Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3907
3907.70: Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins: poly(lactic acid)
Official description Poly(lactic acid)
Subheading 3907.70 belongs to heading 3907 (polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms) in chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3907 70 00 00 Poly(lactic acid) Free+2
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
Import requirements 2
- 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 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 |
| 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £2.9m | 62.2% | -20.9% |
 Thailand | £878k | 18.6% | +719.2% |
 Netherlands | £467k | 9.9% | +77.2% |
 South Korea | £141k | 3% | +260.8% |
 Switzerland | £131k | 2.8% | -33.2% |
 Belgium | £65k | 1.4% | -69.2% |
 Germany | £48k | 1% | -52.7% |
 China | £45k | 0.9% | +72.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 50% 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.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$169.4kUS$169.4k+US$1.6m+US$5.4m+> US$134.7m
Exports: 65
- United States: US$196.4m
- Thailand: US$134.7m
- Netherlands: US$90.7m
- China: US$46.7m
- Germany: US$27.7m
- Belgium: US$6.1m
- South Korea: US$5.4m
- Italy: US$3.5m
- Japan: US$2.8m
- Taiwan: US$2.6m
- France: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1.7m
- Switzerland: US$1.7m
- Hungary: US$1.7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.7m
- Greece: US$1.6m
- Finland: US$877.9k
- Sweden: US$589.4k
- United Kingdom: US$441k
- Canada: US$434.5k
- India: US$425.2k
- Denmark: US$353.8k
- Ireland: US$324.6k
- Türkiye: US$281.4k
- Austria: US$250.6k
- Malaysia: US$245.1k
- Norway: US$220.6k
- Bulgaria: US$185.9k
- Poland: US$182.8k
- Spain: US$169.9k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$169.4k
- Singapore: US$151k
- Czechia: US$138.7k
- Australia: US$130k
- South Africa: US$98.8k
- Peru: US$80.3k
- Argentina: US$70.4k
- Romania: US$62.8k
- Latvia: US$58.2k
- Kuwait: US$52.1k
- Tunisia: US$51.5k
- Saudi Arabia: US$51.1k
- Slovakia: US$50.9k
- Luxembourg: US$50.1k
- Kenya: US$35.7k
- Israel: US$28.1k
- New Zealand: US$26.2k
- Vietnam: US$25.3k
- Slovenia: US$21.8k
- Indonesia: US$21.3k
- Angola: US$14.6k
- Philippines: US$13.3k
- Bahrain: US$12.5k
- Croatia: US$7.5k
- Mexico: US$7.5k
- Brunei: US$2.2k
- Sri Lanka: US$2.2k
- Niger: US$1k
- Portugal: US$1k
- Serbia: US$800
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$141.8kUS$141.8k+US$1.7m+US$8.6m+> US$44.8m
Imports: 128
- China: US$122.6m
- Netherlands: US$81.1m
- Italy: US$46.3m
- Taiwan: US$44.8m
- Germany: US$36m
- South Korea: US$25.8m
- United States: US$21.3m
- Japan: US$13.2m
- France: US$13m
- India: US$10.2m
- Vietnam: US$9.5m
- Belgium: US$9.2m
- Sweden: US$8.6m
- Malaysia: US$8.3m
- United Kingdom: US$6.9m
- Canada: US$6m
- Poland: US$5.4m
- Türkiye: US$4.4m
- Spain: US$4.1m
- Finland: US$4m
- Qatar: US$3.7m
- Croatia: US$3.6m
- Brazil: US$3.5m
- Mexico: US$3.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.4m
- Switzerland: US$3.3m
- Argentina: US$3.2m
- Czechia: US$3.1m
- Austria: US$2.9m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Russia: US$1.8m
- Bulgaria: US$1.7m
- Thailand: US$1.6m
- Kuwait: US$1.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.1m
- Ukraine: US$946.5k
- Colombia: US$846.7k
- Slovenia: US$798.3k
- Romania: US$718.6k
- Greece: US$716.3k
- Peru: US$712k
- Portugal: US$684.9k
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$527.1k
- Israel: US$471.7k
- Jamaica: US$419.6k
- New Zealand: US$412.8k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$330.9k
- Luxembourg: US$327.1k
- Philippines: US$285.3k
- Hungary: US$282.2k
- Singapore: US$266.5k
- Lithuania: US$263.8k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$238.4k
- Slovakia: US$234.6k
- Denmark: US$229.5k
- South Africa: US$216.3k
- Tunisia: US$198.9k
- Indonesia: US$195.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$184.1k
- Ecuador: US$173.8k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$196.4m | 36.8% |
| 2 | Thailand | US$134.7m | 25.2% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$90.7m | 17% |
| 4 | China | US$46.7m | 8.7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$27.7m | 5.2% |
| 6 | Belgium | US$6.1m | 1.1% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$5.4m | 1% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$3.5m | 0.7% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$2.8m | 0.5% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$2.6m | 0.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$122.6m | 23% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$81.1m | 15.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$46.3m | 8.7% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$44.8m | 8.4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$36m | 6.8% |
| 6 | South Korea | US$25.8m | 4.8% |
| 7 | United States | US$21.3m | 4% |
| 8 | Japan | US$13.2m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$13m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  India | US$10.2m | 1.9% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 3907.70; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 3907.70 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 6.5%.
175 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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £4.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 0% on the year before); United States supplied 62%, followed by Thailand.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$533.4m (+17.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$196.4m), followed by Thailand.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins: poly(lactic acid)?
Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins: poly(lactic acid) fall under HS subheading 3907.70, part of heading 3907, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3907.70 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3907.70 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 polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins?
The United States, with US$196.4m in 2024 (36.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
175 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 applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (62%), Thailand (19%) and Netherlands (10%), out of total imports of £4.7m.