Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3824
3824.89: Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins
Subheading 3824.89 belongs to heading 3824 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores) in chapter 38.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3824 89 00 00 Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins 6%
- 3824 89 00 10 Alkanes, c10-13, chloro (cas 85535-84-8) 6%
- 3824 89 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 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 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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 controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/742, S.I. 2019/411, S.I. 2019/792
- Documents
- Y944 Goods other than those described in Annex VI (Petroleum products) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £24k | 35.1% | — |
 India | £19k | 28.3% | -68% |
| United Kingdom | £16k | 23.9% | — |
 Ireland | £4k | 6.4% | -80.7% |
 Japan | £3k | 4.4% | — |
 France | £1k | 1.9% | — |
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) 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 2.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
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$21kUS$21k+US$166k+US$855k+> US$3m
Exports: 62
- Qatar: US$4m
- India: US$3m
- United States: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Germany: US$980k
- South Africa: US$940k
- France: US$855k
- Italy: US$589k
- Denmark: US$462k
- Canada: US$351k
- Singapore: US$330k
- United Arab Emirates: US$329k
- Belgium: US$320k
- Thailand: US$208k
- United Kingdom: US$192k
- Spain: US$166k
- Netherlands: US$161k
- Argentina: US$150k
- Egypt: US$145k
- Saudi Arabia: US$134k
- Türkiye: US$118k
- Japan: US$109k
- Bulgaria: US$93k
- Poland: US$75k
- Sweden: US$73k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$70k
- Romania: US$66k
- New Zealand: US$63k
- Czechia: US$42k
- Bangladesh: US$37k
- Colombia: US$21k
- South Korea: US$19k
- Russia: US$19k
- Israel: US$14k
- Ireland: US$14k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$12k
- Vietnam: US$12k
- Latvia: US$7k
- Portugal: US$7k
- Australia: US$6k
- Taiwan: US$5k
- Luxembourg: US$4k
- Malaysia: US$4k
- Austria: US$3k
- Serbia: US$3k
- Switzerland: US$2k
- Hungary: US$2k
- Lithuania: US$2k
- Morocco: US$2k
- Norway: US$1k
- Jordan: US$1k
- Bahrain: US$900
- Kenya: US$900
- Mexico: US$900
- Chile: US$700
- Greece: US$700
- Indonesia: US$500
- Brazil: US$200
- Costa Rica: US$100
- Slovakia: US$100
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$16kUS$16k+US$70k+US$349k+> US$695k
Imports: 116
- Egypt: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- United States: US$877k
- Australia: US$695k
- Belgium: US$688k
- Saudi Arabia: US$566k
- Sweden: US$542k
- Brazil: US$400k
- Bangladesh: US$389k
- Colombia: US$360k
- South Africa: US$353k
- France: US$349k
- Denmark: US$339k
- South Korea: US$301k
- Pakistan: US$263k
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$261k
- Mexico: US$248k
- Netherlands: US$245k
- Greece: US$146k
- Ecuador: US$141k
- Malaysia: US$129k
- Czechia: US$107k
- United Kingdom: US$98k
- Austria: US$85k
- Canada: US$85k
- Nigeria: US$83k
- Lithuania: US$78k
- Thailand: US$75k
- Morocco: US$70k
- Slovenia: US$67k
- Bulgaria: US$65k
- Mozambique: US$62k
- India: US$60k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$55k
- Spain: US$46k
- Portugal: US$44k
- Fiji: US$42k
- Philippines: US$38k
- Poland: US$35k
- Germany: US$34k
- Switzerland: US$33k
- Ireland: US$33k
- Zimbabwe: US$31k
- Dominican Republic: US$30k
- Norway: US$29k
- Italy: US$29k
- Chile: US$28k
- Cuba: US$27k
- Vietnam: US$25k
- Uzbekistan: US$23k
- Zambia: US$23k
- Türkiye: US$22k
- Latvia: US$22k
- Bahamas: US$17k
- Slovakia: US$17k
- Qatar: US$17k
- United Arab Emirates: US$16k
- Singapore: US$14k
- Malawi: US$14k
- Tanzania: US$14k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar | US$4m | 18% |
| 2 | India | US$3m | 17.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$3m | 15% |
| 4 |  China | US$3m | 12.7% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$980k | 5% |
| 6 |  South Africa | US$940k | 4.8% |
| 7 | France | US$855k | 4.3% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$589k | 3% |
| 9 |  Denmark | US$462k | 2.3% |
| 10 | Canada | US$351k | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt | US$8m | 39.8% |
| 2 |  Indonesia | US$3m | 13.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$877k | 4.4% |
| 4 |  Australia | US$695k | 3.5% |
| 5 |  Belgium | US$688k | 3.5% |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia | US$566k | 2.9% |
| 7 |  Sweden | US$542k | 2.7% |
| 8 | Brazil | US$400k | 2% |
| 9 |  Bangladesh | US$389k | 2% |
| 10 |  Colombia | US$360k | 1.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
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.
- 6%median duty
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Algeria
93
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
| China | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 9% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 3% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 1.3% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 15% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 10% | 2023 | |
 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 | |
 Panama | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
| Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
| South Africa | 10% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 0.8%* | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 2023 | |
| United States | 6.5% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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 | 3824.99 | changed |
| 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
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 3824.99.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3824.89 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
Subheading 3824.89 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%.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £67k between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 18% on the year before); United States supplied 35%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$20m (+91.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Qatar (US$4m), followed by India.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. Subheadings 380852 and 380859 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing one or more of the following substances: alachlor (ISO); aldicarb (ISO); aldrin (ISO); azinphos-methyl (ISO); binapacryl (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); captafol (ISO); carbofuran (ISO); chlordane (ISO); chlordimeform (ISO); chlorobenzilate (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC (ISO)) or its salts; dinoseb (ISO), its salts or its esters; endosulfan (ISO); ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane); ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane); fluoroacetamide (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); mercury compounds; methamidophos (ISO); monocrotophos (ISO); oxirane (ethylene oxide); parathion (ISO); parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion); pentachlorophenol (ISO), its salts or its esters; perfluorooctane sulphonic acid and its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; phosphamidon (ISO); 2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts or its esters; tributyltin compounds; trichlorfon (ISO).
2. Subheadings 380861 to 380869 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing alpha-cypermethrin (ISO), bendiocarb (ISO), bifenthrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), cyfluthrin (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), etofenprox (INN), fenitrothion (ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), malathion (ISO), pirimiphos-methyl (ISO) or propoxur (ISO).
3. Subheadings 382481 to 382489 cover only mixtures and preparations containing one or more of the following substances: oxirane (ethylene oxide); polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs); polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs); tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate; 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); mirex (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); pentachlorobenzene (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers; short-chain chlorinated paraffins.
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins are mixtures of compounds, with a chlorination degree of more than 48 % by weight, with the following molecular formula: CxH(2x-y+2)Cly, where x=10 – 13 and y= 1 – 13.
4. For the purposes of subheadings 382541 and 382549, ‘waste organic solvents’ are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of the solvents.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins?
Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins fall under HS subheading 3824.89, part of heading 3824, in section VI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3824.89 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 short-chain chlorinated paraffins in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3824.89 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 short-chain chlorinated paraffins?
Qatar, with US$4m in 2024 (18% 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 United States (35%), India (28%) and United Kingdom (24%), out of total imports of £67k.