UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 3823.19
3823 19 30 89: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: other, fatty acid distillate, other, other
Other industrial fatty acids
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols
- Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining
- 3823 19 00 00 Other
- 3823 19 30 00 Fatty acid distillate
- Other
- 3823 19 30 89 Other
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 1
- 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
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 3823.19
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | £37.9m | 23.7% | +1.6% |
 Indonesia | £28.7m | 17.9% | +2.4% |
 Germany | £20.9m | 13.1% | -12.6% |
 Netherlands | £17.1m | 10.7% | +12.3% |
 Malaysia | £15.4m | 9.6% | -17.9% |
 Belgium | £11.8m | 7.4% | +80.2% |
 India | £5.1m | 3.2% | +7.2% |
 United States | £4.3m | 2.7% | +67.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
3823.19 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: other
EU 2.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 2.3% – 3.2% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan 2.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 1% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 0.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 3823.19
- 3823 19 10 30Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain lengths
- 3823 19 10 50Of a kind used for animal feed: other
- 3823 19 10 70Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain lengths
- 3823 19 10 80Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: other, distilled fatty acids, other, other
- 3823 19 30 20Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 2915, palmitic acid of heading 2915
- 3823 19 30 30Animal feed preparations of subheading 2309
- 3823 19 30 80Of a kind used for animal feed
- 3823 19 30 89Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: other, fatty acid distillate, other, other
- 3823 19 90 20Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 3823, stearic acid of heading 2915, palmitic acid of heading 2915
- 3823 19 90 30Animal feed preparations of subheading 2309
- 3823 19 90 70Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g and with a degree of split (dos) of at least 97%, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain length
- 3823 19 90 75Of a kind used for animal feed: other
- 3823 19 90 95Fatty acids with a carbon chain length of c6, c8, c10, c12, c14, c16 or c18 with an iodine value below 105g/100g and with a degree of split (dos) of at least 97%, including single fatty acids (also referred to as ‘pure cut’) and blends containing a combination of two or more carbon chain length
- 3823 19 90 98Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: other, other, other, 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.
- N356970 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a palmitic fatty acid prill from Malaysia
- N356971 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a long chain fatty acid prill from Malaysia
- H312954 U.S. CBP
Internal Advice Request; Classification of DT 80 (86.9% palmitic acid content), DT 98 (99.2% palmitic acid content), and DT 100 (45.5% palmitic acid content)
- H312647 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 1303-20-102258; tariff classification of Palmitic Acid 85%-DT80 (Beads)
5 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 3823 19 30 89 is one of 14 lines under subheading 3823.19, industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: other.
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 other industrial fatty acids (HS 3823.19) worth £159.9m (up 6% on the year before), at an average of £1.05 per kg; Argentina supplied 24%, followed by Indonesia.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.9%, the Türkiye duty is 2.9%, the US duty is 2.3%–3.2%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 2.5%, the Taiwan duty is 0%–1%, 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 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 3823.19 worth US$161m in 2024; the largest supplier was Argentina.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 3823 19 30 89?
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 3823 19 30 89?
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 3823 19 30 89?
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 3823.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Argentina (US$40m), followed by Germany.