % + 19 GBP / 100 kg
- 3824 60 99 00 Other 8 % + 44 GBP / 100 kg
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 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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) | — | — |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Vietnam | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | 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 |
| 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–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | 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–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | 0% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 0% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | 5.8% + 10 GBP / 100 kg / 5.8% + 30 GBP / 100 kg / 5.8% + 15 GBP / 100 kg / 5.8% + 43 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | 0% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | 0% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 0% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | 6% + 13 GBP / 100 kg / 8% + 31 GBP / 100 kg / 6% + 19 GBP / 100 kg / 8% + 44 GBP / 100 kg |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £2.2m | 81.8% | -32.8% |
 Germany | £327k | 12.1% | -10.7% |
 Japan | £78k | 2.9% | +18.5% |
 Belgium | £47k | 1.7% | -75.6% |
 Türkiye | £26k | 1% | — |
 China | £15k | 0.5% | +64.7% |
 Netherlands | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 United States | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Türkiye 7.7% – 9.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 8.7% USA 4.9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan 2.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 6.5% 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) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$94kUS$94k+US$588k+US$13m+> US$41m
Exports: 77
- France: US$125m
- Thailand: US$71m
- China: US$41m
- Indonesia: US$24m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- United States: US$15m
- Netherlands: US$13m
- Germany: US$12m
- Belgium: US$9m
- India: US$8m
- Italy: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Japan: US$651k
- Poland: US$642k
- United Kingdom: US$588k
- United Arab Emirates: US$522k
- Hungary: US$487k
- Colombia: US$474k
- Croatia: US$304k
- Greece: US$304k
- South Korea: US$296k
- South Africa: US$289k
- Sweden: US$257k
- Peru: US$250k
- Switzerland: US$239k
- Pakistan: US$193k
- Singapore: US$174k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$170k
- Lithuania: US$168k
- Romania: US$159k
- Brazil: US$119k
- Canada: US$94k
- Austria: US$94k
- Egypt: US$93k
- Serbia: US$86k
- Portugal: US$72k
- Bulgaria: US$63k
- Ireland: US$60k
- Slovakia: US$49k
- Tanzania: US$47k
- Tunisia: US$46k
- Cyprus: US$46k
- Senegal: US$31k
- Costa Rica: US$31k
- Russia: US$26k
- Latvia: US$20k
- North Macedonia: US$19k
- Australia: US$18k
- Luxembourg: US$18k
- Slovenia: US$16k
- Uruguay: US$14k
- Guatemala: US$10k
- Mexico: US$5k
- Taiwan: US$4k
- Finland: US$4k
- Kazakhstan: US$4k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$330kUS$330k+US$2m+US$6m+> US$14m
Imports: 153
- Japan: US$59m
- Poland: US$24m
- Germany: US$21m
- Spain: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Mexico: US$13m
- Italy: US$12m
- Vietnam: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$11m
- South Korea: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- Russia: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Nigeria: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Austria: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$2m
- China: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Croatia: US$942k
- Slovenia: US$858k
- Israel: US$827k
- Serbia: US$805k
- Canada: US$784k
- Colombia: US$769k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$125m | 35.2% |
| 2 |  Thailand | US$71m | 20% |
| 3 | China | US$41m | 11.5% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | US$24m | 6.8% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$17m | 4.8% |
| 6 | United States | US$15m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$13m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Germany | US$12m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Belgium | US$9m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  India | US$8m | 2.3% |
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
- 45number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, European Union (27 countries), United Kingdom
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 | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 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 | 14% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 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 | 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) | 36%* | 22% – 55% | 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 | 30% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 2.3% | 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 | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 6.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 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 | 16% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0.7%* | 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 | 3.5%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 3% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 9.4%* | 7.7% – 12% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 33%* | 19% – 51% | 2023 |
| United States | 4.9% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 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. * 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
- 59899 Other chemical products & preparations
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 35499 Other chemical products n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3824.60 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3824.60 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3824.60 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3824.60 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3824.60 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3823.60 | changed |
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.
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Quota · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0996 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff all 4 lines under subheading 3824.60 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 4 lines under subheading 3824.60 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £2.7m (down 32% on the year before), at an average of £0.91 per kg; France supplied 82%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$354m in 2024, down 10.1% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 35.2% of the total, ahead of Thailand.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sorbitol other than that of subheading 290544?
Sorbitol other than that of subheading 290544 fall under HS subheading 3824.60, part of heading 3824, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on sorbitol other than that of subheading 290544 in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 3824.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 7.7% to 9.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on sorbitol other than that of subheading 290544 in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 3824.60 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4.9%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most sorbitol other than that of subheading 290544?
France, with US$125m in 2024 (35.2% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (82%), Germany (12%) and Japan (3%), out of total imports of £2.7m.