UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3814.00
3814 00 90 70: Organic composite solvents and thinners: Ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union), denatured or undenatured, excluding products with a water content of more than 0.3% (m/m) measured according to the standard en 15376, but including ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union) contained in blends with gasoline with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 10% (v/v)
Organic composite solvents and thinners
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3814 Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers
- 3814 00 90 00 Other
- 3814 00 90 70 Ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union), denatured or undenatured, excluding products with a water content of more than 0.3% (m/m) measured according to the standard en 15376, but including ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union) contained in blends with gasoline with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 10% (v/v)
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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 1203
- Documents
- 9062
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- 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
- Excise dutyExcises
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
Import requirements 3
- 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 of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y955 Goods other than those falling under the import prohibitions defined in article 4.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
- Y125 Import falling under Article 16.1 of Regulation (EU) N° 2024/573 on the reduction of the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons placed on the EU market
- Y951 Exemption from the reduction of the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons placed on the market by virtue of Article 16.2 (a), (b), (d), (e) of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y956
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- 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–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 |
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
UK: imports by month · HS 3814.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £7.1m | 21.9% | +17.8% |
 Netherlands | £6.4m | 19.8% | -2.3% |
 United States | £3.4m | 10.4% | -11.3% |
 Italy | £2.7m | 8.3% | +32.6% |
 France | £2.6m | 8.1% | +30.4% |
 Poland | £2.3m | 7% | +257.4% |
 Ireland | £1.6m | 4.9% | +6.1% |
 China | £1.6m | 4.8% | -38.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines USA 6% – 6.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Mexico 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Japan 3.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 8.8% UK lines: 3814.00
- 3814 00 10 10Ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union), denatured or undenatured, excluding products with a water content of more than 0.3% (m/m) measured according to the standard en 15376, but including ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union) contained in blends with gasoline with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 10% (v/v)
- 3814 00 10 90Based on butyl acetate: other
- 3814 00 90 40Azeotrope mixtures containing isomers of nonafluorobutyl methyl ether and/or nonafluorobutyl ethyl ether
- 3814 00 90 70Ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union), denatured or undenatured, excluding products with a water content of more than 0.3% (m/m) measured according to the standard en 15376, but including ethyl alcohol produced from agricultural products (as listed in annex i to the treaty on the functioning of the european union) contained in blends with gasoline with an ethyl alcohol content of more than 10% (v/v)
- 3814 00 90 99Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere: 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.
- N279632 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a “Starter Kit Super Remover” from Canada
- N269307 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of KradaSol, BerdeSol, and ShiraSol from Canada; Article 509
- 600015064 HMRC
The product is a solvent designed for use with inks in marking and coding applications on a range of substrates. It serves as an effective thinner, ensuring optimal ink consistency for precise printing. Manufactured on site in the UK, the solvent consists primarily of butanone and other additives…
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 3814 00 90 70 is one of 5 lines under subheading 3814.00, organic composite solvents and thinners.
The third-country duty is free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 organic composite solvents and thinners (HS 3814.00) worth £32.2m (up 1% on the year before), at an average of £3.18 per kg; Germany supplied 22%, followed by Netherlands.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the US duty is 6%–6.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 6%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 3.9%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 6% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 3814.00 worth US$39m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Netherlands.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3814 00 90 70?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 3814 00 90 70?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 3814 00 90 70?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 3814.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Netherlands (US$9m), followed by Germany.