HS Code 2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

What HS code 2910 covers

An epoxide is a molecule with a tiny ring made of three atoms. Two of the atoms are carbon and one is oxygen. Chemists also call this ring an oxirane. If your chemical has this ring, heading 2910 is the first place to look.

The heading is wider than plain epoxides. It also takes epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers. These are ring compounds that carry an alcohol, phenol or ether part as well. Versions with added chlorine, sulphur or nitrogen groups stay in the heading too. Some countries call it HSN code 2910, but the number is the same.

HS 2910 codes by product

The full customs wording is long, so here is the plain version. Three codes belong to widely used industrial chemicals, and the FAQs below name them. Two codes belong to older pesticides. One code catches everything else.

The codes not named in the FAQs are these:

• 291040: dieldrin
• 291050: endrin
• 291090: other epoxides not named elsewhere in the heading

How to classify epoxides under 2910

Start with the structure, not the use. A chemical can go into paint, plastic or resin, but the customs code follows what the molecule is. Look for the three-membered ring with one oxygen atom.

Next, check the list of named chemicals. If your product matches one of them, use that code. Do not use the catch-all code when a named code fits.

If the product is an epoxide but no code names it, the catch-all code is the right one. A chlorinated or nitrated epoxide with the ring also lands here, unless a named code fits it better.

Still unsure? Try the HS code classifier to narrow it down. Then compare your final pick with the exact wording of the code. That wording is what customs officers read.

2910 vs nearby headings

The main test is the ring. Heading 2909 is for ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols and peroxides. Those molecules do not have the three-membered epoxide ring. Heading 2910 is for the ones that do.

Two more headings are easy to mix up with it. Heading 2911 covers acetals and hemiacetals. Heading 2932 covers heterocyclic compounds where oxygen is the only atom in the ring besides carbon. A three-membered epoxide ring points to 2910 before you try these.

Alcohol chemicals, such as those in heading 2905, are a different group again. Their molecules are open chains without an epoxide ring.

Who imports epoxides under heading 2910?

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.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. Open the import data or export data pages to begin with a code, or go straight to buyer data and supplier data.