Subheading · Section VI

3824.89: Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins

3824.89
  • 6%UK
  • 6.5%EU
  • 30%Türkiye
  • 6.5%USA
  • US$19.7mWorld trade in 2024

Subheading 3824.89 belongs to heading 3824 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores) in chapter 38.

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%.

The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule has one tariff line for subheading 3824.89; the statutory rate is 30%.

Subheading 3824.89 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 6.5%.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$19.7m (+91.2% year on year).

The largest exporter was Qatar (US$3.6m), followed by India.

The biggest buyer was Egypt, with imports of US$7.8m.

The United Kingdom ranked 15th among 62 exporters with US$192.2k.

The United Kingdom imported US$97.6k.

Duty rates compared

UK 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 30% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 3824 89 00 00 Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins 6%
  2. 3824 89 00 10 Alkanes, c10-13, chloro (cas 85535-84-8 ) 6%
  3. 3824 89 00 90 Other 6%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 3824 89 00 Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins 6.5%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 3824.89.00.00.00 Kısa zincirli klorlu parafinleri içerenler 30%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 3824.89.00.00 Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins 6.5%kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

3824.89 · US$19.7m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$21kUS$21k+US$166k+US$854.7k+> US$3.5m

Exports: 62
  1. Qatar: US$3.6m
  2. India: US$3.5m
  3. United States: US$3m
  4. China: US$2.5m
  5. Germany: US$980.3k
  6. South Africa: US$940.2k
  7. France: US$854.7k
  8. Italy: US$588.8k
  9. Denmark: US$461.9k
  10. Canada: US$351k
  11. Singapore: US$330k
  12. United Arab Emirates: US$328.9k
  13. Belgium: US$320.3k
  14. Thailand: US$208.2k
  15. United Kingdom: US$192.2k
  16. Spain: US$166k
  17. Netherlands: US$160.5k
  18. Argentina: US$150k
  19. Egypt: US$144.8k
  20. Saudi Arabia: US$133.8k
  21. Türkiye: US$117.7k
  22. Japan: US$109.2k
  23. Bulgaria: US$92.6k
  24. Poland: US$74.6k
  25. Sweden: US$72.8k
  26. Hong Kong SAR China: US$69.8k
  27. Romania: US$65.9k
  28. New Zealand: US$63.4k
  29. Czechia: US$42.4k
  30. Bangladesh: US$36.5k
  31. Colombia: US$21k
  32. South Korea: US$18.9k
  33. Russia: US$18.6k
  34. Israel: US$13.6k
  35. Ireland: US$13.5k
  36. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$11.9k
  37. Vietnam: US$11.9k
  38. Latvia: US$7.3k
  39. Portugal: US$6.6k
  40. Australia: US$6.3k
  41. Taiwan: US$5k
  42. Luxembourg: US$3.8k
  43. Malaysia: US$3.5k
  44. Austria: US$3.2k
  45. Serbia: US$2.5k
  46. Switzerland: US$2.4k
  47. Hungary: US$2.4k
  48. Lithuania: US$2k
  49. Morocco: US$1.7k
  50. Norway: US$1.4k
  51. Jordan: US$1.3k
  52. Bahrain: US$900
  53. Kenya: US$900
  54. Mexico: US$900
  55. Chile: US$700
  56. Greece: US$700
  57. Indonesia: US$500
  58. Brazil: US$200
  59. Costa Rica: US$100
  60. Slovakia: US$100

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Qatar US$3.6m 18%
2 India US$3.5m 17.6%
3 United States US$3m 15%
4 China US$2.5m 12.7%
5 Germany US$980.3k 5%
6 South Africa US$940.2k 4.8%
7 France US$854.7k 4.3%
8 Italy US$588.8k 3%
9 Denmark US$461.9k 2.3%
10 Canada US$351k 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Egypt US$7.8m 39.8%
2 Indonesia US$2.7m 13.6%
3 United States US$877k 4.4%
4 Australia US$694.9k 3.5%
5 Belgium US$688k 3.5%
6 Saudi Arabia US$566.2k 2.9%
7 Sweden US$542k 2.7%
8 Brazil US$400.3k 2%
9 Bangladesh US$389.3k 2%
10 Colombia US$359.8k 1.8%

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$3.6m in 2024 (18% of world exports).