3906.90: Acrylic polymers in primary forms: other

1. 3906 90 00 00 Other
2. 3906 90 10 00 Poly[n-(3-hydroxyimino-1.1-dimethylbutyl)acrylamide] Free
3. 3906 90 20 00 Copolymer of 2-diisopropylaminoethyl methacrylate with decyl methacrylate, in the form of a solution in n,n-dimethylacetamide, containing by weight 55% or more of copolymer Free
4. 3906 90 30 00 Copolymer of acrylic acid with 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, containing by weight 10% or more but not more than 11% of 2-ethylhexyl acrylate Free
5. 3906 90 40 00 Copolymer of acrylonitrile with methyl acrylate, modified with polybutadiene-acrylonitrile (nbr) Free
6. 3906 90 50 00 Polymerisation product of acrylic acid with alkyl methacrylate and small quantities of other monomers, for use as a thickener in the manufacture of textile printing pastes
7. 3906 90 60 00 Copolymer of methyl acrylate with ethylene and a monomer containing a non-terminal carboxy group as a substituent, containing by weight 50% or more of methyl acrylate, whether or not compounded with silica 4%
8. 3906 90 90 00 Other
9. 3906 90 90 17 Superabsorbent polymers, insoluble in water, which result from a polymerisation of acrylic monomer molecules with crosslinkers to form crosslinked polymer networks, with a high capacity to absorb and retain water and aqueous liquids 6%
10. 3906 90 90 23 Copolymer of methylmethacrylate, butylacrylate, glycidylmethacrylate and styrene (cas rn 37953-21-2), with an epoxy equivalent weight of not more than 500, in form of ground flakes with a particle size of not more than 1 cm 6%
11. 3906 90 90 28 Mixture containing by weight: -80% or more but not more than 90% of a core shell polymer of butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl-acrylate and allyl methacrylate (cas rn 73026-23-0) and -10% or more but not more than 20% of a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and ethyl acrylate (cas rn 9010-88-2) 6%
12. 3906 90 90 43 Copolymer of methacrylic esters, butylacrylate and cyclic dimethylsiloxanes (cas rn 143106-82-5) 6%
13. 3906 90 90 50 Polymers of esters of acrylic acid with one or more of the following monomers in the chain: - chloromethyl vinyl ether, - chloroethyl vinyl ether, - chloromethylstyrene, - vinyl chloroacetate, - methacrylic acid, - butenedioic acid monobutyl ester, - butenedioic acid monocyclohexyl ester containing by weight not more than 5% of each monomer unit 6%
14. 3906 90 90 58 Mixture of polymers, containing by weight: -77% or more but not more than 81% of polyacrylamide (cas rn 9003-05-8), -18% or more but not more than 21% of polyethylene glycol (cas rn 25322-68-3) 6%
15. 3906 90 90 60 Aqueous dispersion containing by weight: - more than 10% but not more than 15% of ethanol, and - more than 7% but not more than 11% of a reaction product of poly(epoxyalkylmethacrylate-co-divinylbenzene) with a glycerol derivative 6%
16. 3906 90 90 71 Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymer in the form of granules containing by weight: -48% of styrene, -22% of acrylonitrile, -29% of butylacrylate, and -1% of dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate 6%
17. 3906 90 90 73 Preparation containing by weight: - 33% or more but not more than 37% of butyl methacrylate - methacrylic acid copolymer, - 24% or more but not more than 28% of propylene glycol, and - 37% or more but not more than 41% of water 6%
18. 3906 90 90 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£326.9m-4.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.92 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£75.9m	23.2%	+1.5%
France	£73.1m	22.4%	+0.6%
Belgium	£46.2m	14.1%	+86.9%
Netherlands	£40.1m	12.3%	-33.8%
United States	£20.3m	6.2%	-16.7%
Sweden	£12.6m	3.9%	+2.1%
Spain	£10.5m	3.2%	-17.2%
Italy	£9.4m	2.9%	-6.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 1.6% Türkiye Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 1.6% USA Free – 6.3% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.5% Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico Free – 10% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 6.5% Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines · average 8.2% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 8% Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan 2.8% – 3.9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.4% Taiwan 1% – 4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$2bn	13.6%
2	China	US$2bn	12.5%
3	South Korea	US$2bn	9.7%
4	United States	US$2bn	9.6%
5	France	US$1bn	8%
6	Japan	US$1bn	7.3%
7	Belgium	US$942m	5.4%
8	Netherlands	US$686m	3.9%
9	Taiwan	US$574m	3.3%
10	United Kingdom	US$486m	2.8%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$2bn	11.4%
2	United States	US$1bn	6.4%
3	Germany	US$1bn	6.4%
4	Canada	US$794m	4.5%
5	Italy	US$684m	3.9%
6	India	US$666m	3.8%
7	Poland	US$615m	3.5%
8	France	US$515m	2.9%
9	Mexico	US$500m	2.8%
10	Türkiye	US$451m	2.6%

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
• 43number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	1.7%	0% – 2%	2023
Algeria	5%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	9.3%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5.3%	0% – 6.5%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5.3%	0% – 6.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	0%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%	5% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	4.3%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Brazil	9.9%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	5%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	6.5%		2023
Colombia	3.8%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	4%	0% – 8%	2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	2%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Ethiopia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	0.9%	0% – 6.5%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	13%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	5%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	5%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	5%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	5%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	3.5%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7%	5% – 7.5%	2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	8%	5% – 10%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	1.1%	0% – 8%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	1.7%	1.4% – 2%	2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	5.9%	0% – 6.5%	2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	20%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5.3%	0% – 6.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	3.3%	0% – 10%	2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritania	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	6.5%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	6.8%	2.5% – 18%	2023
Mozambique	2.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	1.5%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	5%		2023
Nigeria	5%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	8.2%	0% – 16%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	1.1%	0% – 8%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	9.3%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	4.5%	0% – 6%	2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	5.7%	3% – 7%	2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	5.8%	0% – 6.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	6.5%		2023
Senegal	5%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	5%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
St Kitts & Nevis	0%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	0%		2023
Sudan	3%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	1%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	0%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	5%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	1.6%	0% – 6.5%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	0.4%	0% – 0.5%	2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	3.9%	0% – 6%	2023
United States	3.5%	0% – 6.3%	2023
Uruguay	7.8%	0% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	10%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	3.8%	0% – 5%	2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	0%		2023
Zimbabwe	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

57529 Other acrylic polymers

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

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 10

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.

1. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Tariff change 1 July 2026

   İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11485)

   RG 01.07.2026 sayı 33297 · Karar 11485 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

3. Suspension 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

4. Other 30 June 2026

   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

5. Other 24 June 2026

   Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 24 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6929 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

6. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

7. Sanctions 19 May 2026 · Applies from: 20 May 2026

   The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

8. Anti-dumping 13 May 2026 · Applies from: 14 May 2026

   Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1063 of 12 May 2026 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of PET Spunbond originating in the People’s Republic of China

   CELEX 32026R1063 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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