HS Code 2821Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as fe2o3

What HS code 2821 covers

Iron oxides are compounds of iron and oxygen. Red iron oxide and yellow iron oxide are common examples. Factories use them to colour paint, plastic, concrete and ceramics.

Earth colours are natural or processed colour materials that get their shade from iron. Fe2O3 is the chemical formula for ferric oxide. Customs uses it as a measuring stick, so every exporter states iron content the same way.

You may see this heading written as HSN code 2821 or HS heading 2821. It is the same four digits. The Harmonized System fixes the first six digits for every country. A country can add more digits for its own tariff and statistics, so a local code may be longer.

282110 vs 282120: how to pick the right code

Ask one question first. Is the product a chemical iron oxide or hydroxide, or is it an earth colour? The answer points to one of the two codes.

Code 282110 has no iron test. If the goods are iron oxides or hydroxides, this is where to begin.

Code 282120 is narrower. It takes earth colours, and only those that reach the iron line of 70 percent by weight, counted as Fe2O3. An earth colour below that line does not meet the wording.

To check, find the combined iron figure on the lab report or the supplier data sheet. Then compare it with the line. Still unsure? Run the product description through the HS code classifier and read the result against the official words.

Related headings in Chapter 28

Iron is not the only metal that forms an oxide. Each nearby metal has its own heading, so goods that are not iron-based belong elsewhere. Red lead looks like a red pigment, but it is a lead oxide and does not sit here.

• 2819: chromium oxides and hydroxides
• 2820: manganese oxides
• 2822: cobalt oxides and hydroxides
• 2823: titanium oxides
• 2824: lead oxides, red lead and orange lead
• 2825: other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides

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