HS Code 2940Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39

What HS code 2940 covers

Heading 2940 belongs to Chapter 29, organic chemicals, in Section VI of the Harmonized System. It is a small, narrow heading. It is for sugars that are chemically pure, not for sugar sold as food.

Think of it as a home for sugar derivatives. A sugar ether, a sugar acetal and a sugar ester are each a sugar that has been changed by a chemical reaction. The salts of these products also go here.

The name of the heading lists five sugars that are left out: sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose. Any other chemically pure sugar can fit. The same goes for the ethers, acetals and esters made from sugars, if no other heading claims them first.

• Chemically pure sugars, apart from the five named ones
• Sugar ethers
• Sugar acetals
• Sugar esters
• Salts of these products

HS 294000 and HSN code 2940

People search for this heading in several ways. Some write HS 2940. Some write HSN code 2940. Some use the full six-digit form, HS 294000. They all point to the same place.

The World Customs Organization sets the first six digits, and these are shared worldwide. The heading has no further split at that level, so 294000 is the one code you use. Many countries add extra digits for their own national tariff. Those longer codes grow out of 294000, so check your local tariff schedule for the final number.

If you are unsure whether your product belongs here, try the HS code classifier before you file.

Difference between HS 2940 and HS 2938 glycosides

The end of the heading text matters a lot. Heading 2940 is written so that it leaves out the products of headings 29.37, 29.38 and 29.39. In other words, if a product fits one of those three, it goes there and not here.

Here is how the neighbours differ. Each one is a separate heading in the same chapter.

Which HS code for pure sugars other than glucose and fructose

A short rule helps. Start with the sugar itself. If it is sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose or fructose, it is not classified under 2940. If it is another chemically pure sugar, 2940 is a likely fit.

Next, check for a closer match. A glycoside is a sugar joined to another molecule, and that belongs to 2938. A hormone, such as one under 2937, or an alkaloid, such as one under 2939, also wins over 2940.

Other nearby headings can matter too. Heading 2932 covers heterocyclic compounds with oxygen only, and heading 2942 holds organic compounds not named elsewhere in the chapter. Antibiotics have their own place in heading 2941. Read the full text of each heading before you decide.

The WCO nomenclature has legal notes that give the final word. A customs broker or the classifier tool can confirm the choice for your exact product.

HS code 2940 import export data, buyers and suppliers

Trade records show who moves a product, and in what way. For chemically pure sugars and sugar esters, they let you spot buyers, compare suppliers and learn which markets are active.

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