Code 3808 93 · Heading 3808

Retail-packed or prepared herbicides, anti-sprouting agents and plant growth regulators, excluding goods covered by the separate 3808.50 category

This covers herbicides, anti-sprouting agents and plant growth regulators that are retail-packed or presented as preparations or finished articles. It excludes goods covered by the separate 3808.50 category.

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Official tariff text

Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (excl. goods of subheading 3808.59)

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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 38 Miscellaneous chemical products 11 of 11 chapters in section VI
Which specific product type is it: a carbon or mineral product, resin or terpentine product, pesticide, textile, paper or leather treatment, soldering or welding preparation, oil or fuel additive, rubber or plastic additive, fire-extinguishing preparation, solvent or paint remover, catalyst, refractory product, alkylbenzene or alkylnaphthalene mixture, doped electronic material, hydraulic fluid, antifreeze or de-icing liquid, culture substrate, diagnostic or laboratory reagent, fatty acid or fatty alcohol, foundry binder or other chemical preparation, chemical waste, biodiesel, or a mixture containing halogenated methane, ethane or propane derivatives?
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Step 3 · Heading 3808 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides,… 8 of 27 headings under chapter 38
Is it DDT, a product containing one or more of the specifically listed substances, or a product containing the listed insecticides; if so, is its net package weight <= 300 g, > 300 g and <=7,5 kg, or > 7,5 kg? Otherwise, is it an insecticide, fungicide, weed killer or anti-sprouting product, disinfectant, or rodent killer?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3808 93 Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growt… 8 of 10 subheadings under heading 3808
Is it a herbicide, an anti-sprouting agent or a plant growth regulator? If it is a herbicide, is it based on phenoxyphytohormones, triazines, amides, carbamates, dinitroaniline derivatives, urea, uracil or sulfonylurea derivatives, or none of these?

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Import duty on the codes below: 6.0–6.5%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 6.0%.

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 lines2 Norwegian lines

38.08.9301 Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

6.0%

Their lines11 British lines
EU originDuty free

3808 93 11 00 Based on phenoxy-phytohormones

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines6 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3808.93.05.00 Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products

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.

38.08.9301

Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Ordinary duty

Duty free
38.08.9309

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.

All 11 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

6.0%

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.

3808.93.05.00

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers), Other, Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic herbicide, anti-sprouting agent or plant-growth regulator, Mixtures of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile and inerts; Mixtures of 3,5-dichloro-N-(1,1-dimethyl-2- propynyl) benzamide (Pronamide) and application adjuvants; Mixtures of 2-[(1-ethoxyimino)butyl]-5-[2- ethylthiopropyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1- one (Sethoxydim) and application adjuvants; Mixtures of ethyl 2-[4-[(6-chloro-2- benzoxazolyl)oxy]phenoxy]propanoate (Fenoxaprop-ethyl) and isooctyl 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate; Mixtures of isooctyl 2-methyl-4-chlorophen- oxyacetate and application adjuvants

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
3808.93.15.00

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers), Other, Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic herbicide, anti-sprouting agent or plant-growth regulator, Other

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
3808.93.20.00

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers), Other, Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, Other, Containing an inorganic substance

General rate

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
3808.93.50.10

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers), Other, Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, Other, Mixtures of 2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphonoyl] butanoic acid (glufosinate) or its salts or esters and application adjuvants

General rate

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
3808.93.50.20

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers), Other, Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, Other, Mixtures of N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine (glyphosate) or its salts or esters and application adjuvants

General rate

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
3808.93.50.40

Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers), Other, Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, Other

General rate

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.