Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan · statistical code · HS 2909.19
2909.19.010: Ethyl-tertiary-butyl ether certified in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Temporary Tariff Measures Law as being produced from ethyl alcohol (ethanol) which is derived from biomass (organic matters obtained from plants or animals, excluding crude oil, petroleum gas, natural gas, coal and the products made therefrom)
Other acyclic ethers
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, in force from 8 August 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 2909 Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
- 2909.19.010 Ethyl-tertiary-butyl ether certified in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Temporary Tariff Measures Law as being produced from ethyl alcohol (ethanol) which is derived from biomass (organic matters obtained from plants or animals, excluding crude oil, petroleum gas, natural gas, coal and the products made therefrom)
What you pay
Importing into Japan
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
2909.19 Acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated: other
UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
EU 5.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 5.5% Third-country duty 32 tariff lines 
USA Free – 5.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.1% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 7.8% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 4.7% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan lines: 2909.19
- 2909.19.010Ethyl-tertiary-butyl ether certified in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet Order for Enforcement of the Temporary Tariff Measures Law as being produced from ethyl alcohol (ethanol) which is derived from biomass (organic matters obtained from plants or animals, excluding crude oil, petroleum gas, natural gas, coal and the products made therefrom)
- 2909.19.091Fluorinated derivatives of saturated acyclic ethers
- 2909.19.099Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N350399 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of m-PEG7-Br from China
Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, 2909.19.010 is one of 3 lines under subheading 2909.19, acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated: other.
The applied rate is free, and quantities are declared in KL, KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–4%, the EU duty is 5.5%, the Türkiye duty is 5.5%, the US duty is 0%–5.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Japan imported goods of subheading 2909.19 worth US$1.5bn in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Japan import duty for statistical code 2909.19.010?
The applied rate in the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan is free; the supplementary unit is KL, KG. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Japan import these goods from?
For subheading 2909.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$1.4bn), followed by China.