HS code 2501.00: Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water
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Key facts
- HS code
- 2501.00
- Covers
- Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 2501.00 covers salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water. It sits in heading 25.01 (salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water) in chapter 25 (salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement). It is the only subheading of heading 25.01, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 2501.00 covers salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water.
The legal text of the subheading is “Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 25.01, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
2501.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 25, are the chapter; the first four, 2501, are heading 25.01; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 2501.00
- Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 2501.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 2501.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 2501.00 cover?
HS code 2501.00 covers salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 2501.00 in?
HS code 2501.00 is in heading 25.01 (salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water) in chapter 25 (salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement).
Where are goods of heading 25.01 classified when 2501.00 doesn’t fit?
2501.00 is the only subheading of heading 25.01, so every good of the heading is classified there.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.