Chapter 38 · Miscellaneous chemical products · Section 6

HS Code 3808.94

Disinfectants

Heading 3808: 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)

US duty (general)
5% - 6.5%
US HTS lines
2
EU CN codes
4
UK commodity codes
10
Unit
kg

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

United States - HTS lines under 3808.94

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
3808.94.10 Disinfectants >
Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic disinfectant
6.5% Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 15.4¢/kg + 31% kg
3808.94.50 Disinfectants >
Other
4 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 3808.94.50.10 - Wipes, other than paper wipes or nonwoven wipes, impregnated with alcohol or other disinfectants
  • 3808.94.50.50 - Hydrogen peroxide put up in disinfectant preparations for sanitizing or disinfecting surfaces.
  • 3808.94.50.80 - Alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing 60 percent or more by weight of ethanol, of a kind described in statistical note 1 to this chapter
  • 3808.94.50.95 - Other
5% 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 3808.94

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
3808 94 20 Based on halogenated compounds EU duty (TARIC) →
3808 94 10 Based on quaternary ammonium salts EU duty (TARIC) →
3808 94 90 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
3808 94 00 Disinfectants EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 3808.94

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
3808 94 00 00 Disinfectants UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 10 00 Based on quaternary ammonium salts UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 20 00 Based on halogenated compounds UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 20 20 Trichloroisocyanuric acid and preparations thereof, also referred to as ‘symclosene’ under the international non-propriatory name (INN) UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 20 30 Bromochloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (CAS RN 32718-18-6)|containing: -|1,3-Dichloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (CAS RN 118-52-5), -|1,3-Dibromo-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (CAS RN 77-48-5), -|1-Bromo,3-chloro-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (CAS RN 16079-88-2), and/or -|1-Chloro,3-bromo-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (CAS RN 126-06-7) UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 20 40 Aqueous solution containing by weight: - 10,0 % or more but not more than 11,3 % of 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one, - 3,0 % or more but not more than 4,1 % of 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one, - a combined concentration of isothiazolones (CAS RN 55965-84-9) of 13,0 % or more but not more than 15,4 %, - 18 % or more but not more than 22 % of nitrates, calculated as sodium nitrate, and - 5 % or more but not more than 8 % of chlorides, calculated as sodium chloride UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 20 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 90 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 90 10 Technical aerosols that contain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) with global warming potential (GWP) of 150 or more UK duty & VAT →
3808 94 90 90 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 3808

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.