# HS code 2821.20: Earth colours

> 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).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/282120
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 2821.20
- Covers: Earth colours
- Heading: [28.21: Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2821)
- Chapter: [28: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/28)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## 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).

- [2821.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/282110) Iron 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.

- Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
- Heading 28.21: Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70 % or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3
- Subheading 2821.20: Earth colours

## 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.

- Previous subheading: [2821.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/282110) Iron oxides and hydroxides
- Next subheading: [2822.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/282200) Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/282120.json