Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3824

3824.84: Containing aldrin (ISO), camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene), chlordane (ISO), chlordecone (ISO), DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane), dieldrin (ISO, INN), endosulfan (ISO), endrin (ISO), heptachlor (ISO) or mirex (ISO)

3824.84 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3824, prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores, chapter 38.

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Customs duty 6% standard rate · across 9 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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3824 84 00 00 Containing aldrin (iso), camphechlor (iso) (toxaphene), chlordane (iso), chlordecone (iso), ddt (iso) (clofenotane (inn), 1.1,1-trichloro-2.2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane), dieldrin (iso, inn), endosulfan (iso), endrin (iso), heptachlor (iso) or mirex (iso) 6%
3824 84 00 10 Preparation containing ddt (iso) (cas 50-29-3) 6%
3824 84 00 15 Preparation containing camphechlor (iso) 6%
3824 84 00 20 Preparation containing chlordane (iso) (cas 57-74-9) 6%
3824 84 00 30 Preparation containing dieldrin (iso) (cas 60-57-1) 6%
3824 84 00 40 Preparation containing endrin (iso) (cas 72-20-8) 6%
3824 84 00 50 Preparation containing endosulfan (iso) (115-29-7) 6%
3824 84 00 60 Preparation containing chlordecone (iso) (cas 143-50-0) 6%
3824 84 00 70 Preparation containing mirex 6%
3824 84 00 90 Other 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 1

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 3

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 on restricted goods and technologies
Applies to goods from
North Korea

Legal act
S.I. 2019/411
Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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)	—	6%
DCTS Comprehensive	Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more Afghanistan, 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")	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden	Free
DCTS Enhanced	Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more Algeria, 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 more Antigua & 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 more Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£83k+10.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£7.56 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Belgium	£69k	83.2%	+45.6%
United States	£10k	12.1%	+838.1%
France	£2k	3%	—
Ireland	£1k	1.6%	-92.4%
Japan	£0	0%	-100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

3824.84 · US$25m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$29kUS$29k+US$644k+US$1m+> US$3m

Exports: 55

United States: US$6m
Netherlands: US$3m
Germany: US$2m
Spain: US$2m
Italy: US$2m
Austria: US$1m
China: US$1m
Poland: US$820k
Sweden: US$800k
United Kingdom: US$677k
France: US$667k
Belgium: US$662k
Denmark: US$644k
Estonia: US$640k
India: US$607k
Greece: US$292k
Czechia: US$241k
Ireland: US$239k
Hungary: US$238k
Mexico: US$233k
Switzerland: US$205k
Japan: US$177k
Philippines: US$177k
Slovakia: US$102k
Bulgaria: US$51k
Slovenia: US$29k
Taiwan: US$29k
Türkiye: US$26k
Thailand: US$22k
Vietnam: US$21k
Latvia: US$21k
Norway: US$15k
Luxembourg: US$13k
Cyprus: US$12k
Romania: US$9k
Malaysia: US$9k
Costa Rica: US$7k
Saudi Arabia: US$7k
Finland: US$7k
Kenya: US$5k
Lithuania: US$2k
Serbia: US$2k
Australia: US$1k
South Korea: US$800
Malta: US$800
Portugal: US$700
Mali: US$300
Canada: US$200
United Arab Emirates: US$100
Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
South Africa: US$100
Azerbaijan: US$0
Croatia: US$0
Morocco: US$0
Syria: US$0

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$6m	24.2%
2	Netherlands	US$3m	10.5%
3	Germany	US$2m	9.8%
4	Spain	US$2m	8.2%
5	Italy	US$2m	6%
6	Austria	US$1m	5.6%
7	China	US$1m	5%
8	Poland	US$820k	3.3%
9	Sweden	US$800k	3.2%
10	United Kingdom	US$677k	2.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Mexico	US$3m	11.9%
2	Italy	US$3m	11.6%
3	Canada	US$3m	11.2%
4	Egypt	US$2m	8.7%
5	France	US$2m	7.8%
6	Belgium	US$2m	6.5%
7	Germany	US$2m	6.1%
8	Brazil	US$1m	5.7%
9	United Kingdom	US$698k	2.8%
10	Estonia	US$683k	2.7%

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.

Tariff change 22 June 2026 · Applies from: 17 July 2028

Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3824.90.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3824.84 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3824.84; the duty is 6.5%.

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 £82.9k (up 10% on the year before), at an average of £7.56 per kg; Belgium supplied 83%, followed by United States.

World trade in these goods reached US$25m in 2024, down 29.7% on 2023.

The United States was the largest exporter with 24.2% of the total, ahead of the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for containing aldrin (ISO), camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene), chlordane (ISO), chlordecone (ISO), DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane), dieldrin (ISO, INN), endosulfan (ISO), endrin (ISO), heptachlor (ISO) or mirex (ISO)?

Containing aldrin (ISO), camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene), chlordane (ISO), chlordecone (ISO), DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane), dieldrin (ISO, INN), endosulfan (ISO), endrin (ISO), heptachlor (ISO) or mirex (ISO) fall under HS subheading 3824.84, part of heading 3824, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on containing aldrin in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3824.84 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 containing aldrin in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3824.84 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 6.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most containing aldrin?

The United States, with US$6m in 2024 (24.2% 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 Belgium (83%), United States (12%) and France (3%), out of total imports of £82.9k.