Norway
Duty free*
- Their lines2 Norwegian lines
38.09.9101 Textile softening agents, also for domestic use
Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
Customs code · HS subheading 3809 91
Final code reached
Non-starch textile finishing and dye-fixing preparations
Not specified elsewhere
This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU, pick a 10-digit line below.
This code covers finishing agents, dyeing or dye-fixing accelerators, prepared dressing agents, mordants and similar preparations for the textile industry or related industries. They must not be based on starch or starch products and must not be products specified elsewhere in this group.
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Official tariff text
Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs, and other products and preparations, e.g. dressings and mordants of a kind used in the textile or similar industries, n.e.s. (excl. those with a basis of amylaceous substances)
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Your answer for export
The full EU export code is 3809 91 00.
You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.
8 digits, ready
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.
Great Britain
6.0%*
- Their lines2 British lines
- EU originDuty free*
3809 91 00 30 Aqueous antimony pentoxide mixture containing by weight: -46 % or more but not more
Northern Ireland follows other rules.
UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.
United States
10.0%†
Estimated from published US measures
- Their lines1 US line
- Entry dateSept. 17, 2026
3809.91.00.00 Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs
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.
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38.09.9101
Textile softening agents, also for domestic use
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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38.09.9109
Other
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
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.
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All 2 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.
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.
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3809.91.00.00
Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included, Other, Of a kind used in the textile or like industries
- General rate
- 6%
- 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
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.
Before you use the code
Check the facts that sit outside the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
- The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
- Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
- Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.
On an EU import declaration
Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.
2 import lines
When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 3809 91 00 the EU tariff has 2 lines, each with its own wording.
You or your customs agent pick the line whose wording fits the goods; the last line, "Other", covers what none of the specific wordings describe.
Some lines depend on what the goods will be used for and need customs authorisation; matching the wording alone does not give a lower rate.
- Match the whole wording A line is its own wording plus the grouping text above it. Read both before you settle on one.
- Check the intended use On some lines the lower rate belongs to what the goods will be used for, not to the goods alone.
- Confirm the authorisation Where the lower rate carries conditions, customs asks for an authorisation before it can be used.
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Other
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3809 91 00 30
Aqueous antimony pentoxide mixture containing by weight: -46 % or more but not more than 55 % of antimony pentoxide (CAS RN 1314-60-9), and -1 % or more but not more than 10 % of triethanolamine (CAS RN 102-71-6), or -1 % or more but not more than 10 % of triethanolamine phosphate (CAS RN 10017-56-8)
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3809 91 00 90
Other
6.3%*
Duty suspension: 0% for ships, boats and drilling platforms*
Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.
No import line matches that search.
A suspension is a lower rate the EU grants for specific products; whether your goods qualify depends on the line's wording and conditions.
Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.
EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.
Rates, origin and documents
Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Data of Sept. 1, 2026
Lower duty for goods from some countries
Possible
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:
- San Marino
- Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
- Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
- Ivory Coast
- Cameroon
- Fiji
- United Kingdom
- Ghana
- +46 origins
These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements; GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance).
Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC database
Restrictions and paperwork
Important
Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:
- Ukraine
- any country
The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.
Proof of origin 2 conditions
If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Movement certificate EUR.1
Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions
Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
Product controls and permits 3 conditions
Depending on the exact product, customs may ask for a licence, a permit or a control certificate before the goods are released.
Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
- Compliance with the REACH restrictions defined in Column 2 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
- Exemption from REACH restrictions by virtue of Article 67(1) and 67(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
- Substance/mixture not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Annex XVII)
One last classification check
Check the path and the nearest alternatives.
Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.
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Subheading 3809 91 has only this one 8-digit code, so there is no neighbour to compare with.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
Similar products elsewhere in the tariff
- 3215 90 70 Ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. printing ink, printer/copier ink cartridges incorporating mechanical or electrical components, and solid ink in engineered shapes for printers/copiers) 6.5%*
- 3403 91 00 Textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of leather, furskins or other material not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil 4.6%*
- 3214 90 00 Non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, inside walls, floors, ceilings and the like 5.0%*
- 3205 00 00 Colour lakes (other than Chinese or Japanese lacquer and paints); preparations based on colour lakes of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215) 6.5%*
- 3215 19 00 Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. black ink) 6.5%*
Often confused with
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3205 00 00
Colour lakes (other than Chinese or Japanese lacquer and paints); preparations based on colour lakes of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215)
6.5%*
That code covers substrate pigments and preparations based on them for colouring any material or for making colouring products; this code covers textile finishing, dyeing or dye-fixing preparations.
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3215 19 00
Printing ink, whether or not concentrated or solid (excl. black ink)
6.5%*
That code covers printing ink other than black ink; this code covers finishing, dyeing or dye-fixing preparations for textiles or related industries.
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3403 91 00
Textile lubricant preparations and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of leather, furskins or other material not containing petroleum oil or bituminous mineral oil
4.6%*
That code specifically covers preparations for treating textiles and other materials without oils derived from petroleum or crude oils from bituminous minerals; this code does not state that oil condition.
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.
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