HS Code 2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products
8 six-digit codes · Heading 43 of 50 in Chapter 28 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 2844 is where customs places radioactive materials, from uranium and plutonium to spent reactor fuel. This page explains each subheading in simple terms.
Heading 2844 is finely cut: 8 six-digit codes, 284410 to 284450, all of them under “Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products”. At that depth it is the exact wording of the code, not of the heading, that settles a classification. The heading is number 43 of 50 in Chapter 28, Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes, which runs to 180 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 2844
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 284410 | Uranium; natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds |
| 284420 | Uranium; enriched in u235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in u235, plutonium or compounds of these products |
| 284430 | Uranium; depleted in u235, thorium, their compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in u235, thorium; compounds of these products |
| 284441 | Radioactive elements; tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds |
| 284442 | Radioactive elements; actinium-225, 227, californium-253, curium-240, 241, 242, 243, 244, einsteinium-253, 254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, 209, 210, radium-223, uranium-230 or 232, compounds; alloys, dispersions, ceramic products and mixtures |
| 284443 | Radioactive elements, isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds |
| 284444 | Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds n.e.c. in heading no. 2844, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products, mixtures containing the elements, isotopes, compounds; radioactive residues |
| 284450 | Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors |
What HS code 2844 covers
Think of heading 2844 as the home for goods that give off radiation on purpose or by nature. The biggest group is uranium. It comes in three kinds: natural, enriched in U235, and depleted. Plutonium, thorium and tritium also sit here.
The heading also reaches fissile and fertile elements. These are materials that can sustain a nuclear reaction or be turned into ones that can. So are radioactive residues and used reactor fuel.
Some price lists and tax sites write this as HSN code 2844. The number is the same. It belongs to the inorganic chemicals group, so the Chapter 28 inorganic chemicals page is the place to compare it with neighbouring headings.
How to choose the right 2844 subheading
Ask what the goods are made of, then work down this list. Stop at the first question you can answer yes to. Always read the full line in the table above before you commit to a code.
- Is it uranium as found in nature, or a product built on it? Look at 284410.
- Look at 284420.
- Is the uranium depleted, or is the material thorium? Look at 284430.
- Is the main material tritium? Look at 284441.
- Is the isotope on the short named list, such as polonium-210 or radium-223? Look at 284442.
- Is it an alloy, dispersion, ceramic or mixture of these materials that no earlier code names? Look at 284443.
- Is it a radioactive item that no other line names, or a radioactive residue? Look at 284444.
- Is it a used fuel cartridge from a nuclear reactor? Look at 284450.
HS 2844 vs 2845 and other related headings
The most common mix-up is between 2844 and 2845. Heading 2845 is the catch-all for isotopes that 2844 does not take. If your isotope is not in 2844, check 2845 next.
Two other neighbours cause confusion because they also deal with special metals. Heading 2843 is for precious metals in colloidal form and for their compounds. Heading 2846 is for compounds of rare-earth metals, yttrium and scandium.
If you are still unsure, run the item through the HS code classifier. This page does not give duty or tax rates, so check your own country's tariff before you ship.
Find importers and exporters under HS 2844
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Nearby headings in Chapter 28
- 2837Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides3 codes
- 2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates3 codes
- 2840Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)4 codes
- 2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids7 codes
- 2842Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, n.e.c. including aluminosilicates…2 codes
- 2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals…5 codes
- 2845Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844; compounds, inorganic or…5 codes
- 2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of…2 codes
- 2847Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with urea1 code
- 2849Carbides, whether or not chemically defined3 codes
- 2850Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically…1 code
- 2852Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, whether or not…2 codes
Who ships under 2844?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 8 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
Section VI: Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries, chapters 28–38.
HS Code 2844: common questions
What is HS code 2844?
Their compounds, mixtures and residues are covered too.
What is the HS code for natural uranium?
Use 284410, the first subheading under 2844.
What is the HS code for enriched uranium and plutonium?
Both share one code, 284420. Compounds and alloys of either go there as well.
Which HS code covers tritium?
Tritium has its own subheading, 284441.
What is the HS code for spent nuclear fuel elements?
Irradiated fuel cartridges from reactors are classed in 284450, the last subheading of the heading.
What is the difference between HS 2844 and HS 2845?
Heading 2845 takes isotopes that 2844 leaves out, along with their compounds. Heading 2844 is for the radioactive elements and isotopes it names itself.
How can I find importers and exporters under HS 2844?
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