Chapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes
50 headings · 180 six-digit codes · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
Chapter 28 is one of the widest in the nomenclature: 50 separate four-digit headings between 2801 and 2853, carrying 180 six-digit codes. 10 of the headings stop at a single code; the rest split further, the furthest being 2804 (Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals). The chapter sits in Section VI, Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries, alongside 10 other chapters.
Headings in this chapter
2801Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine280110 to 280130e.g. 280110 — Chlorine2802Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphure.g. 280200 — Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.e.g. 280300 — Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals280410 to 280490e.g. 280410 — Hydrogen2805Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury280511 to 280540e.g. 280511 — Alkali or alkali-earth metals; sodium2806Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid280610 to 280620e.g. 280610 — Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)2807Sulphuric acid; oleume.g. 280700 — Sulphuric acid; oleum2808Nitric acid; sulphonitric acidse.g. 280800 — Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined280910 to 280920e.g. 280910 — Diphosphorus pentoxide2810Oxides of boron; boric acidse.g. 281000 — Oxides of boron; boric acids2811Inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals; n.e.c. in heading no. 2806 to 2810281111 to 281129e.g. 281111 — Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)2812Halides and halide oxides of non-metals281211 to 281290e.g. 281211 — Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)2813Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide281310 to 281390e.g. 281310 — Carbon disulphide2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution281410 to 281420e.g. 281410 — Ammonia; anhydrous2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium281511 to 281530e.g. 281511 — Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); solid2816Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium281610 to 281640e.g. 281610 — Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium2817Zinc; oxide and peroxidee.g. 281700 — Zinc; oxide and peroxide2818Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide281810 to 281830e.g. 281810 — Aluminium oxide; artificial corundum2819Chromium oxides and hydroxides281910 to 281990e.g. 281910 — Chromium trioxide2820Manganese oxides282010 to 282090e.g. 282010 — Manganese dioxide2821Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as fe2o3282110 to 282120e.g. 282110 — Iron oxides and hydroxides2822Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxidese.g. 282200 — Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides2823Titanium oxidese.g. 282300 — Titanium oxides2824Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead282410 to 282490e.g. 282410 — Lead; lead monoxide (litharge, massicot)2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides282510 to 282590e.g. 282510 — Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts282612 to 282690e.g. 282612 — Fluorides; of aluminium2827Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides282710 to 282760e.g. 282710 — Chlorides; of ammonium2828Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites282810 to 282890e.g. 282810 — Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorites2829Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates282911 to 282990e.g. 282911 — Chlorates; of sodium2830Sulphides; polysulphides whether or not chemically defined283010 to 283090e.g. 283010 — Sulphides; of sodium, whether or not chemically defined2831Dithionites and sulphoxylates283110 to 283190e.g. 283110 — Dithionites and sulphoxylates; of sodium2832Sulphites; thiosulphates283210 to 283230e.g. 283210 — Sulphites; of sodium2833Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)283311 to 283340e.g. 283311 — Sodium sulphates; disodium sulphate2834Nitrites; nitrates283410 to 283429e.g. 283410 — Nitrites2835Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined283510 to 283539e.g. 283510 — Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites), whether or not chemically defined2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate283620 to 283699e.g. 283620 — Carbonates; disodium carbonate2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides283711 to 283720e.g. 283711 — Cyanides and cyanide oxides; of sodium2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates283911 to 283990e.g. 283911 — Silicates; sodium metasilicates2840Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)284011 to 284030e.g. 284011 — Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), anhydrous2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids284130 to 284190e.g. 284130 — Salts; sodium dichromate2842Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, n.e.c. including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined, but excluding azides284210 to 284290e.g. 284210 — Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined, excluding azides2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals284310 to 284390e.g. 284310 — Colloidal precious metals; whether or not chemically defined2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products284410 to 284450e.g. 284410 — Uranium; natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds2845Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined284510 to 284590e.g. 284510 — Heavy water (deuterium oxide)2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals284610 to 284690e.g. 284610 — Cerium compounds2847Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with ureae.g. 284700 — Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with urea2849Carbides, whether or not chemically defined284910 to 284990e.g. 284910 — Carbides; of calcium, whether or not chemically defined2850Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 2849e.g. 285000 — Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 28492852Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, whether or not chemically defined285210 to 285290e.g. 285210 — Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, chemically defined2853Phosphides, chemically defined or not, not ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds n.e.c. (including distilled, conductivity water and water of like purity); liquid air, rare gases removed or not; compressed air; amalgams, not precious metal amalgams285310 to 285390e.g. 285310 — Inorganic compounds; cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan)
Other chapters in Section VI
Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries covers chapters 28–38.
- 29Organic chemicals42 headings · 410 codes
- 30Pharmaceutical products6 headings · 45 codes
- 31Fertilizers5 headings · 24 codes
- 32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks15 headings · 45 codes
- 33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations7 headings · 29 codes
- 34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster7 headings · 24 codes
- 35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes7 headings · 15 codes
- 36Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations6 headings · 13 codes
- 37Photographic or cinematographic goods7 headings · 30 codes
- 38Chemical products n.e.c.27 headings · 108 codes
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