HS code 2803.00: Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)
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Key facts
- HS code
- 2803.00
- Covers
- Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 2803.00 covers carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included). It sits in heading 28.03 (carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)) in chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes). It is the only subheading of heading 28.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 2803.00 covers carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included).
The legal text of the subheading is “Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 28.03, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
2803.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 28, are the chapter; the first four, 2803, are heading 28.03; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 2803.00
- Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 2803.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 2803.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 2803.00 cover?
HS code 2803.00 covers carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included).
Which heading and chapter is HS code 2803.00 in?
HS code 2803.00 is in heading 28.03 (carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)) in chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes).
Where are goods of heading 28.03 classified when 2803.00 doesn’t fit?
2803.00 is the only subheading of heading 28.03, 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.