Chemicals by HS code
The first four digits of an HS code are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Pick a heading to see which of our products sit under it and the national 8-digit codes we use on Indian export documents.
Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
6 products under 1 heading.
Chapter 13 · Lac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
35 products under 2 headings.
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils, prepared edible fats, animal or vegetable waxes
31 products under 5 headings.
Chapter 16 · Preparations of meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
3 products under 1 heading.
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
25 products under 2 headings.
Chapter 25 · Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime and cement
50 products under 7 headings.
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, bituminous substances, mineral waxes
25 products under 2 headings.
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals, organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, rare-earth metals, radioactive elements or isotopes
Elements, acids, bases, salts and metal compounds. Most laboratory inorganics, rare-earth compounds and catalyst precursors land here. 2,972 products under 50 headings.
Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals
Separately defined organic compounds. The bulk of solvents, building blocks, intermediates and many reference standards are classified in this chapter. 13,500 products under 42 headings.
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Medicaments and biological preparations. Bulk APIs are normally classified in chapter 29, not here. 26 products under 4 headings.
Chapter 31 · Fertilisers
28 products under 3 headings.
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts, dyes, pigments and other colouring matter, paints, varnishes and inks
Dyes, stains, indicators and pigments used in the lab and in industry. 253 products under 4 headings.
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids, perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
103 products under 1 heading.
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing and lubricating preparations, waxes
87 products under 2 headings.
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances, modified starches, glues, enzymes
Proteins, enzymes and modified starches used in life-science work. 131 products under 6 headings.
Chapter 38 · Miscellaneous chemical products
Mixtures and prepared products. Laboratory reagents and certified reference materials often fall under heading 3822. 20,856 products under 10 headings.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
Polymers in primary forms, including cellulose derivatives and ion-exchange resins. 285 products under 14 headings.
Chapter 71 · Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals and articles thereof
162 products under 3 headings.
Chapter 75 · Nickel and articles thereof
68 products under 2 headings.
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
72 products under 2 headings.
Chapter 78 · Lead and articles thereof
15 products under 1 heading.
Chapter 81 · Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
Minor and refractory metals, mostly supplied as powders, pieces or foils for research. 566 products under 12 headings.
Chapter 90 · Optical, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus
255 products under 3 headings.
Chapter 98 · Special classification provisions (Indian tariff: project imports, laboratory chemicals and others)
7 products under 1 heading.
Codes on this site are indicative and reflect how we classify goods for export from India. Final classification is the decision of the importer and the customs authority in the country of import.
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