Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals · Section 6

HS Code 2918.11

Lactic acid, its salts and esters

Heading 2918: Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulfonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

US duty (general)
3.4% - 5.1%
US HTS lines
2
EU CN codes
1
UK commodity codes
3
Unit
kg

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

United States - HTS lines under 2918.11

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
2918.11.10 Lactic acid, its salts and esters >
Lactic acid 		5.1% Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 35% kg
2918.11.51 Lactic acid, its salts and esters >
Other 		3.4% Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 25% kg

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European Union - CN codes under 2918.11

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
2918 11 00 Lactic acid, its salts and esters EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 2918.11

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
2918 11 00 00 Lactic acid, its salts and esters UK duty & VAT →
2918 11 00 20 L-(+)-lactic acid (CAS RN 79-33-4) with a purity by weight of 99 % or more, for use in the manufacturing of: - esters and other derivatives (i.e. products obtained from a chemical reaction with the formation of new intramolecular bonds), or - solutions produced under GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) conditions to be supplied to the pharmaceutical industry UK duty & VAT →
2918 11 00 80 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 2918

2918.00 2918 Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, perox 2918.11 Lactic acid, its salts and esters 2918.12 Tartaric acid 2918.13 Salts and esters of tartaric acid 2918.14 Citric acid 2918.15 Salts and esters of citric acid 2918.16 Gluconic acid, its salts and esters 2918.17 2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid (benzilic acid) 2918.18 Chlorobenzilate (ISO) 2918.19 Other 2918.21 Salicylic acid and its salts 2918.22 O-Acetylsalicylic acid, its salts and esters 2918.23 Other esters of salicylic acid and their salts 2918.29 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.