Hierarchy

06Section VI — PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

3102000000Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous

3 other codes

3102100000Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution 3102210000Ammonium sulphate; double salts and mixtures of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate 3102300000Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution

3102400000Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilising substances

3102500000Sodium nitrate

3102600000Double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate

2 other codes

Duties & Measures

Preferential rates(54)

+44

Preferential rates - 54 Origin
Origin	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %	—	2
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %EU-CARIFORUM EPA	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %ESA Interim EPA	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %SADC EPA	SADC EPA
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %	—
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %Everything But Arms	Everything But Arms
European Economic Area2012 0.000 %EEA Agreement	EEA Agreement	1
GSP+2027 0.000 %GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement	GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - CBAM(1)

inherited from 3102000000

All third countries

Regulation 0956/232026-01-01

Except:XC(XC)CH(Switzerland)IS(Iceland)NO(Norway)XL(XL)LI(Liechtenstein)

11 certificate(s) required

Y128Particular provisions

CBAM account number

Y134Particular provisions

Goods originating in Büsingen, Heligoland, or Livigno (Article 2.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956)

Y135Particular provisions

Goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities - Exemption by virtue Article 2.(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Y237Particular provisions

Goods of EU origin (CBAM)

Y238Particular provisions

Application to obtain the status of authorised CBAM declarant has been submitted until 31 March 2026

Y128Particular provisions

CBAM account number

Y134Particular provisions

Goods originating in Büsingen, Heligoland, or Livigno (Article 2.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956)

Y135Particular provisions

Goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities - Exemption by virtue Article 2.(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Y137Particular provisions

De minimis exemption - Exemption by virtue Article 2a. of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Y237Particular provisions

Goods of EU origin (CBAM)

Y238Particular provisions

Application to obtain the status of authorised CBAM declarant has been submitted until 31 March 2026

Import/export not allowed after control

CD01023Article 2a of Regulation 2023/956: An importer, including any importer with the status of an authorised CBAM declarant, shall be exempted from the obligations under this Regulation, where the net mass of the imported goods in a given calendar year does not cumulatively exceed the single mass-based threshold laid down in point 1 of Annex VII (the “single mass-based threshold”). That threshold shall apply to the total net mass of goods under all CN codes aggregated per importer and per calendar year. In such a case, the importer, including an importer with the status of an authorised CBAM declarant, shall declare that exemption in the relevant customs declaration.

CD01024CBAM obligations do not apply to goods of EU origin, and in cases where non-CBAM goods of non-EU origin are processed together with EU-origin goods under the inward processing procedure, the resulting processed CBAM goods released for free circulation shall be excluded from CBAM obligations.

CD01025Article 17.7a. of Regulation 2023/956: By way of derogation from Article 4, where an importer or an indirect customs representative has submitted an application in accordance with Article 5 by 31 March 2026, such an importer or indirect customs representative may provisionally continue to import goods until the competent authority takes a decision under this Article.

TM967Regulation (EU) 2023/956 - Article 25: Without prejudice to Article 2a, the customs authorities shall not allow the importation of goods by any person other than an authorised CBAM declarant. This Regulation shall not apply to: - goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities pursuant to Article 1, point (49), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, - electricity generated on the continental shelf or in the exclusive economic zone of a Member State or of a country or territory listed in points 1 and 2 of Annex III; - hydrogen originating on the continental shelf or in the exclusive economic zone of a Member State or of a country or territory listed in point 1 of Annex III.’; - an importer, where the net mass of the imported goods in a given calendar year does not cumulatively exceed the single mass-based threshold laid down in point 1 of Annex VII (the “single mass-based threshold”). Regulation (EU) 2023/956 - Article 2.4 – Scope: Regulation (EU) 2023/956 shall not apply to goods originating in the third countries and territories listed in point 1 of Annex III.

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 3100000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

TM01066From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Supplementary unit(1)

ERGA OMNES

KNIRegulation 1001/132014-01-01

Import control(2)

inherited from 3100000000

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

CD967I. According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. II. According to the Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014, the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or (b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

CD860According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77): I. It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine. The import prohibitions not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established; (b) goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. II. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or (b) for use in the specified territories. Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors: (i) transport; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) energy; (iv) the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. The prohibitions in point II above shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.

Start date: 1972-01-01

Regulatory notes

Chapter noteChapter 31 — Fertilisers

1. This chapter does not cover: (a) animal blood of heading 0511; (b) separate chemically defined compounds (other than those answering to the descriptions in Note 2(a), 3(a), 4(a) or 5 below); (c) cultured potassium chloride crystals (other than optical elements) weighing not less than 2.5 g each, of heading 3824; optical elements of potassium chloride (heading 9001). 2. Heading 3102 applies only to the following goods, provided that they are not put up in the forms or packages described in heading 3105: (a) goods which answer to one or other of the descriptions given below: urea, whether or not in aqueous solution; ammonium sulphate; ammonium sulfonitrate; ammonium hydrogen carbonate; ammonium nitrate; mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilising substances; calcium cyanamide; and others. 3. Heading 3105 applies only to fertilisers containing as essential elements nitrogen with phosphorus or potassium, or two or three of those fertilising elements together.

Section note

Non-preferential origin

tariff_shift

Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous.

CTH

tariff_shift

Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous.

CTH

Residual rule

Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the prima ry rules and the other

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

Are there tariff preferences for Sodium nitrate (3102500000)?

Yes, 51 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Sodium nitrate (3102500000)?

Yes, 2 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

What are the non-preferential origin rules for Sodium nitrate (3102500000)?

Non-preferential origin rules for Sodium nitrate are defined in Annex 22-01 of the UCC Delegated Act. These rules determine the country of origin for MFN duty rates, trade policy measures, and origin marking.

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Hierarchy

06Section VI — PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

3100000000FERTILISERS

3102000000Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous

3 other codes

3102400000Mixtures of ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilising substances

3102500000Sodium nitrate

3102600000Double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate

2 other codes

Duties & Measures

Preferential rates(54)

+44

Preferential rates - 54 Origin
Origin	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %	—	2
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %EU-CARIFORUM EPA	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %ESA Interim EPA	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %SADC EPA	SADC EPA
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %	—
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %Everything But Arms	Everything But Arms
European Economic Area2012 0.000 %EEA Agreement	EEA Agreement	1
GSP+2027 0.000 %GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement	GSP+ Enhanced Arrangement

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - CBAM(1)

inherited from 3102000000

All third countries

Regulation 0956/232026-01-01

Except:XC(XC)CH(Switzerland)IS(Iceland)NO(Norway)XL(XL)LI(Liechtenstein)

11 certificate(s) required

Y128Particular provisions

CBAM account number

Y134Particular provisions

Goods originating in Büsingen, Heligoland, or Livigno (Article 2.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956)

Y135Particular provisions

Goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities - Exemption by virtue Article 2.(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Y237Particular provisions

Goods of EU origin (CBAM)

Y238Particular provisions

Application to obtain the status of authorised CBAM declarant has been submitted until 31 March 2026

Y128Particular provisions

CBAM account number

Y134Particular provisions

Goods originating in Büsingen, Heligoland, or Livigno (Article 2.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/956)

Y135Particular provisions

Goods to be moved or used in the context of military activities - Exemption by virtue Article 2.(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Y137Particular provisions

De minimis exemption - Exemption by virtue Article 2a. of Regulation (EU) 2023/956

Y237Particular provisions

Goods of EU origin (CBAM)

Y238Particular provisions

Application to obtain the status of authorised CBAM declarant has been submitted until 31 March 2026

Import/export not allowed after control

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 3100000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Supplementary unit(1)

ERGA OMNES

KNIRegulation 1001/132014-01-01

Import control(2)

inherited from 3100000000

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

Start date: 1972-01-01

Trade Statistics

CJEU Case Law

C-117/19

15 Oct 2020

« Linas Agro » AB contre Muitinės departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos

Par ces motifs, la Cour (neuvième chambre) dit pour droit : L’article 1 er du règlement d’exécution (UE) n o 999/2014 de la Commission, du 23 septembre 2014, instaurant un droit antidumping définitif sur les importations de nitrate d’ammonium originaire de Russie à la suite d’un réexamen au titre de l’expiration des mesures effectué conformément à l’article 11, paragraphe 2, du règlement (CE) n o 1225/2009 du Conseil, lu à la lumière des considérants 20 à 23 du règlement (CE) n o 945/2005 du Conseil, du 21 juin 2005, modifiant le règlement (CE) n o 658/2002 instituant un droit antidumping définitif sur les importations de nitrate d’ammonium originaire de Russie et le règlement (CE) n o 132/2001 instituant un droit antidumping définitif sur les importations de nitrate d’ammonium originaire, entre autres, d’Ukraine, à la suite d’un réexamen intermédiaire partiel au titre de l’article 11, paragraphe 3, du règlement (CE) n o 384/96, doit être interprété en ce sens qu’un engrais à base de nitrate d’ammonium (AN) dont la teneur en azote (N) dépasse 28 % en poids, dont le rapport entre l’azote nitrique et l’azote ammoniacal est d’environ 1:1, et dont la teneur globale en phosphore et en potassium ne dépasse pas 12 % en poids, peut être présumé, jusqu’à preuve du contraire, avoir une teneur en nitrate d’ammonium (AN) de plus de 80 % en poids aux fins de l’imposition du droit antidumping définitif qu’il établit, sans qu’il soit nécessaire de procéder à une analyse en laboratoire pour déterminer cette teneur exacte en nitrate d’ammonium. Signatures ( *1 ) Langue de procédure : le lituanien.

Regulatory notes

Chapter noteChapter 31 — Fertilisers

Section note

Non-preferential origin

tariff_shift

Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous.

CTH

tariff_shift

Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous.

CTH

Residual rule

Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the prima ry rules and the other

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

Are there tariff preferences for Sodium nitrate (3102500000)?

Yes, 51 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Sodium nitrate (3102500000)?

Yes, 2 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

What are the non-preferential origin rules for Sodium nitrate (3102500000)?

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1. (A) Products (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the Nomenclature. (B) Subject to paragraph (A) above, products answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this Section. 2. Subject to Note 1 above, products classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the Nomenclature. 3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this Section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of Section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are: (a) having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended for use together without first being repacked; (b) presented together; and (c) identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another.

Trade Statistics

Imports

€0

21.6M KG N

Exports

€0

9.4M KG N

Balance

€0

Import €/kg

€2.03/KG N

(€0.4264/kg)

Export €/kg

€2.31/KG N

(€0.5187/kg)

Market concentration (HHI)

7,798

Concentrated

Trade value (2022–2025)

Import sources

Third-country sourcing partners

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇨🇱 Chile	€37.9M	89.3Mt	€0.4242/kg	88.0%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€2.7M	7.9Mt	€0.3363/kg	6.2%
3	🇷🇺 Russia	€1.3M	2.0Mt	€0.6710/kg	3.1%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€599K	1.5Mt	€0.3955/kg	1.4%
5	🇮🇳 India	€317K	326Kt	€0.9710/kg	0.7%
6	🇨🇳 China	€238K	474Kt	€0.5020/kg	0.6%

Export markets

Third-country target markets

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇦🇺 Australia	€5.1M	15.3Mt	€0.3320/kg	40.2%
2	🇧🇷 Brazil	€2.0M	2.4Mt	€0.8382/kg	16.0%
3	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	€1.8M	4.9Mt	€0.3658/kg	14.2%
4	🇺🇦 Ukraine	€1.5M	1.3Mt	€1.18/kg	12.1%
5	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€1.1M	3.4Mt	€0.3320/kg	9.0%
6	🇿🇦 South Africa	€551K	387Kt	€1.42/kg	4.4%
7	🇪🇬 Egypt	€523K	245Kt	€2.13/kg	4.1%

EU Member States

EU ImportersEU Exporters

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Imports

€0

21.6M KG N

Exports

€0

9.4M KG N

Balance

€0

Import €/kg

€2.03/KG N

(€0.4264/kg)

Export €/kg

€2.31/KG N

(€0.5187/kg)

Market concentration (HHI)

7,798

Concentrated

Trade value (2022–2025)

Import sources

Third-country sourcing partners

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇨🇱 Chile	€37.9M	89.3Mt	€0.4242/kg	88.0%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€2.7M	7.9Mt	€0.3363/kg	6.2%
3	🇷🇺 Russia	€1.3M	2.0Mt	€0.6710/kg	3.1%
4	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€599K	1.5Mt	€0.3955/kg	1.4%
5	🇮🇳 India	€317K	326Kt	€0.9710/kg	0.7%
6	🇨🇳 China	€238K	474Kt	€0.5020/kg	0.6%

Export markets

Third-country target markets

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇦🇺 Australia	€5.1M	15.3Mt	€0.3320/kg	40.2%
2	🇧🇷 Brazil	€2.0M	2.4Mt	€0.8382/kg	16.0%
3	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	€1.8M	4.9Mt	€0.3658/kg	14.2%
4	🇺🇦 Ukraine	€1.5M	1.3Mt	€1.18/kg	12.1%
5	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€1.1M	3.4Mt	€0.3320/kg	9.0%
6	🇿🇦 South Africa	€551K	387Kt	€1.42/kg	4.4%
7	🇪🇬 Egypt	€523K	245Kt	€2.13/kg	4.1%

EU Member States

EU ImportersEU Exporters

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