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Code 2916 34 · Heading 2916

Phenylacetic acid and its salts

This code covers phenylacetic acid and its salts. The deciding condition is that the product is phenylacetic acid or a salt of it.

For example

  • Phenylacetic acid
  • A salt of phenylacetic acid
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Official tariff text

Phenylacetic acid and its salts

How we got to this code

  1. VI
  2. 29
  3. 2916
  4. 2916 34
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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

Only one code below

2916 34 00

Phenylacetic acid and its salts

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 6.5%.

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 lines2 Norwegian lines

29.16.3410 Phenylacetic acid

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

  • Their lines1 British line

2916 34 00 00 Phenylacetic acid and its salts

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines4 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2916.34.10.00 Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 2 Norwegian lines

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.

  • 29.16.3410

    Phenylacetic acid

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
  • 29.16.3420

    Salts of phenylacetic acid

    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.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

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

  • 2916 34 00 00

    Phenylacetic acid and its salts

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

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.

  • 2916.34.10.00

    Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Phenylacetic acid and its salts, Phenylacetic acid (α-Toluic acid)

    General rate
    6.5%
    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
  • 2916.34.15.00

    Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Phenylacetic acid and its salts, Other, Odoriferous or flavoring compounds

    General rate
    6.5%
    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
  • 2916.34.25.00

    Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Phenylacetic acid and its salts, Other, Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI

    General rate
    6.5%
    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
  • 2916.34.55.00

    Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, Aromatic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, Phenylacetic acid and its salts, Other

    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

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.