# HS code 3802.90: Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black

> HS code 3802.90 covers activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black, other than those classified in 3802.10. It sits in heading 38.02 (activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black) in chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). Other goods of heading 38.02 are classified under 3802.10 (activated carbon).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/380290
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 38](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/38) / [38.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3802) / [3802.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/380290)

## Key facts

- HS code: 3802.90
- Covers: Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black
- Heading: [38.02: Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3802)
- Chapter: [38: Miscellaneous chemical products](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/38)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 3802.90 covers activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black, other than those classified in 3802.10.

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

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 38.02 are classified under 3802.10 (activated carbon).

- [3802.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/380210) Activated carbon

## How it is structured

3802.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 38, are the chapter; the first four, 3802, are heading 38.02; the last two, 90, identify the subheading within the heading.

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

- Chapter 38: Miscellaneous chemical products
- Heading 38.02: Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black
- Subheading 3802.90: Other

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 3802.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 3802.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [3802.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/380210) Activated carbon
- Next subheading: [3803.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/380300) Tall oil, whether or not refined

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 3802.90 cover?

HS code 3802.90 covers activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black, other than those classified in 3802.10.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3802.90 in?

HS code 3802.90 is in heading 38.02 (activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black) in chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products).

### Where are goods of heading 38.02 classified when 3802.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 38.02 are classified under 3802.10 (activated carbon).

## 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/380290.json