Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3902
3902.90: Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms: other
Other propylene and olefin polymers
Official description Other
3902.90 is the HS subheading for other propylene and olefin polymers, under heading 3902 in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3902 90 00 00 Other
- 3902 90 10 00 A-b-a block copolymer of polystyrene, ethylene-butylene copolymer and polystyrene, containing by weight 35% or less of styrene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6(b) to this chapter Free
- 3902 90 20 00 Polybut-1-ene, a copolymer of but-1-ene with ethylene containing by weight 10% or less of ethylene, or a blend of polybut-1-ene with polyethylene and/or polypropylene containing by weight 10% or less of polyethylene and/or 25% or less of polypropylene, in one of the forms mentioned in note 6(b) to this chapter Free
- 3902 90 90 00 Other
- 3902 90 90 10 For cavity filling, for use in certain types of aircraft 6%
- Other
- 3902 90 90 60 Non-hydrogenated 100% aliphatic resin (polymer), with the following characteristics: - liquid at room temperature - obtained by cationic polymerisation of c-5 alkenes monomers - with a number average molecular weight (mn) of 370 (± 50) - with a weight average molecular weight (mw) of 500 (± 100) 6%
- 3902 90 90 63 Hydrogenated poly(1-octene) (cas rn 70693-43-5) 6%
- 3902 90 90 65 Brominated butadiene-styrene copolymer (cas rn 1195978-93-8) with a bromine content of 60% by weight or more but not more than 68%, in forms as defined in note 6 (b) to chapter 39 6%
- 3902 90 90 70 Synthetic poly-alpha-olefin with a viscosity of 3 or more but not more than 9 centistokes (measured at 100 ° celsius according to the astm d 445 method), obtained by polymerisation of dodecene with or without: -not more than 40% by weight of tetradecene and/or -not more than 2% by weight decene and/or -not more than 2% by weight of hexadecene 6%
- 3902 90 90 94 Chlorinated polyolefins, whether or not in a solution or dispersion 6%
- 3902 90 90 99 Other Free
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 3
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 9 lines
- 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 3 of 9 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2026
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 9 lines
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 7 of 9 lines
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395, S.I. 2019/792
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411, S.I. 2019/461, 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) | — | Free – 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 – 2.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £22.5m | 35.1% | +60.1% | |
| £9.1m | 14.2% | +20.7% | |
| £8.9m | 14% | -1.9% | |
| £7.4m | 11.6% | +6.6% | |
| £4.3m | 6.7% | +19.3% | |
| £3.1m | 4.9% | +6% | |
| £2.1m | 3.4% | -8.2% | |
| £1.4m | 2.2% | +2.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$10m+US$76m+> US$298m
Exports: 110
- United States: US$721m
- Belgium: US$333m
- Japan: US$312m
- Germany: US$298m
- South Korea: US$281m
- China: US$232m
- France: US$206m
- Netherlands: US$139m
- Malaysia: US$102m
- Singapore: US$90m
- Taiwan: US$76m
- Israel: US$67m
- Canada: US$62m
- Italy: US$59m
- Thailand: US$51m
- Spain: US$38m
- Sweden: US$33m
- Austria: US$24m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- Poland: US$15m
- India: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$13m
- Vietnam: US$12m
- Czechia: US$12m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Mexico: US$9m
- North Macedonia: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Oman: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Norway: US$684k
- Colombia: US$451k
- Indonesia: US$433k
- Croatia: US$426k
- Kenya: US$403k
- Latvia: US$398k
- Peru: US$395k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$762kUS$762k+US$6m+US$48m+> US$150m
Imports: 182
- China: US$672m
- Germany: US$225m
- United States: US$191m
- Singapore: US$158m
- Indonesia: US$156m
- France: US$150m
- Belgium: US$150m
- Italy: US$136m
- India: US$120m
- Netherlands: US$89m
- South Korea: US$87m
- Mexico: US$80m
- Japan: US$72m
- Canada: US$71m
- United Kingdom: US$64m
- Poland: US$64m
- Thailand: US$62m
- Vietnam: US$54m
- Czechia: US$48m
- Spain: US$46m
- Taiwan: US$41m
- Türkiye: US$36m
- Austria: US$36m
- Brazil: US$34m
- Hungary: US$32m
- Russia: US$32m
- United Arab Emirates: US$29m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21m
- Sweden: US$20m
- Switzerland: US$18m
- Australia: US$18m
- Portugal: US$17m
- Israel: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$15m
- Philippines: US$12m
- Romania: US$12m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Greece: US$10m
- Dominican Republic: US$10m
- Finland: US$10m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Egypt: US$8m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Kenya: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Algeria: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Peru: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$721m | 21.8% | |
| 2 | US$333m | 10.1% | |
| 3 | US$312m | 9.4% | |
| 4 | US$298m | 9% | |
| 5 | US$281m | 8.5% | |
| 6 | US$232m | 7% | |
| 7 | US$206m | 6.2% | |
| 8 | US$139m | 4.2% | |
| 9 | US$102m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$90m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$672m | 20.3% | |
| 2 | US$225m | 6.8% | |
| 3 | US$191m | 5.8% | |
| 4 | US$158m | 4.8% | |
| 5 | US$156m | 4.7% | |
| 6 | US$150m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$150m | 4.5% | |
| 8 | US$136m | 4.1% | |
| 9 | US$120m | 3.6% | |
| 10 | US$89m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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
- 60number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 1.3% | 0% – 2% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.2% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1.4% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.2% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 4.5% | 0% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 6.5% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 57519 Other olefins
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 34790 Other plastics in primary forms; ion exchangers
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2013 Manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3902.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3902.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 3902.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 3902.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 3902.90 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 3902.90 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 9
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N350881 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of butadiene, methyl methacrylate, styrene copolymers from the Netherlands
- H299275 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 3901-18-100410; Classification of Styrene-Isoprene Block Copolymer
- N304877 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of maleic anhydride modified chlorinated polypropylene (CAS 68609-36-9) from Japan
- N303491 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Kane Ace UM-300 from Malaysia
- N302597 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) powder from Korea
- H286021 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N034669; Tariff classification of Poly Bd R-20LM butadiene rubber from Japan
- 600011435 HMRC
thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) Physical form: pellets uses: injection moulding, sealing applications
- 600011436 HMRC
thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) Physical form: pellets uses: injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, thermoforming or vacuum forming
- 600011437 HMRC
thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) Physical form: pellets uses: injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, thermoforming or vacuum forming
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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RG 11.07.2026 sayı 33307 · Karar 11507 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
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CELEX 32026R1540 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026
Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3902.90 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 6%. 3 of them are duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 3902.90 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 6.5% (average 2.2%). 2 of them are duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free – 6%; 173 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 other propylene and olefin polymers worth £64m (up 22% on the year before), at an average of £3.25 per kg; France supplied 35%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in other propylene and olefin polymers reached US$3bn in 2024, up 2.8% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 21.8% of the total, ahead of Belgium.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms: other?
Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms: other fall under HS subheading 3902.90, part of heading 3902, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3902.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3902.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 6.5%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in…?
The United States, with US$721m in 2024 (21.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export other propylene and olefin polymers to the UK duty-free?
173 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 Free – 6% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import other propylene and olefin polymers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were France (35%), Belgium (14%) and Netherlands (14%), out of total imports of £64m.