Code 2908 99 · Heading 2908

Other halogen, sulfo, nitro or nitroso derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, excluding halogen-only derivatives and specified pesticides

This covers phenol or phenol-alcohol derivatives containing halogen, sulfo, nitro or nitroso substitutions, except derivatives containing only halogen substitutions and their salts. It also excludes dinoseb and its salts, and 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC) and its salts.

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Official tariff text

Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols (excl. derivatives containing only halogen substitutes and their salts, dinoseb [ISO] and its salts, and 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol [DNOC [ISO]] and its salts)

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 29 Organic chemicals 2 of 11 chapters in section VI
What type of organic chemical is it—for example, a hydrocarbon, alcohol, acid, nitrogen compound, sulfur compound, heterocyclic compound, vitamin, hormone, glycoside, plant alkaloid, sugar, antibiotic or another listed organic compound?
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Step 3 · Heading 2908 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated de… 8 of 42 headings under chapter 29
Is it pentachlorophenol (ISO); a phenol or phenol alcohol derivative with only halogen substituents, excluding pentachlorophenol and including its salts; dinoseb (ISO) or its salt; 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC (ISO)) or its salt; or another halogen-, sulfo-, nitro- or nitroso-derivative of a phenol or phenol alcohol?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2908 99 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated de… 5 of 5 subheadings under heading 2908
Is the product pentachlorophenol, a phenol or phenol-alcohol derivative containing only halogen substitutions or its salt, dinoseb or its salt, 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC) or its salt—or another derivative covered here?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

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2908 99 00

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 5.5%.

2908 11 Pentachlorophenol "ISO" 5.5%
2908 19 Derivatives containing only halogen substituents and their salts, of phenols or phenol-alcohols (excl. pentachlorophenol [ISO]) 5.5%
2908 91 Dinoseb "ISO" and its salts 5.5%
2908 92 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC (ISO)) and its salts 5.5%
2908 99 Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols (excl. derivatives containing only halogen substitutes and their salts, dinoseb [ISO] and its salts, and 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol [DNOC [ISO]] and its salts) you are here 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

29.08.9900 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

No single rate is published.

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

2908 99 00 00 Other

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines11 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2908.99.03.00 Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

29.08.9900

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

2908 99 00 00

Other

Ordinary duty

Depends on the product details

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

2908.99.03.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Derivatives containing only sulfo groups, their salts and esters, 2,5-Dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid, potassium salt; 3,6-Dihydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid; 3,6-Dihydroxy-2,7-naphthalenedisulfonic acid, sodium salt; 4-Hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid, sodium salt; 1-Naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid; and 2-Naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid and its salts

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.06.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Derivatives containing only sulfo groups, their salts and esters, 4-Hydroxy-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid (1-Naphthol-4-sulfonic acid)

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.09.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Derivatives containing only sulfo groups, their salts and esters, 1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid and its disodium salt

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.12.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Derivatives containing only sulfo groups, their salts and esters, Other, Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.15.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Derivatives containing only sulfo groups, their salts and esters, Other

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.20.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, p-Nitrophenol

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.25.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Other nitrophenols

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.33.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Dinitro-o-cresols (other than 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol) and 4-nitro-m-cresol

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

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2908.99.40.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Dinitrobutylphenol and its salts

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.80.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other, Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2908.99.90.00

Halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols, Other

General rate

5.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.