Code 2836 99 17 · Subheading 2836 99
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This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This code covers carbonates that are not ammonium carbonates, dinatrium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonates, calcium carbonate, barium carbonate, lead carbonate, lithium carbonates, strontium carbonates, magnesium or copper carbonates, or carbonates of inorganic or organic mercury components. It does not cover peroxocarbonates.
For example
Official tariff text
Carbonates; commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate (excl. disodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate "sodium bicarbonate", potassium carbonates, calcium carbonate, barium carbonate, lithium carbonates, strontium carbonate, carbonates of magnesium and of copper and inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)
Classification complete
2836 99 17
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 28369917.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 49 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in any country; Ukraine; Belarus; Russian Federation; North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
28.36.9900
Other
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
All 2 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code is specifically for magnesium and copper carbonates; this code excludes them.
That code is for peroxocarbonates; this code is for the other carbonates described here.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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