HS Code 2939Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
19 six-digit codes · Heading 39 of 42 in Chapter 29 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 2939, also written as HSN code 2939, is the customs group for alkaloids. Use this page to find the right subheading for opium, caffeine, ephedrine and other alkaloid products, and to look up who trades them.
Heading 2939 is finely cut: 19 six-digit codes, 293911 to 293980, all of them under “Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives”. At that depth it is the exact wording of the code, not of the heading, that settles a classification. The heading is number 39 of 42 in Chapter 29, Organic chemicals, which runs to 410 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 2939
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 293911 | Alkaloids; of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof |
| 293919 | Alkaloids; of opium and their derivatives; other than in 2939.11, salts thereof |
| 293920 | Alkaloids; of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof |
| 293930 | Alkaloids; caffeine and its salts |
| 293941 | Alkaloids; of ephedrine and their derivatives; salts thereof |
| 293942 | Alkaloids; of ephedrine and their derivatives; pseudoephedrine (inn) and its salts |
| 293943 | Alkaloids; of ephedrine and their derivatives; cathine (inn) and its salts |
| 293944 | Alkaloids; of ephedrine and their derivatives; norephedrine and its salts |
| 293945 | Alkaloids; of ephedrine and their derivatives; levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (inn), metamefetamine racemate and their salts |
| 293949 | Alkaloids; of ephedrine and their derivatives; other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (inn), norephedrine, cathine (inn), levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (inn), metamefetamine racemate and their salts |
| 293951 | Alkaloids; theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof, fenetylline (inn) and its salts |
| 293959 | Alkaloids; theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof, other than fenetylline |
| 293961 | Alkaloids; of rye ergot and their derivatives, ergometrine (inn) and its salts |
| 293962 | Alkaloids; of rye ergot and their derivatives, ergotamine (inn) and its salts |
| 293963 | Alkaloids; of rye ergot and their derivatives, lysergic acid and its salts |
| 293969 | Alkaloids; of rye ergot and their derivatives, salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2939.6 |
| 293972 | Alkaloids; of vegetal origin, cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof |
| 293979 | Alkaloids; of vegetal origin, other than cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives; n.e.c. in heading no. 2939 |
| 293980 | Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, esters and other derivatives n.e.c. in heading no. 2939 |
What HS code 2939 covers
Alkaloids are compounds that contain nitrogen. Many come from plants and act strongly on the body. Some are used in medicines. Caffeine is one that most people know from tea and coffee.
This group takes alkaloids found in nature and alkaloids made by synthesis. It also takes their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives. A derivative is a product made by changing the original alkaloid in a small way.
The heading number names the group. The six-digit code names the exact product. Importers and exporters declare the six-digit code, so that is the number to get right.
HS 2939 subheadings by alkaloid family
The subheadings are built around named alkaloid families. Find the family first. Then look at the exact code.
- 293919 takes the remaining opium derivatives.
- Cinchona alkaloids: 293920 covers alkaloids of cinchona, the bark that quinine comes from, with their derivatives and salts.
- Caffeine: 293930 covers caffeine and its salts. It has a code of its own.
- Ephedrine family: 293941 covers ephedrine salts. 293942 is pseudoephedrine. 293943 is cathine. 293944 is norephedrine. 293945 covers metamfetamine and related forms. 293949 is for the rest of the family.
- 293959 covers the others.
- 293962 is ergotamine. 293963 is lysergic acid. 293969 takes other salts of this family.
- 293979 covers other plant alkaloids.
- Everything else: 293980 is the last stop for alkaloids that fit nowhere above.
How to choose the right 2939 subheading
Start with the most specific code. If your product is named in a subheading, use that one. Only move to an "other" code when no named code fits.
Some pairs are easy to mix up. 293949 is for ephedrine-family alkaloids that are not named in 293941 to 293945. 293959 is for theophylline products other than fenetylline, which sits in 293951.
293979 and 293980 are residual codes. 293980 is the final catch-all for the whole heading. Read the full wording of each code, because the six-digit text decides the result.
If you are still unsure, run the product through the HS code classifier.
Headings near 2939 in Chapter 29
Chapter 29 has many nitrogen-based and plant-based products, so boundaries matter. Here is how the closest headings differ.
Heading 2938 is glycosides. These are compounds with a sugar part, and they are a different family from alkaloids. Check the wording of both headings before you choose, because a compound with a nitrogen ring is not always an alkaloid.
Heading 2937 is hormones. Heading 2941 is antibiotics. Heading 2936 is vitamins and provitamins. Heading 2940 is chemically pure sugars and their ethers, acetals and esters. A product that is named in one of these headings does not belong in 2939.
Who imports and exports under HS 2939?
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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
- 2936Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural…10 codes
- 2937Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or…9 codes
- 2938Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers…2 codes
- 2940Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and…1 code
- 2941Antibiotics6 codes
- 2942Organic compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 291 code
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HS Code 2939: common questions
What is HS code 2939?
It belongs to the organic chemicals chapter. Each product then gets its own six-digit subheading.
What is the HS code for caffeine?
It is the only subheading in 2939 that is just for caffeine.
What is the HS code for pseudoephedrine?
It is part of the ephedrine family of subheadings.
Which HS code covers theophylline and aminophylline?
Use 293951 for these alkaloids when the product is fenetylline or its salts. Use 293959 for the other theophylline and aminophylline products.
Which HS code covers opium alkaloids?
Other opium derivatives are in 293919.
What is the difference between HS 2939 and HS 2938?
Heading 2939 is for alkaloids. Heading 2938 is for glycosides and their derivatives. Read the heading text of both before you pick one.
Is HSN code 2939 the same as HS code 2939?
Yes, for this heading the number is the same. HSN is the name some countries use for their version of the Harmonized System. The first digits follow the international list.
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