HS code 3912.20: Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
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Key facts
- HS code
- 3912.20
- Covers
- Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
- Heading
- 39.12: Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 3912.20 covers cellulose nitrates (including collodions). It sits in heading 39.12 (cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms) in chapter 39 (plastics and articles thereof). Other goods of heading 39.12 are classified under 3912.11 (cellulose acetates, non-plasticised), 3912.12 (cellulose acetates, plasticised), 3912.31 (cellulose ethers, carboxymethylcellulose and its salts), 3912.39 (cellulose ethers, other) or 1 other.
What this code covers
HS code 3912.20 covers cellulose nitrates (including collodions).
The legal text of the subheading is “Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 39.12 are classified under 3912.11 (cellulose acetates, non-plasticised), 3912.12 (cellulose acetates, plasticised), 3912.31 (cellulose ethers, carboxymethylcellulose and its salts), 3912.39 (cellulose ethers, other) or 1 other.
How it is structured
3912.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 39, are the chapter; the first four, 3912, are heading 39.12; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Chapter 39
- Plastics and articles thereof
- Heading 39.12
- Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
- Subheading 3912.20
- Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 3912.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 3912.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 3912.20 cover?
HS code 3912.20 covers cellulose nitrates (including collodions).
Which heading and chapter is HS code 3912.20 in?
HS code 3912.20 is in heading 39.12 (cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms) in chapter 39 (plastics and articles thereof).
Where are goods of heading 39.12 classified when 3912.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 39.12 are classified under 3912.11 (cellulose acetates, non-plasticised), 3912.12 (cellulose acetates, plasticised), 3912.31 (cellulose ethers, carboxymethylcellulose and its salts), 3912.39 (cellulose ethers, other) or 1 other.
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.