# HS code 2912.60: Paraformaldehyde

> HS code 2912.60 covers paraformaldehyde. It sits in heading 29.12 (aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). Other goods of heading 29.12 are classified under 2912.11 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, methanal (formaldehyde)), 2912.12 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, ethanal (acetaldehyde)), 2912.19 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, other), 2912.21 (cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, benzaldehyde) or 5 others.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291260
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 2912.60
- Covers: Paraformaldehyde
- Heading: [29.12: Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/2912)
- Chapter: [29: Organic chemicals](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/29)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 2912.60 covers paraformaldehyde.

The legal text of the subheading is “Paraformaldehyde”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 29.12 are classified under 2912.11 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, methanal (formaldehyde)), 2912.12 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, ethanal (acetaldehyde)), 2912.19 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, other), 2912.21 (cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, benzaldehyde) or 5 others.

- [2912.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291211) Acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: Methanal (formaldehyde)
- [2912.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291212) Acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: Ethanal (acetaldehyde)
- [2912.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291219) Acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: Other
- [2912.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291221) Cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: Benzaldehyde
- [2912.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291229) Cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function: Other
- [2912.41](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291241) Aldehyde-alcohols, aldehyde-ethers, aldehyde-phenols and aldehydes with other oxygen function: Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde)
- [2912.42](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291242) Aldehyde-alcohols, aldehyde-ethers, aldehyde-phenols and aldehydes with other oxygen function: Ethylvanillin (3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde)
- [2912.49](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291249) Aldehyde-alcohols, aldehyde-ethers, aldehyde-phenols and aldehydes with other oxygen function: Other
- [2912.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291250) Cyclic polymers of aldehydes

## How it is structured

2912.60 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 29, are the chapter; the first four, 2912, are heading 29.12; the last two, 60, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 29: Organic chemicals
- Heading 29.12: Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde
- Subheading 2912.60: Paraformaldehyde

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 2912.60 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 2912.60 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [2912.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291250) Cyclic polymers of aldehydes
- Next subheading: [2913.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/291300) Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading 29.12

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 2912.60 cover?

HS code 2912.60 covers paraformaldehyde.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 2912.60 in?

HS code 2912.60 is in heading 29.12 (aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals).

### Where are goods of heading 29.12 classified when 2912.60 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 29.12 are classified under 2912.11 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, methanal (formaldehyde)), 2912.12 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, ethanal (acetaldehyde)), 2912.19 (acyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, other), 2912.21 (cyclic aldehydes without other oxygen function, benzaldehyde) or 5 others.

## 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.

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