HS Code 2817Zinc; oxide and peroxide

What HS code 2817 covers: zinc oxide and zinc peroxide

The official name of this heading is "Zinc; oxide and peroxide". In plain words, it is the home of two zinc compounds: zinc oxide and zinc peroxide. If your product is one of these two, heading 2817 is the place to start.

Both compounds are inorganic chemicals made from zinc and oxygen. That is why they sit in Chapter 28 with other inorganic chemicals, and not with zinc metal or zinc ores. A shipper who writes "ZnO" or "zinc white" on an invoice will still need a code from this heading if the goods are zinc oxide.

Customs officers decide the code from what the goods are, not from how they are sold. Check the product description and the chemical name on your papers before you pick a code.

HS 281700 and 2817.00: how the code is written

You will see this code written in a few ways. Some lists show 2817.00, with a dot. Others show 281700, with no dot. Both point to the same thing.

People also search for it as HSN code 2817 or HTS code 2817. Those names belong to national tariff systems. A national tariff can add more digits after the first six, and it sets its own duty and GST. This page gives no rates and no national line numbers, so check your own country's tariff for those.

If you are not sure that your product belongs here, try the HS code classifier. It helps you test a product description against the headings before you file.

How 2817 differs from other metal oxide headings

Chapter 28 has many headings for oxides. Each one is named after a metal or a group of metals. The quickest way to avoid a wrong code is to match the metal first. Zinc has its own heading, so zinc oxide does not go into the catch-all heading for other metals.

These are the nearest oxide headings to compare:

• 2816: hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium, and oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium.
• 2819: chromium oxides and hydroxides.
• 2820: manganese oxides.
• 2823: titanium oxides.
• 2824: lead oxides, red lead and orange lead.
• 2825: other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, plus hydrazine, hydroxylamine and other inorganic bases.

Who imports zinc oxide under HS 2817? Import and export data

Once you know the code is right, the next question is who buys and who sells. Search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product. Start with 281700 when you look for zinc oxide importers and exporters, then open the import data and export data pages to go further.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage is 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.

You can also book a free demo and ask to see your own market. This page shows no company names, shipment counts or prices. The live records are on the platform.

Other headings in Chapter 28

Chapter 28 is a long list of inorganic chemicals, grouped by type. If zinc oxide is not what you ship, one of the neighbouring headings may be. Use the links below to move through the chapter, or go back to the full list of HS code chapters.