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Chapter 28:

180 total items180 with duty rates0 headings
HS CodeDescriptionArabicDuty Rate
2801.10Chlorine15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2801.20Iodine15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2801.30Fluorine; bromine15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2802.00Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2803.00Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.10Hydrogen15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.21Gases, rare; argon15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.29Gases, rare; other than argon15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.30Nitrogen15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.40Oxygen15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.50Boron; tellurium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.61Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.69Silicon; containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.70Phosphorus15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.80Arsenic15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2804.90Selenium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2805.11Alkali or alkali-earth metals; sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2805.12Alkali or alkali-earth metals; calcium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2805.19Alkali or alkali-earth metals; other than sodium and calcium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2805.30Earth-metals, rare; scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2805.40Mercury15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2806.10Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2806.20Chlorosulphuric acid15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2807.00Sulphuric acid; oleum15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2808.00Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2809.10Diphosphorus pentoxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2809.20Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2810.00Oxides of boron; boric acids15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2811.11Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2811.12Hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2811.19Inorganic acids; other than hydrogen fluoride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2811.21Carbon dioxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2811.22Silicon dioxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2811.29Inorganic oxygen compounds; of non-metals, n.e.c. in item no. 2811.215.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.11Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.12Phosphorus oxychloride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.13Phosphorus trichloride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.14Phosphorus pentachloride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.15Sulphur monochloride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.16Sulphur dichloride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.17Thionyl chloride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.19Arsenic trichloride and other chlorides and chloride oxides, n.e.c. in item no. 281215.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2812.90Halides and halide oxides of non-metals; excluding chloride15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2813.10Carbon disulphide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2813.90Sulphides of non-metals, (excluding carbon); commercial phosphorus trisulphide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2814.10Ammonia; anhydrous15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2814.20Ammonia; in aqueous solution15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2815.11Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); solid5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2815.12Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2815.20Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2815.30Peroxides of sodium or potassium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2816.10Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2816.40Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2817.00Zinc; oxide and peroxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2818.10Aluminium oxide; artificial corundum5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2818.20Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2818.30Aluminium hydroxide5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2819.10Chromium trioxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2819.90Chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2820.10Manganese dioxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2820.90Manganese oxides; excluding manganese dioxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2821.10Iron oxides and hydroxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2821.20Earth colours; containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2o315.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2822.00Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2823.00Titanium oxides5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2824.10Lead; lead monoxide (litharge, massicot)5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2824.90Lead oxides; n.e.c. in heading no. 282415.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.10Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.20Lithium oxide and hydroxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.30Vanadium oxides and hydroxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.40Nickel oxides and hydroxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.50Copper oxides and hydroxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.60Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.70Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.80Antimony oxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2825.90Inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides; n.e.c. in heading no. 28255.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2826.12Fluorides; of aluminium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2826.19Fluorides; other than of aluminium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2826.30Sodium hexafluoroaluminate (synthetic cryolite)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2826.90Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts, n.e.c. in heading no. 282615.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.10Chlorides; of ammonium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.20Chlorides; of calcium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.31Chlorides; of magnesium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.32Chlorides; of aluminium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.35Chlorides; of nickel15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.39Chlorides; other than of ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium and nickel15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.41Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; of copper15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.49Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; other than of copper15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.51Bromides; of sodium or of potassium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.59Bromides and bromide oxides; other than item no. 2827.5115.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2827.60Iodides and iodide oxides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2828.10Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorites15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2828.90Hypochlorites; n.e.c. in heading no. 282816.67% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2829.11Chlorates; of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2829.19Chlorates; other than sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2829.90Perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2830.10Sulphides; of sodium, whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2830.90Sulphides and polysulphides; whether or not chemically defined, other than sulphides of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2831.10Dithionites and sulphoxylates; of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2831.90Dithionites and sulphoxylates; other than sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2832.10Sulphites; of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2832.20Sulphites; other than of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2832.30Thiosulphates15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.11Sodium sulphates; disodium sulphate5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.19Sodium sulphates; other than disodium sulphate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.21Sulphates; of magnesium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.22Sulphates; of aluminium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.24Sulphates; of nickel15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.25Sulphates; of copper15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.27Sulphates; of barium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.29Sulphates; n.e.c. in item no. 2833.215.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.30Alums15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2833.40Peroxosulphates (persulphates)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2834.10Nitrites15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2834.21Nitrates; of potassium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2834.29Nitrates; of other than potassium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.10Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites), whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.22Phosphates; of mono- or disodium, whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.24Phosphates; of potassium, whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.25Phosphates; calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate), whether or not chemically defined5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.26Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.29Phosphates; (other than of mono- or disodium, other than of potassium or of calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate) and excluding other phosphates of calcium), whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.31Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2835.39Polyphosphates; other than sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.20Carbonates; disodium carbonate5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.30Carbonates; sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.40Carbonates; potassium carbonate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.50Carbonates; calcium carbonate5.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.60Carbonates; barium carbonate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.91Carbonates; lithium carbonate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.92Carbonates; strontium carbonate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2836.99Carbonates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2836 and other than lithium or strontium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2837.11Cyanides and cyanide oxides; of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2837.19Cyanides and cyanide oxides; other than of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2837.20Complex cyanides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2839.11Silicates; sodium metasilicates15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2839.19Silicates; of sodium (excluding sodium metasilicates)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2839.90Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates, other than of sodium15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2840.11Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), anhydrous15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2840.19Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), other than anhydrous15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2840.20Borates; n.e.c. in heading no. 28405.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2840.30Peroxoborates (perborates)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2841.30Salts; sodium dichromate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2841.50Salts; chromates, dichromates, peroxochromates; n.e.c. in heading no. 284115.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2841.61Salts; of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, potassium permanganate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2841.69Salts; of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, other than potassium permanganate15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2841.70Salts; molybdates15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2841.80Salts; tungstates (wolframates)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2841.90Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids; n.e.c. in heading no. 284115.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2842.10Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined, excluding azides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2842.90Salts; of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, other than double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically, excluding azides15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2843.10Colloidal precious metals; whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2843.21Silver compounds; silver nitrates15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2843.29Silver compounds; excluding silver nitrates15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2843.30Gold compounds15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2843.90Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.10Uranium; natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.20Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.30Uranium; depleted in U235, thorium, their compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U235, thorium; compounds of these products15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.41Radioactive elements; tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.42Radioactive 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 mixtures15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.43Radioactive elements, isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.44Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds n.e.c. in heading no. 2844, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products, mixtures containing the elements, isotopes, compounds; radioactive residues15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2844.50Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2845.10Heavy water (deuterium oxide)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2845.20Boron enriched in boron-10 and its compounds15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2845.30Lithium enriched in lithium-6 and its compounds15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2845.40Helium-315.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2845.90Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2846.10Cerium compounds15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2846.90Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures of these metals15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2847.00Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with urea15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2849.10Carbides; of calcium, whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2849.20Carbides; of silicon, whether or not chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2849.90Carbides; whether or not chemically defined, other than of calcium or silicon15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2850.00Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 284915.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2852.10Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, chemically defined15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2852.90Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury; excluding amalgams, not chemically defined,15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2853.10Inorganic compounds; cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan)15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
2853.90Phosphides, chemically defined or not, not ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds n.e.c. (including distilled, conductivity water and water of like purity); liquid air, rare gases removed or not; compressed air; amalgams, not precious metal amalgams15.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average

Data source: WITS/UNCTAD TRAINS (MFN 2022). Values are indicative HS6 MFN averages, not shipment-specific applied rates. Import permission and restrictions are not assessed. Historical reference rates exclude VAT, excise and other national measures. Separate national entries preserve the columns printed by their source; these are not a complete shipment assessment. Full disclaimer.