Historical MFN averages (2020); not current shipment rates. HS6 descriptions use the UN Comtrade Combined HS reference; the original rate nomenclature remains unconfirmed. National special codes require destination-specific verification. No effective date is available. The data review on September 11, 2026 does not update the rates. Reference source.

Chapter 28:

173 total items173 with duty rates0 headings
HS CodeDescriptionArabicDuty Rate
2801.10Chlorine5%
2801.20Iodine5%
2801.30Fluorine; bromine5%
2802.00Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphurExempted
2803.00Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.Exempted
2804.10Hydrogen5%
2804.21Gases, rare; argonExempted
2804.29Gases, rare; other than argonExempted
2804.30Nitrogen5%
2804.40Oxygen5%
2804.50Boron; tellurium5%
2804.61Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon5%
2804.69Silicon; containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon5%
2804.70PhosphorusExempted
2804.80Arsenic5%
2804.90Selenium5%
2805.11Alkali or alkali-earth metals; sodiumExempted
2805.12Alkali or alkali-earth metals; calciumExempted
2805.19Alkali or alkali-earth metals; other than sodium and calciumExempted
2805.30Earth-metals, rare; scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyedExempted
2805.40MercuryExempted
2806.10Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)Exempted
2806.20Chlorosulphuric acidExempted
2807.00Sulphuric acid; oleumExempted
2808.00Nitric acid; sulphonitric acidsExempted
2809.10Diphosphorus pentoxideExempted
2809.20Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acidsExempted
2810.00Oxides of boron; boric acidsExempted
2811.11Hydrogen fluoride (hydrofluoric acid)Exempted
2811.12Hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid)Exempted
2811.19Inorganic acids; other than hydrogen fluorideExempted
2811.21Carbon dioxide5%
2811.22Silicon dioxideExempted
2811.29Inorganic oxygen compounds; of non-metals, n.e.c. in item no. 2811.2Exempted
2812.11Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)Exempted
2812.12Phosphorus oxychlorideExempted
2812.13Phosphorus trichlorideExempted
2812.14Phosphorus pentachlorideExempted
2812.15Sulphur monochlorideExempted
2812.16Sulphur dichlorideExempted
2812.17Thionyl chlorideExempted
2812.19Arsenic trichloride and other chlorides and chloride oxides, n.e.c. in item no. 2812Exempted
2812.90Halides and halide oxides of non-metals; excluding chlorideExempted
2813.10Carbon disulphideExempted
2813.90Sulphides of non-metals, (excluding carbon); commercial phosphorus trisulphideExempted
2814.10Ammonia; anhydrousExempted
2814.20Ammonia; in aqueous solution5%
2815.11Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); solidExempted
2815.12Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)Exempted
2815.20Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)Exempted
2815.30Peroxides of sodium or potassiumExempted
2816.10Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesiumExempted
2816.40Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or bariumExempted
2817.00Zinc; oxide and peroxideExempted
2818.10Aluminium oxide; artificial corundumExempted
2818.20Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundumExempted
2818.30Aluminium hydroxideExempted
2819.10Chromium trioxideExempted
2819.90Chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxideExempted
2820.10Manganese dioxideExempted
2820.90Manganese oxides; excluding manganese dioxideExempted
2821.10Iron oxides and hydroxidesExempted
2821.20Earth colours; containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2o3Exempted
2822.00Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxidesExempted
2823.00Titanium oxidesExempted
2824.10Lead; lead monoxide (litharge, massicot)Exempted
2824.90Lead oxides; n.e.c. in heading no. 2824Exempted
2825.10Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic saltsExempted
2825.20Lithium oxide and hydroxideExempted
2825.30Vanadium oxides and hydroxidesExempted
2825.40Nickel oxides and hydroxidesExempted
2825.50Copper oxides and hydroxidesExempted
2825.60Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxideExempted
2825.70Molybdenum oxides and hydroxidesExempted
2825.80Antimony oxidesExempted
2825.90Inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides; n.e.c. in heading no. 2825Exempted
2826.12Fluorides; of aluminiumExempted
2826.19Fluorides; other than of aluminiumExempted
2826.30Sodium hexafluoroaluminate (synthetic cryolite)Exempted
2826.90Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts, n.e.c. in heading no. 2826Exempted
2827.10Chlorides; of ammoniumExempted
2827.20Chlorides; of calciumExempted
2827.31Chlorides; of magnesiumExempted
2827.32Chlorides; of aluminiumExempted
2827.35Chlorides; of nickelExempted
2827.39Chlorides; other than of ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium and nickelExempted
2827.41Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; of copperExempted
2827.49Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; other than of copperExempted
2827.51Bromides; of sodium or of potassiumExempted
2827.59Bromides and bromide oxides; other than item no. 2827.51Exempted
2827.60Iodides and iodide oxidesExempted
2828.10Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochloritesExempted
2828.90Hypochlorites; n.e.c. in heading no. 28285%
2829.11Chlorates; of sodium5%
2829.19Chlorates; other than sodium5%
2829.90Perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates1.66667%
2830.10Sulphides; of sodium, whether or not chemically definedExempted
2830.90Sulphides and polysulphides; whether or not chemically defined, other than sulphides of sodiumExempted
2831.10Dithionites and sulphoxylates; of sodiumExempted
2831.90Dithionites and sulphoxylates; other than sodiumExempted
2832.10Sulphites; of sodium5%
2832.20Sulphites; other than of sodium5%
2832.30Thiosulphates5%
2833.11Sodium sulphates; disodium sulphateExempted
2833.19Sodium sulphates; other than disodium sulphate5%
2833.21Sulphates; of magnesium5%
2833.22Sulphates; of aluminium5%
2833.24Sulphates; of nickel5%
2833.25Sulphates; of copper5%
2833.27Sulphates; of barium5%
2833.29Sulphates; n.e.c. in item no. 2833.22.5%
2833.30Alums5%
2833.40Peroxosulphates (persulphates)5%
2834.10NitritesExempted
2834.21Nitrates; of potassiumExempted
2834.29Nitrates; of other than potassiumExempted
2835.10Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites), whether or not chemically defined5%
2835.22Phosphates; of mono- or disodium, whether or not chemically definedExempted
2835.24Phosphates; of potassium, whether or not chemically definedExempted
2835.25Phosphates; calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate), whether or not chemically definedExempted
2835.26Phosphates; of calcium n.e.c. in item no. 2835.25, whether or not chemically definedExempted
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 definedExempted
2835.31Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically definedExempted
2835.39Polyphosphates; other than sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically definedExempted
2836.20Carbonates; disodium carbonateExempted
2836.30Carbonates; sodium hydrogen carbonate (sodium bicarbonate)Exempted
2836.40Carbonates; potassium carbonateExempted
2836.50Carbonates; calcium carbonateExempted
2836.60Carbonates; barium carbonateExempted
2836.91Carbonates; lithium carbonateExempted
2836.92Carbonates; strontium carbonateExempted
2836.99Carbonates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2836 and other than lithium or strontiumExempted
2837.11Cyanides and cyanide oxides; of sodiumExempted
2837.19Cyanides and cyanide oxides; other than of sodiumExempted
2837.20Complex cyanidesExempted
2839.11Silicates; sodium metasilicatesExempted
2839.19Silicates; of sodium (excluding sodium metasilicates)Exempted
2839.90Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates, other than of sodiumExempted
2840.11Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), anhydrousExempted
2840.19Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), other than anhydrousExempted
2840.20Borates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2840Exempted
2840.30Peroxoborates (perborates)2.5%
2841.30Salts; sodium dichromateExempted
2841.50Salts; chromates, dichromates, peroxochromates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2841Exempted
2841.61Salts; of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, potassium permanganateExempted
2841.69Salts; of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, other than potassium permanganateExempted
2841.70Salts; molybdatesExempted
2841.80Salts; tungstates (wolframates)Exempted
2841.90Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids; n.e.c. in heading no. 2841Exempted
2842.10Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined, excluding azidesExempted
2842.90Salts; of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, other than double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically, excluding azides2.5%
2843.10Colloidal precious metals; whether or not chemically defined5%
2843.21Silver compounds; silver nitrates5%
2843.29Silver compounds; excluding silver nitrates5%
2843.30Gold compounds5%
2843.90Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.; amalgams5%
2844.10Uranium; natural uranium and its compounds, alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compoundsExempted
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 productsExempted
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 productsExempted
2844.50Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactorsExempted
2845.10Heavy water (deuterium oxide)Exempted
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 definedExempted
2846.10Cerium compoundsExempted
2846.90Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures of these metalsExempted
2847.00Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with ureaExempted
2849.10Carbides; of calcium, whether or not chemically definedExempted
2849.20Carbides; of silicon, whether or not chemically definedExempted
2849.90Carbides; whether or not chemically defined, other than of calcium or siliconExempted
2850.00Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 28495%
2852.10Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, chemically defined5%
2852.90Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury; excluding amalgams, not chemically defined,5%
2853.10Inorganic compounds; cyanogen chloride (chlorcyan)5%
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 amalgams3.33333%

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