Key facts
- HS code
- 2821.20
- Covers
- Earth colours
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 2821.20 covers earth colours. It sits in heading 28.21 (iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3) in chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes). Other goods of heading 28.21 are classified under 2821.10 (iron oxides or hydroxides).
What this code covers
HS code 2821.20 covers earth colours.
The legal text of the subheading is “Earth colours”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 28.21 are classified under 2821.10 (iron oxides or hydroxides).
- 2821.10Iron oxides and hydroxides
How it is structured
2821.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 28, are the chapter; the first four, 2821, are heading 28.21; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 2821.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 2821.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 2821.20 cover?
HS code 2821.20 covers earth colours.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 2821.20 in?
HS code 2821.20 is in heading 28.21 (iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3) 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 28.21 classified when 2821.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 28.21 are classified under 2821.10 (iron oxides or hydroxides).
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.