Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3824

3824.87

3824.87: Containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride

Subheading 3824.87 belongs to heading 3824 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores) in chapter 38.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate 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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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 3824 87 00 00 Containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride 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 schemeCountriesRate
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

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 3.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

3824.87 · US$7.2m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20.7kUS$20.7k+US$109.3k+US$574.2k+> US$1.1m

Exports: 50
  1. United States: US$1.7m
  2. India: US$1.1m
  3. South Korea: US$1m
  4. Italy: US$635.5k
  5. Germany: US$574.2k
  6. China: US$389.3k
  7. United Kingdom: US$388.5k
  8. Japan: US$226.6k
  9. Greece: US$185.8k
  10. Netherlands: US$126.5k
  11. Poland: US$109.4k
  12. Brazil: US$109.3k
  13. Hungary: US$104k
  14. South Africa: US$96.3k
  15. France: US$88.2k
  16. Jordan: US$77.5k
  17. Singapore: US$63k
  18. Spain: US$49.8k
  19. Malaysia: US$29.5k
  20. Mexico: US$28.8k
  21. Belgium: US$22.6k
  22. Guatemala: US$20.7k
  23. Saudi Arabia: US$20.7k
  24. Canada: US$15.3k
  25. Kenya: US$15k
  26. Austria: US$10.7k
  27. Sweden: US$8.1k
  28. Switzerland: US$6.6k
  29. Australia: US$5.1k
  30. Denmark: US$4.3k
  31. Russia: US$4k
  32. Egypt: US$3.2k
  33. Estonia: US$2.3k
  34. Romania: US$1.8k
  35. Peru: US$800
  36. Bulgaria: US$700
  37. United Arab Emirates: US$600
  38. Ireland: US$600
  39. Mozambique: US$600
  40. Slovakia: US$600
  41. Morocco: US$500
  42. Taiwan: US$500
  43. Türkiye: US$500
  44. Hong Kong SAR China: US$100
  45. New Zealand: US$100
  46. Portugal: US$100
  47. Chile: US$0
  48. Czechia: US$0
  49. Sri Lanka: US$0
  50. Luxembourg: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$1.7m 23.6%
2 India US$1.1m 14.6%
3 South Korea US$1m 14.2%
4 Italy US$635.5k 8.8%
5 Germany US$574.2k 8%
6 China US$389.3k 5.4%
7 United Kingdom US$388.5k 5.4%
8 Japan US$226.6k 3.1%
9 Greece US$185.8k 2.6%
10 Netherlands US$126.5k 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Egypt US$3.3m 45.4%
2 Vietnam US$574.7k 8%
3 Canada US$445.2k 6.2%
4 Mexico US$406.6k 5.6%
5 France US$380.7k 5.3%
6 United States US$346.4k 4.8%
7 Saudi Arabia US$285.4k 4%
8 Romania US$217k 3%
9 Greece US$127.5k 1.8%
10 Germany US$115k 1.6%

Code history

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

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3824.87; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 3824.87 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.

174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 6%.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$7.2m (−51.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was the United States (US$1.7m), followed by India.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride?

Containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride fall under HS subheading 3824.87, part of heading 3824, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3824.87 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 perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3824.87 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 perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its…?

The United States, with US$1.7m in 2024 (23.6% 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.