Subheading · Chapter 39 · Heading 3909
3909.20: Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary: melamine resins
Official description Melamine resins
3909.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 3909, amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms, chapter 39.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 3909 20 00 00 Melamine resins 6%
- 3909 20 00 10 Polymer mixture, containing by weight: - 60% or more but not more than 75% of melamine resin (cas rn 9003-08-1), - 15% or more but not more than 25% of silicon dioxide (cas rn 14808-60-7 or 60676-86-0), - 5% or more but not more than 15% of cellulose (cas rn 9004-34-6), and - 1% or more but not more than 15% of phenolic resin (cas rn 25917-04-8) 6%
- 3909 20 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 833
- Documents
- 9018
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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 - 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) | — | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | £2.7m | 48.4% | -31.3% |
 Germany | £1.8m | 32.2% | -17.9% |
 Slovenia | £374k | 6.7% | +1.1% |
 Italy | £304k | 5.4% | -14.5% |
 China | £122k | 2.2% | -28% |
 Sweden | £92k | 1.6% | -16.7% |
 Netherlands | £58k | 1% | +1,003.5% |
 Slovakia | £51k | 0.9% | -61.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$324.6kUS$324.6k+US$6.8m+US$27.2m+> US$82.8m
Exports: 86
- China: US$99.8m
- Germany: US$88.7m
- Norway: US$82.8m
- United States: US$56.2m
- Slovenia: US$32.7m
- Japan: US$31.5m
- Thailand: US$29.9m
- Sweden: US$28m
- India: US$27.2m
- Austria: US$24.5m
- Belarus: US$24.4m
- Poland: US$24.2m
- Taiwan: US$23.4m
- Belgium: US$19.9m
- Italy: US$18.3m
- Romania: US$17m
- Slovakia: US$15.4m
- Czechia: US$11.2m
- Netherlands: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$10.7m
- Singapore: US$10.3m
- Spain: US$6.8m
- Canada: US$6.7m
- Indonesia: US$6.4m
- Brazil: US$5.1m
- Malaysia: US$5m
- South Korea: US$4.8m
- Finland: US$3.7m
- France: US$2.8m
- Mexico: US$2.7m
- Hungary: US$2.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.5m
- United Kingdom: US$2.3m
- Portugal: US$2.2m
- Egypt: US$1.9m
- Colombia: US$918.2k
- Switzerland: US$916.3k
- Croatia: US$883.9k
- Denmark: US$715.6k
- Vietnam: US$493.3k
- Greece: US$343.7k
- Pakistan: US$328.1k
- Saudi Arabia: US$324.6k
- Estonia: US$298.9k
- United Arab Emirates: US$259.3k
- Iran: US$243.6k
- Latvia: US$227.6k
- South Africa: US$186.6k
- New Zealand: US$177.2k
- Bulgaria: US$156.8k
- Australia: US$138.8k
- Lithuania: US$112.3k
- Georgia: US$87.9k
- Qatar: US$61.9k
- Costa Rica: US$58.4k
- Kazakhstan: US$44.5k
- Russia: US$44.4k
- Serbia: US$41.2k
- Argentina: US$40.2k
- Ecuador: US$35.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$497kUS$497k+US$4.1m+US$15m+> US$34.5m
Imports: 158
- Germany: US$66m
- Italy: US$43.5m
- France: US$41.5m
- Mexico: US$38.7m
- Sweden: US$34.5m
- China: US$33.3m
- India: US$31.2m
- United States: US$27.8m
- Poland: US$26.7m
- South Korea: US$23.6m
- Türkiye: US$21.8m
- Spain: US$18.9m
- Bangladesh: US$17.7m
- Malaysia: US$17.1m
- Russia: US$16m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Canada: US$14.9m
- Ukraine: US$13.2m
- Indonesia: US$11.7m
- Slovakia: US$11.3m
- Thailand: US$11.2m
- Netherlands: US$10.9m
- Czechia: US$10.8m
- Nepal: US$10.3m
- Austria: US$10.3m
- Hungary: US$9.7m
- United Kingdom: US$9.4m
- Bulgaria: US$7.2m
- Brazil: US$6.9m
- Croatia: US$6.9m
- Greece: US$6.5m
- Latvia: US$6.4m
- Japan: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5.7m
- Belgium: US$5.3m
- Philippines: US$5.3m
- Taiwan: US$4.7m
- Cambodia: US$4.3m
- Algeria: US$4.2m
- Egypt: US$4.1m
- Portugal: US$3.9m
- Switzerland: US$3.9m
- Australia: US$3.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.6m
- Luxembourg: US$3.3m
- South Africa: US$3.2m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$2.7m
- Romania: US$2.6m
- Lithuania: US$2.6m
- Iran: US$2.6m
- Morocco: US$2.5m
- Guatemala: US$2.4m
- Kenya: US$2.3m
- Argentina: US$2.2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Finland: US$1.8m
- Uzbekistan: US$1.8m
- Israel: US$1.7m
- Belarus: US$1.7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$99.8m | 13.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$88.7m | 11.8% |
| 3 | Norway | US$82.8m | 11% |
| 4 |  United States | US$56.2m | 7.5% |
| 5 | Slovenia | US$32.7m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$31.5m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$29.9m | 4% |
| 8 | Sweden | US$28m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  India | US$27.2m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$24.5m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$66m | 8.8% |
| 2 | Italy | US$43.5m | 5.8% |
| 3 |  France | US$41.5m | 5.5% |
| 4 |  Mexico | US$38.7m | 5.2% |
| 5 | Sweden | US$34.5m | 4.6% |
| 6 | China | US$33.3m | 4.4% |
| 7 | India | US$31.2m | 4.2% |
| 8 | United States | US$27.8m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$26.7m | 3.6% |
| 10 |  South Korea | US$23.6m | 3.1% |
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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Anti-dumping · Applies from: CELEX 32026R1540 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 3909.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 6%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 3909.20; the duty is 6.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 6%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £5.6m (down 24% on the year before), at an average of £2.41 per kg; Norway supplied 48%, followed by Germany.
World trade in these goods reached US$749.7m in 2024, down 7.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 13.3% of the total, ahead of Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary: melamine resins?
Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary: melamine resins fall under HS subheading 3909.20, part of heading 3909, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 3909.20 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 amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 3909.20 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 amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes…?
China, with US$99.8m in 2024 (13.3% 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.
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 Norway (48%), Germany (32%) and Slovenia (7%), out of total imports of £5.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.