The extraction of Pd(ii) and Rh(iii) from acidic solutions containing between 1 and 8 M HCl towards three ionic liquids, namely [P66614][Cl], [P66614][Br] and [P66614][DCA], based on the trihexyltetradecylphosphonium cation ([P44414]) and chloride, bromide or dicyanamide (DCA) anions, respectively, is reported.