HS code for essential oils
Essential oils usually fall under these codes of the EU customs tariff (2026). Each code shows the third-country duty, the EU duty on imports from countries without a preferential agreement.
3301 Essential oils (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins; concentrates of essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils
| Code | Description | Third-country duty |
|---|---|---|
| 3301 12 10 Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of orange – Not deterpenated | Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of orange – Not deterpenated | 7 % |
| 3301 12 90 Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of orange – Deterpenated | Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of orange – Deterpenated | 4.4 % |
| 3301 13 10 Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of lemon – Not deterpenated | Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of lemon – Not deterpenated | 7 % |
| 3301 13 90 Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of lemon – Deterpenated | Essential oils of citrus fruit – Of lemon – Deterpenated | 4.4 % |
| 3301 19 20 Essential oils of citrus fruit – Other – Not deterpenated | Essential oils of citrus fruit – Other – Not deterpenated | 7 % |
| 3301 19 80 Essential oils of citrus fruit – Other – Deterpenated | Essential oils of citrus fruit – Other – Deterpenated | 4.4 % |
| 3301 24 10 Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of peppermint (Mentha piperita) – Not deterpenated | Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of peppermint (Mentha piperita) – Not deterpenated | 0 % |
| 3301 24 90 Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of peppermint (Mentha piperita) – Deterpenated | Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of peppermint (Mentha piperita) – Deterpenated | 2.9 % |
| 3301 25 10 Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of other mints – Not deterpenated | Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of other mints – Not deterpenated | 0 % |
| 3301 25 90 Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of other mints – Deterpenated | Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Of other mints – Deterpenated | 2.9 % |
| 3301 29 11 Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Other – Of clove, niaouli and ylang-ylang – Not deterpenated | Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Other – Of clove, niaouli and ylang-ylang – Not deterpenated | 0 % |
| 3301 29 31 Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Other – Of clove, niaouli and ylang-ylang – Deterpenated | Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit – Other – Of clove, niaouli and ylang-ylang – Deterpenated | 2.3 % |
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Which code applies depends on the material, function and use of the goods. Describe your product for a suggestion, and check the code with your customs authority or a Binding Tariff Information (BTI) before you import.
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- A wrong code: up to 14 points more duty, or a back-payment with interest
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97.7% right, for 60.9% of all cases
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99.2% right first on short names like “running shoes”
132 short product names, October 2026
What the right code is worth
One code off, up to 14 points of duty off
A wrong code costs either way: duty paid for nothing, or a back-payment with interest when customs notices. Third-country duty rates from the EU tariff.
Screens +14 points
0% computer monitor 8528 52 0014% other monitor 8528 59 00Trainers +8.9 points
8% leather upper 6403 99 9616.9% textile upper 6404 11 00Bicycles +8 points
6% with electric motor 8711 60 1014% without motor 8712 00 30Tableware +6.5 points
5.5% stoneware 6912 00 2312% porcelain 6911 10 00Handbags +6 points
3.7% textile outside 4202 22 909.7% plastic sheeting outside 4202 22 10
EU third-country duty, October 2026
€35,000 14 points duty difference on €250,000 of imports
EU third-country duty, October 2026