Code 3505 20 · Heading 3505

Starch-, dextrin- or modified-starch-based glue, not in retail packs of net weight <= 1 kg

This covers glue made from starch, dextrin or other modified starch, excluding glue in retail-sale packs of net weight <= 1 kg. The correct child code depends on the percentage of starch, dextrin or other modified starch in the glue.

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Official tariff text

Glues based on starches, dextrins or other modified starches (excl. those put up for retail sale and weighing net <= 1 kg)

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VI
35
3505
3505 20

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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 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; … 8 of 11 chapters in section VI
Which named product type is it: casein or casein glue; albumin or an albumin derivative; gelatine, hide glue or another animal glue; peptones or another protein substance; dextrin, modified starch or starch-based glue; prepared glue or adhesive in a retail package marked for use as glue or adhesive with a net weight <= 1 kg per item; or an enzyme or prepared enzyme?
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Step 3 · Heading 3505 Dextrins and other modified starches, e.g. pregelat… 5 of 7 headings under chapter 35
Is it dextrin or other modified starch, including pregelatinized or esterified starch, or is it glue based on starch, dextrin or other modified starch?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3505 20 Glues based on starches, dextrins or other modified… 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 3505
What is the content of starch, dextrin or other modified starch in the glue: < 25 weight percent, >= 25 weight percent but < 55 weight percent, >= 55 weight percent but < 80 weight percent, or >= 80 weight percent?

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Import duty on the codes below: 8.3%

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3505 10 Dextrins and other modified starches, e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches 7.7–9.0%
3505 20 Glues based on starches, dextrins or other modified starches (excl. those put up for retail sale and weighing net <= 1 kg) you are here 8.3%

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

35.05.2000 Glues

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

8.0%

Their lines4 British lines
EU originDuty free

3505 20 10 00 Containing, by weight, less than 25|% of starches or dextrins or other modified starches

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

2.1¢/kg + 2.9%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3505.20.00.00 Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinized or esterified starches)

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.

35.05.2000

Glues

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.

All 4 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

8.0%

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.

3505.20.00.00

Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinized or esterified starches); glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches, Glues

General rate

2.1¢/kg + 2.9%

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 2.1¢/kg + 2.9%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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.