UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 2909.30
2909 30 35 00: 1.2-bis(2.4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, for the manufacture of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · 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 30 00 00 Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- Derivatives halogenated only with bromine
- 2909 30 35 00 1.2-bis(2.4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, for the manufacture of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
What you pay
Importing into UK
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
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- 2023 No.1314
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
Subdivisions
- 2909 30 35 00 1.2-bis(2.4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, for the manufacture of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
- 2909 30 35 00 1.2-bis(2.4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, for the manufacture of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
Footnotes
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 2909.30
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £3.9m | 51.2% | -22.5% |
 China | £2m | 26.2% | +29.5% |
 Germany | £748k | 9.8% | +165.8% |
 Netherlands | £371k | 4.8% | -9.1% |
 India | £217k | 2.8% | -45.7% |
 Spain | £192k | 2.5% | -4.6% |
 Indonesia | £71k | 0.9% | -75.3% |
 Mexico | £59k | 0.8% | +68.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
2909.30 Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
EU Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Türkiye Free – 5.5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 4.4% USA Free – 5.5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 3.1% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1% 
Taiwan Free – 5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 2909.30
- 2909 30 10 00Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated: diphenyl ether
- 2909 30 31 00Derivatives halogenated only with bromine: pentabromodiphenyl ether; 1.2,4.5-tetrabromo-3.6-bis(pentabromophenoxy)benzene
- 2909 30 35 001.2-bis(2.4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane, for the manufacture of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs)
- 2909 30 37 00Derivatives halogenated only with bromine: decabromodiphenyl ether
- 2909 30 39 201.1'-propane-2.2-diylbis[3.5-dibromo-4-(2.3-dibromopropoxy)benzene] (cas rn 21850-44-2)
- 2909 30 39 301.1'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[3.5-dibromo-4-(2.3-dibromo-2-methylpropoxy)]-benzene (cas rn 97416-84-7)
- 2909 30 39 502-(1-adamantyl)-4-bromoanisole (cas rn 104224-63-7) with a purity by weight of 99% or more
- 2909 30 39 60Tetrabromodiphenyl ether (c12h6br4o) (cas 40088-47-9)
- 2909 30 39 65Hexabromodiphenyl ether c12h4br6o (cas 36483-60-0)
- 2909 30 39 70Heptabromodiphenyl ether c12h3br7o (cas 68928-80-3)
- 2909 30 39 90Derivatives halogenated only with bromine: other, other
- 2909 30 90 102-(phenylmethoxy)naphthalene (cas rn 613-62-7)
- 2909 30 90 15{[(2.2-dimethylbut-3-yn-1-yl)oxy]methyl}benzene (cas rn 1092536-54-3)
- 2909 30 90 201.2-bis(3-methyl-phenoxy)ethane (cas rn 54914-85-1)
- 2909 30 90 251.2-diphenoxyethane (cas rn 104-66-5) in the form of powder or as an aqueous dispersion containing by weight 30% or more but not more than 60% of 1.2-diphenoxyethane
- 2909 30 90 455-bromo-1.3-difluoro-2-(trifluoromethoxy)benzene (cas rn 115467-07-7) with a purity by weight of 95% or more
- 2909 30 90 501-ethoxy-2.3-difluorobenzene (cas rn 121219-07-6)
- 2909 30 90 553.4,5-trimethoxytoluene (cas rn 6443-69-2) with a purity by weight of 98% or more
- 2909 30 90 70O,o,o-1.3,5-trimethylresorcinol (cas rn 621-23-8)
- 2909 30 90 90Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated: other, 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.
- N313208 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Tetrabromolbisphenol A Bis (2,3-dibromopropyl ether) (CAS # 21850-44-2) Distillate from an unknown country.
Legal notes
Commodity code 2909 30 35 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 2909.30 (aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated…).
No rate is printed on this line itself.
One statistical sub-line below it is used in the declaration.
Imports of goods of subheading 2909.30 into the UK came to £7.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 9% on the year before); United States supplied 51%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 0%–5.5%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–5.5%, the US duty is 0%–5.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 0%–3.1%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 2909.30 worth US$10m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 2909.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$5m), followed by China.