HS Code 2936Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof used as vitamins, and intermixtures of the fore-going, whether or not in any solvent
10 six-digit codes · Heading 36 of 42 in Chapter 29 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 2936 is where customs files vitamins and provitamins. Use this page to match a plain vitamin name to the right six-digit code.
Heading 2936 is finely cut: 10 six-digit codes, 293621 to 293690, all of them under “Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof used as vitamins, and intermixtures of the fore-going, whether or not in any solvent”. At that depth it is the exact wording of the code, not of the heading, that settles a classification. The heading is number 36 of 42 in Chapter 29, Organic chemicals, which runs to 410 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 2936
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 293621 | Vitamins; vitamins a and their derivatives, unmixed |
| 293622 | Vitamins; vitamin b1 and its derivatives, unmixed |
| 293623 | Vitamins; vitamin b2 and its derivatives, unmixed |
| 293624 | Vitamins; d- or dl-pantothenic acid (vitamin b5) and its derivatives, unmixed |
| 293625 | Vitamins; vitamin b6 and its derivatives, unmixed |
| 293626 | Vitamins; vitamin b12 and its derivatives, unmixed |
| 293627 | Vitamins; vitamin c and its derivatives, unmixed |
| 293628 | Vitamins; vitamin e and its derivatives, unmixed |
| 293629 | Vitamins; n.e.c. in item no. 2936.2, and their derivatives, unmixed |
| 293690 | Vitamins; n.e.c. in heading no. 2936, including natural concentrates |
What HS code 2936 covers
This heading is the customs home for vitamins. It also takes provitamins, which the body can turn into vitamins. Vitamins from nature and vitamins made in a lab both fit. So do derivatives, as long as they are used as vitamins.
Blends of these goods are allowed too, and so is a vitamin dissolved in a solvent. Natural concentrates are named in the wording as well.
You may also see it called HSN code 2936 or HTS code 2936. These are local names for the same heading. It sits in Section VI with the chemical industries, not with food or medicine.
HS codes for each vitamin under 2936
Most people search by the plain vitamin name. This list links each name to its code. Each named code is for that vitamin and its derivatives, unmixed.
If you need the HS code for vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B12 or vitamin A, find the name below and read the number next to it.
- Vitamin A: 293621
- Vitamin B1: 293622
- Vitamin B2: 293623
- Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): 293624
- Vitamin B6: 293625
- Vitamin B12: 293626
- Vitamin C: 293627
- Vitamin E: 293628
- Other unmixed vitamins not named above: 293629
- Other vitamins in the heading, including natural concentrates: 293690
How to choose the right 2936 code
Start with the word unmixed. The codes from 293621 to 293629 are for one vitamin on its own, or its derivatives, with nothing blended in. If your product is a single vitamin, pick the code for that vitamin.
If the vitamin is not on the named list, look at 293629. It holds other unmixed vitamins in that group.
A mix of vitamins is not unmixed, so the single-vitamin codes do not fit it. Read the 293690 wording first. If you are still unsure, run the product through the HS code classifier.
Related headings: hormones, glycosides, alkaloids, antibiotics
Some goods look close to vitamins but sit next door. A substance used mainly as a hormone goes to HS 2937. Glycosides go to HS 2938, and alkaloids go to HS 2939. Antibiotics have their own heading, HS 2941. Sulphonamides, just before vitamins, are in HS 2935.
Check what the product does and how it is made. Then choose the heading whose wording matches. This keeps a shipment from being filed under the wrong code.
HS 2936 import and export data
A code tells you what a product is. Trade records tell you who moves it. 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.
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Nearby headings in Chapter 29
- 2930Organo-sulphur compounds8 codes
- 2931Other organo-inorganic compounds17 codes
- 2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only13 codes
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only27 codes
- 2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other…6 codes
- 2935Sulphonamides6 codes
- 2937Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or…9 codes
- 2938Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers…2 codes
- 2939Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers…19 codes
- 2940Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and…1 code
- 2941Antibiotics6 codes
- 2942Organic compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 291 code
Who ships under 2936?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 10 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 2936: common questions
What is HS code 2936?
It is the customs heading for vitamins and provitamins, filed under organic chemicals. It also takes their derivatives used as vitamins and natural concentrates.
What is the HS code for vitamin C?
Use 293627 when the product is unmixed vitamin C or one of its derivatives.
Which HS code covers mixed vitamins or natural vitamin concentrates?
Use 293690. The codes 293621 to 293629 are only for unmixed vitamins, so blends and natural concentrates go to 293690.
How do I find importers and exporters under heading 2936?
Pick the six-digit code for your vitamin first, then look up its records. The buyer data and supplier data pages show what you can see.
See what your buyers are buying.Then decide.
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