Subheading · Chapter 38 · Heading 3827

3827.68

3827.68: Other, not included in the subheadings above, containing substances of subheadings 290341 to 290348

Subheading 3827.68 belongs to heading 3827 (mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane) in chapter 38.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 6% standard rate · across 7 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 3827 68 00 00 Other, not included in the subheadings above, containing substances of subheadings 2903 41 to 2903 48 6%
  2. 3827 68 00 10 R452b (containing 67% of difluoromethane (hfc-32), 26% of 2.3,3.3-tetrafluoropropene (hfc-1234yf) and 7% of pentafluoroethane (hfc-125) 6%
  3. 3827 68 00 20 R455a (containing 75.5% of 2.3,3.3-tetrafluoropropene (hfc-1234yf), 21.5% of difluoromethane (hfc-32) and 3% of carbon dioxide) 6%
  4. 3827 68 00 30 Containing only 1.1,1.3,3-pentafluorobutane (hfc-365mfc) and 1.1,1.2,3.3,3-heptafluoropropane (hfc-227ea) 6%
  5. 3827 68 00 40 Containing only 1.1,1.3,3-pentafluorobutane (hfc-365mfc) and 1.1,1.3,3-pentafluoropropane (hfc-245fa) 6%
  6. 3827 68 00 50 R450a (containing 58% of 1.3,3.3-tetrafluoropropene (hfc-1234ze) and 42% of 1.1,1.2-tetrafluoroethane (hfc-134a)) 6%
  7. 3827 68 00 60 R513a (containing 56% of 2.3,3.3-tetrafluoropropene (hfc-1234yf) and 44% of 1.1,1.2-tetrafluoroethane (hfc-134a)) 6%
  8. 3827 68 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 suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    In force
    until 31 December 2028
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1435
    Documents
    • 9Y12
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 7 lines

Import requirements 2

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    517/2014
    Documents
    • Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y053
    • Y955 Goods other than those falling under the import prohibitions defined in article 4.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y926
    • 9066
    • Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
    • Y125 Import falling under Article 16.1 of Regulation (EU) N° 2024/573 on the reduction of the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons placed on the EU market
    • Y951 Exemption from the reduction of the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons placed on the market by virtue of Article 16.2 (a), (b), (d), (e) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y956
    • Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y124
    • Y976

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

last 12 months£4.7m+401.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price£19.24 per kg
Jan 2024: £64kFeb 2024: £69kApr 2024: £48kMay 2024: £51kJun 2024: £30kJul 2024: £14kSept 2024: £92kOct 2024: £25kNov 2024: £39kJan 2025: £33kFeb 2025: £163kMar 2025: £300kApr 2025: £103kMay 2025: £16kJun 2025: £39kJul 2025: £30kAug 2025: £100kSept 2025: £476kOct 2025: £150kNov 2025: £333kDec 2025: £310kJan 2026: £102kFeb 2026: £98kMar 2026: £739kApr 2026: £1.1mMay 2026: £903kJun 2026: £262kJul 2026: £94kAug 2026: £115k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Netherlands £3.7m 79.3% +303.3%
United States £950k 20.2% —
Taiwan £16k 0.3% —
Ireland £7k 0.2% +64.8%
United Kingdom £0 0% -100%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

3827.68 · US$157m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$78kUS$78k+US$512k+US$2m+> US$46m

Exports: 50
  1. China: US$64m
  2. Netherlands: US$46m
  3. United States: US$29m
  4. Italy: US$3m
  5. Germany: US$2m
  6. Finland: US$2m
  7. Colombia: US$2m
  8. Taiwan: US$2m
  9. France: US$1m
  10. South Korea: US$1m
  11. Spain: US$649k
  12. Chile: US$512k
  13. United Kingdom: US$495k
  14. Mexico: US$480k
  15. India: US$414k
  16. Estonia: US$408k
  17. Türkiye: US$338k
  18. Sweden: US$290k
  19. United Arab Emirates: US$190k
  20. Lithuania: US$156k
  21. Japan: US$148k
  22. Czechia: US$147k
  23. Belgium: US$135k
  24. Morocco: US$78k
  25. Singapore: US$46k
  26. Switzerland: US$33k
  27. Panama: US$31k
  28. Denmark: US$29k
  29. Thailand: US$28k
  30. Slovenia: US$28k
  31. Austria: US$23k
  32. Greece: US$22k
  33. Australia: US$21k
  34. Poland: US$21k
  35. Malaysia: US$13k
  36. Russia: US$12k
  37. Israel: US$11k
  38. South Africa: US$7k
  39. Croatia: US$3k
  40. Portugal: US$3k
  41. Canada: US$2k
  42. Latvia: US$2k
  43. El Salvador: US$2k
  44. Indonesia: US$2k
  45. Brazil: US$400
  46. Hungary: US$300
  47. Norway: US$200
  48. Ireland: US$100
  49. Luxembourg: US$0
  50. Slovakia: US$0

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$64m 41.1%
2 Netherlands US$46m 29.2%
3 United States US$29m 18.3%
4 Italy US$3m 2.1%
5 Germany US$2m 1.6%
6 Finland US$2m 1.3%
7 Colombia US$2m 1.1%
8 Taiwan US$2m 1.1%
9 France US$1m 0.7%
10 South Korea US$1m 0.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Mexico US$64m 40.6%
2 United States US$20m 12.8%
3 Italy US$12m 7.7%
4 Germany US$9m 5.5%
5 Netherlands US$6m 3.7%
6 Thailand US$5m 3.2%
7 France US$4m 2.7%
8 Japan US$4m 2.7%
9 Estonia US$4m 2.4%
10 Spain US$3m 2.1%

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 3824.78.

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 3827.68 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.

Subheading 3827.68 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 £4.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 402% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 79%, followed by United States.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$157m (+17.2% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$64m), followed by the Netherlands.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other, not included in the subheadings above, containing substances of subheadings 290341 to 290348?

Other, not included in the subheadings above, containing substances of subheadings 290341 to 290348 fall under HS subheading 3827.68, part of heading 3827, in section VI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other, not included in the subheadings above… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3827.68 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 other, not included in the subheadings above… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3827.68 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 other, not included in the subheadings above…?

China, with US$64m in 2024 (41.1% 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 Netherlands (79%), United States (20%) and Taiwan (0%), out of total imports of £4.7m.

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