Chapter 38 · Miscellaneous chemical products · Section 6

HS Code 3812.20

Compound plasticizers for rubber or plastics

Heading 3812: Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticizers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included; antioxidizing preparations and other compound stabilizers for rubber or plastics

US duty (general)
5% - 6.5%
US HTS lines
2
EU CN codes
3
UK commodity codes
8
Unit
kg

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

United States - HTS lines under 3812.20

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
3812.20.10 Containing any aromatic or modified aromatic plasticizer 6.5% Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 15.4¢/kg + 57% kg
3812.20.50 Other 5% Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D, E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) 25% kg

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Enter the customs value (and quantity, when a rate is per-unit) to estimate the general-rate duty per HTS line. Estimates exclude Section 232/301 surcharges, MPF/HMF and fees. Not a customs ruling.

European Union - CN codes under 3812.20

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
3812 20 10 Reaction mixture containing benzyl 3-isobutyryloxy-1-isopropyl-2,2-dimethylpropyl phthalate and benzyl 3-isobutyryloxy-2,2,4-trimethylpentyl phthalate EU duty (TARIC) →
3812 20 90 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
3812 20 00 Compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 3812.20

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
3812 20 00 00 Compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics UK duty & VAT →
3812 20 10 00 Reaction mixture containing benzyl 3-isobutyryloxy-1-isopropyl-2,2-dimethylpropyl phthalate and benzyl 3-isobutyryloxy-2,2,4-trimethylpentyl phthalate UK duty & VAT →
3812 20 90 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
3812 20 90 10 Plasticizer, containing:<br> <br><br><br>- bis(2-ethylhexyl)-1,4-benzene dicarboxylate (CAS RN 6422-86-2)<br> <br><br><br>- more than 10 % but not more than 60 % by weight of dibutylterephthalate (CAS RN 1962-75-0)<br> UK duty & VAT →
3812 20 90 20 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich (CAS RN 71888-89-6) (CAS RN 71888-89-6) UK duty & VAT →
3812 20 90 30 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters (CAS RN 68515-42-4) UK duty & VAT →
3812 20 90 40 N-pentyl-isopentylphthalate (CAS RN 776297-69-9) UK duty & VAT →
3812 20 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 3812

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.