HS Code 2303Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets

What HS code 2303 covers

Think of heading 2303 as the home for factory leftovers. A plant makes starch, sugar, beer or spirits. What remains after the main product is taken out is a solid residue. If it is sold as feed or feed material, it often belongs here.

Three groups of residue are named in the heading. The first is residue from starch manufacture and similar residues. Any of them can be loose or pressed into pellets. Pellets do not change the heading.

You may also see this code written as HTS 2303 or HSN 2303. These are national versions of the same system. The first four digits match the World Customs Organization heading, so 2303 means the same thing in each.

HS 2303 subheadings: 230310, 230320 and 230330

Customs needs more than four digits. Each of the three groups gets its own six-digit code. Use this plain-language guide, then match your goods to the exact wording shown in the table above.

• This is what is left after starch is taken from a raw material.
• Beet-pulp is what remains after sugar is pulled from sugar beet. Bagasse is the fibre left after sugar is pressed from cane. This answers the common question of the hs code for bagasse.
• Brewers spent grain is a typical brewing waste, so it points to this code. Check it against the full wording before you file.

How to choose between 2303 and nearby Chapter 23 headings

Chapter 23 holds many kinds of residue, and they look alike on paper. Ask what the goods came from. The source decides the heading.

• Left from milling cereals or pulses, such as bran? Look at heading 2302.
• Left from pressing soya-bean oil? Look at heading 2304. Ground-nut oil goes to 2305. Other vegetable or microbial oils go to 2306.
• Wine lees or argol? That is heading 2307.
• Plant waste used in animal feeding that no other heading names? Heading 2308 is the catch-all. This is the difference between hs 2303 and 2308. Heading 2308 is for plant material that is not named elsewhere.
• A mixed feed made to a recipe? That is a preparation, so see heading 2309.

HS code 2303 import export data: buyers and suppliers

Customs records answer that. Each record is one shipment, filed under a code like 230310, 230320 or 230330.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

Duty rates differ from one country to the next, and they are not listed here. Use the classifier to confirm your code first. Then check the rules in the country you ship to.

Search HS 2303 shipments or book a free demo

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. Start with the subheading that fits your goods. Then look at the live records for starch residues, sugar waste or brewing dregs. This helps you find buyers of starch and sugar residues, or the suppliers who sell them.