Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3824
3824.88: Containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers
3824.88 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 88 00 00 Containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers 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 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 | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, 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 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 |
| 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
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vietnam | £4k | 100% | +1% |
 United States | £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 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 2.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Taiwan 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 Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$20kUS$20k+US$125k+US$807k+> US$1m
Exports: 44
- United States: US$2m
- Italy: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$807k
- Romania: US$574k
- United Kingdom: US$271k
- Germany: US$193k
- Poland: US$143k
- South Korea: US$136k
- Singapore: US$125k
- Spain: US$119k
- Austria: US$112k
- India: US$99k
- Japan: US$87k
- Hungary: US$74k
- Costa Rica: US$73k
- Ireland: US$64k
- France: US$45k
- Netherlands: US$31k
- Belgium: US$20k
- Canada: US$16k
- Greece: US$11k
- South Africa: US$10k
- Taiwan: US$10k
- Türkiye: US$10k
- Vietnam: US$9k
- Luxembourg: US$9k
- Sweden: US$5k
- Latvia: US$4k
- Malaysia: US$4k
- Guatemala: US$3k
- Czechia: US$1k
- Switzerland: US$1k
- Estonia: US$700
- Denmark: US$600
- Lithuania: US$600
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$400
- Slovenia: US$200
- United Arab Emirates: US$100
- Egypt: US$0
- Finland: US$0
- Portugal: US$0
- Saudi Arabia: US$0
- Serbia: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$9kUS$9k+US$64k+US$138k+> US$915k
Imports: 75
- France: US$2m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Czechia: US$915k
- Canada: US$837k
- Mexico: US$648k
- United States: US$308k
- Egypt: US$162k
- Ukraine: US$138k
- Japan: US$138k
- Hungary: US$137k
- Pakistan: US$136k
- Brazil: US$122k
- Netherlands: US$118k
- Ecuador: US$99k
- Indonesia: US$83k
- Croatia: US$76k
- Chile: US$72k
- Poland: US$64k
- Germany: US$52k
- Belgium: US$47k
- Cayman Islands: US$40k
- Türkiye: US$34k
- Angola: US$33k
- Peru: US$23k
- Uganda: US$23k
- Austria: US$21k
- Spain: US$21k
- Norway: US$20k
- United Kingdom: US$20k
- China: US$16k
- Sweden: US$14k
- Thailand: US$14k
- Ireland: US$13k
- Serbia: US$10k
- South Korea: US$10k
- Latvia: US$9k
- India: US$9k
- Israel: US$9k
- Australia: US$7k
- Malawi: US$7k
- Denmark: US$5k
- Lithuania: US$5k
- Philippines: US$5k
- Marshall Islands: US$5k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5k
- Greece: US$3k
- Slovakia: US$3k
- South Africa: US$3k
- Switzerland: US$2k
- Portugal: US$2k
- Zambia: US$2k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$2k
- Italy: US$2k
- Sri Lanka: US$1k
- Luxembourg: US$1k
- Malaysia: US$1k
- Bahamas: US$800
- Bulgaria: US$700
- Belarus: US$600
- Nigeria: US$600
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2m | 28.4% |
| 2 |  Italy | US$1m | 18% |
| 3 |  China | US$1m | 14.6% |
| 4 |  Slovakia | US$807k | 10.3% |
| 5 |  Romania | US$574k | 7.3% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$271k | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$193k | 2.5% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$143k | 1.8% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$136k | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$125k | 1.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | US$2m | 27.9% |
| 2 |  El Salvador | US$1m | 14.3% |
| 3 |  Czechia | US$915k | 11.6% |
| 4 | Canada | US$837k | 10.6% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$648k | 8.2% |
| 6 | United States | US$308k | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Egypt | US$162k | 2.1% |
| 8 |  Ukraine | US$138k | 1.8% |
| 9 | Japan | US$138k | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Hungary | US$137k | 1.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 152
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
- 42number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Comoros
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 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 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 3% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 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 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0.7% | 0% – 1.3% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 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 | 2.9%* | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 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 | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Switzerland | 0.6%* | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
| Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 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 211220
- 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 | 3824.88 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3824.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 3824.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 3824.20, 3824.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 3824.20, 3824.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 3823.20, 3823.90 | 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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3824.90.
Subheading 3824.88 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3824.88; 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 £3.6k (down 43% on the year before), at an average of £3,595.00 per kg; Vietnam supplied 100%, followed by United States.
World trade in these goods reached US$8m in 2024, down 29.3% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 28.4% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers?
Containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers fall under HS subheading 3824.88, part of heading 3824, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3824.88 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 tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3824.88 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 tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or…?
The United States, with US$2m in 2024 (28.4% 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 Vietnam (100%) and United States (0%), out of total imports of £3.6k.