Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals · Section 6

HS Code 2916.31

Benzoic acid, its salts and esters

Heading 2916: Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

US duty (general)
6.5%
US HTS lines
4
EU CN codes
1
UK commodity codes
6
Unit
kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 2916.31

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
2916.31.11 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters >
Benzoic acid and its salts
3 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 2916.31.11.05 - Benzoic acid
  • 2916.31.11.70 - Sodium benzoate
  • 2916.31.11.90 - Other
 6.5% Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 15.4¢/kg + 40% kg
2916.31.20 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters > Other >
Odoriferous or flavoring compounds 		6.5% Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 15.4¢/kg + 58% kg
2916.31.30 Other > Other >
Products described in additional U.S. note 3 to section VI 		6.5% Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D, E,IL,JO,K, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 15.4¢/kg + 57% kg
2916.31.50 Other > Other >
Other 		6.5% Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D, E,IL,JO,K, KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 15.4¢/kg + 57% kg

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European Union - CN codes under 2916.31

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
2916 31 00 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 2916.31

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
2916 31 00 00 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters UK duty & VAT →
2916 31 00 10 Benzyl benzoate (CAS RN 120-51-4) UK duty & VAT →
2916 31 00 20 Phenethyl benzoate (CAS RN 94-47-3) with a purity by weight of 95 % or more UK duty & VAT →
2916 31 00 30 Benzoic acid UK duty & VAT →
2916 31 00 91 Sodium benzoate UK duty & VAT →
2916 31 00 99 Other UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 2916

2916.00 2916 Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrid 2916.11 Acrylic acid and its salts 2916.12 Esters of acrylic acid 2916.13 Methacrylic acid and its salts 2916.14 Esters of methacrylic acid 2916.15 Oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and esters 2916.16 Binapacryl (ISO) 2916.19 Other 2916.20 Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, perox 2916.31 Benzoic acid, its salts and esters 2916.32 Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride 2916.34 Phenylacetic acid and its salts 2916.39 Other

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.