3815 90 90 Other
Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included: › Other: › Other
Duty rate for goods from outside the EU
6.5% of the customs value
Valid since 1 January 1997
Other measures can apply depending on the country of origin, for example preferences, quotas or anti-dumping duties. Check the TARIC for your case.
Import VAT, standard rate
- Netherlands: 21%
- Germany: 19%
- France: 20%
- Belgium: 21%
Standard rate. A reduced rate can apply to some goods.
TARIC subdivisions (10 digits)
- 3815 90 90 16 Initiator based on dimethylaminopropyl urea (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 30 Catalyst, consisting of a suspension in mineral oil of: -|tetrahydrofuran complexes of magnesium chloride and titanium(III) chloride; and -|silicon dioxide -|containing 6,6|% (± 0,6|%) by weight of magnesium, and -|containing 2,3|% (± 0,2|%) by weight of titanium (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 38 Photoinitiator, containing by weight: -80 % or more of polyethylene glycol di[β-4-[4-(2-dimethylamino-2-benzyl)butanoylphenyl]piperazine]propionate (CAS RN 886463-10-1), -not more than 17 % of polyethylene glycol [β-4-[4-(2-dimethylamino-2-benzyl)butanoylphenyl]piperazine]propionate (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 43 Catalyst in powder form consisting by weight of -92,50 % (± 2) % titanium dioxide (CAS RN 13463-67-7) -5 % (± 1) % silicon dioxide (CAS RN 112926-00-8) and -2,5 % (± 1,5) % sulphur trioxide (CAS RN 7446-11-9) (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 48 Photoinitiator containing by weight: -88 % or more of α-(2-benzoylbenzoyl)-ω-[(2-benzoylbenzoyl)oxy]-poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) (CAS RN 1246194-73-9), -not more than 12 % of α-(2-benzoylbenzoyl)-ω-hydroxy-poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) (CAS RN 1648797-60-7) (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 50 Catalyst containing titanium trichloride, in the form of a suspension in hexane or heptane containing by weight, in the hexane- or heptane-free material, 9|% or more but not more than 30|% of titanium (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 55 Catalytic Additives for fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), not containing Y type zeolite (CAS RN 308079-79-0), and not being a FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) base catalyst, in the form of powder, consisting of a mixture of one or more of the following active substances: -calcium carbonate (CAS RN 471-34-1), -copper oxide (CAS RN 1217-38-0), -iron oxide (CAS RN 1309-37-1), -aluminium magnesium vanadium oxide (CAS RN 70621-8-0), -vanadium pentoxide (CAS RN 1314-62-1), -aluminium phosphate (CAS RN 7784-30-7), -cerium oxide (CAS RN 1306-38-3), -ZSM-5 type zeolite (CAS RN 308081-08-5), and one or more of the following inert substances: -magnesium oxide (CAS RN 1309-48-8), -aluminium oxide (CAS RN 1344-28-1), -kaolin (CAS RN 1332-58-7) (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 58 1,1′-Bis(4-triethylsilylphenyl)methylene(cyclopentadienyl)(2,7-di-tert-butyl-9-fluorenyl)dimethylhafnium (CAS RN 264926-41-2) in the form of a hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3) solution, containing by weight 2,0 % or more but not more than 2,5 % of 1,1′-bis(4-triethylsilylphenyl)methylene(cyclopentadienyl)(2,7-di-tert-butyl-9-fluorenyl)dimethylhafnium (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 60 Dinonylnaphthalenedisulfonic acid (CAS RN 60223-95-2) with a content by weight of 50 % or more but not more than 65 %, in the form of a solution in isobutanol (CAS RN 78-83-1) (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 76 Catalyst consisting of titanium dioxide and tungsten trioxide (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 81 Catalyst, containing by weight 69|% or more but not more than 79|% of (2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)trimethylammonium 2-ethylhexanoate (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 85 Catalyst based on aluminosilicate (zeolite), for the alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons, for the transalkylation of alkylaromatic hydrocarbons or for the oligomerization of olefins (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 88 Catalyst, consisting of titanium tetrachloride and magnesium chloride, containing by weight on an oil- and hexane-free basis: -|4|% or more but not more than 10|% of titanium and -|10|% or more but not more than 20|% magnesium (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 89 Rhodococcus rhodocrous J1 bacteria, containing enzymes, suspended in a polyacrylamide gel or in water, for use as a catalyst in the production of acrylamide by the hydration of acrylonitrile (can be declared)
- 3815 90 90 90 Other (can be declared)
Notes of the nomenclature
Section VI: Notes
1. (A)Goods (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the nomenclature.
(B) Subject to paragraph (A) above, goods answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this section.
2. Subject to note 1 above, goods classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the nomenclature.
3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of Section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are:
(a) having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended to be used together without first being repacked;
(b) presented together; and
(c) identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another.
4. Where a product answers to a description in one or more of the headings in Section VI by virtue of being described by name or function and also to heading 3827, then it is classifiable in a heading that references the product by name or function and not under heading 3827.
Chapter 38: Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds with the exception of the following:
(1) artificial graphite (heading 3801);
(2) insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up as described in heading 3808;
(3) products put up as charges for fire-extinguishers or put up in fire-extinguishing grenades (heading 3813);
(4) certified reference materials specified in note 2 below;
(5) products specified in note 3(a) or 3(c) below;
(b) mixtures of chemicals with foodstuffs or other substances with nutritive value, of a kind used in the preparation of human foodstuffs (generally, heading 2106);
(c) products of heading 2404;
(d) slag, ash and residues (including sludges, other than sewage sludge), containing metals, arsenic or their mixtures and meeting the requirements of note 3(a) or 3(b) to Chapter 26 (heading 2620);
(e) medicaments (heading 3003 or 3004); or
(f) spent catalysts of a kind used for the extraction of base metals or for the manufacture of chemical compounds of base metals (heading 2620), spent catalysts of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading 7112) or catalysts consisting of metals or metal alloys in the form of, for example, finely divided powder or woven gauze (Section XIV or XV).
2. (A)For the purpose of heading 3822, the expression ‘certified reference materials’ means reference materials which are accompanied by a certificate which indicates the values of the certified properties, the methods used to determine these values and the degree of certainty associated with each value and which are suitable for analytical, calibrating or referencing purposes.
(B) With the exception of the products of Chapter 28 or 29, for the classification of certified reference materials, heading 3822 shall take precedence over any other heading in the nomenclature.
3. Heading 3824 includes the following goods which are not to be classified in any other heading of the nomenclature:
(a) cultured crystals (other than optical elements) weighing not less than 2,5 g each, of magnesium oxide or of the halides of the alkali or alkaline-earth metals;
(b) fusel oil; Dippel's oil;
(c) ink removers put up in packings for retail sale;
(d) stencil correctors, other correcting fluids and correction tapes (other than those of heading 9612), put up in packings for retail sale; and
(e) ceramic firing testers, fusible (for example, Seger cones).
4. Throughout the nomenclature, ‘municipal waste’ means waste of a kind collected from households, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops, offices, etc., road and pavement sweepings, as well as construction and demolition waste. Municipal waste generally contains a large variety of materials such as plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass, metals, food materials, broken furniture and other damaged or discarded articles. The term ‘municipal waste’, however, does not cover:
(a) individual materials or articles segregated from the waste, for example wastes of plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass or metals, electrical and electronic waste and scrap (including spent batteries) which fall in their appropriate headings of the nomenclature;
(b) industrial waste;
(c) waste pharmaceuticals, as defined in note 4(k) to Chapter 30; or
(d) clinical waste, as defined in note 6(a) below.
5. For the purposes of heading 3825, ‘sewage sludge’ means sludge arising from urban effluent treatment plant and includes pre-treatment waste, scourings and unstabilised sludge. Stabilised sludge when suitable for use as fertiliser is excluded (Chapter 31).
6. For the purposes of heading 3825, the expression ‘other wastes’ applies to:
(a) clinical waste, that is, contaminated waste arising from medical research, diagnosis, treatment or other medical, surgical, dental or veterinary procedures, which often contain pathogens and pharmaceutical substances and require special disposal procedures (for example, soiled dressings, used gloves and used syringes);
(b) waste organic solvents;
(c) wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freezing fluids; and
(d) other wastes from chemical or allied industries.
7. For the purposes of heading 3826, the term ‘biodiesel’ means mono-alkyl esters of fatty acids of a kind used as a fuel, derived from animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils whether or not used.
Chapter 38: Subheading notes
1. Subheadings 380852 and 380859 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing one or more of the following substances : alachlor (ISO); aldicarb (ISO); aldrin (ISO); azinphos-methyl (ISO); binapacryl (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); captafol (ISO); carbofuran (ISO); chlordane (ISO); chlordimeform (ISO); chlorobenzilate (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC (ISO)) or its salts; dinoseb (ISO), its salts or its esters; endosulfan (ISO); ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane); ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane); fluoroacetamide (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); mercury compounds; methamidophos (ISO); monocrotophos (ISO); oxirane (ethylene oxide); parathion (ISO); parathion-methyl (ISO) (methyl-parathion); pentachlorophenol (ISO), its salts or its esters; perfluorooctane sulphonic acid and its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; phosphamidon (ISO); 2,4,5-T (ISO) (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid), its salts or its esters; tributyltin compounds; trichlorfon (ISO).
2. Subheadings 380861 to 380869 cover only goods of heading 3808, containing alpha-cypermethrin (ISO), bendiocarb (ISO), bifenthrin (ISO), chlorfenapyr (ISO), cyfluthrin (ISO), deltamethrin (INN, ISO), etofenprox (INN), fenitrothion (ISO), lambda-cyhalothrin (ISO), malathion (ISO), pirimiphos-methyl (ISO) or propoxur (ISO).
3. Subheadings 382481 to 382489 cover only mixtures and preparations containing one or more of the following substances : oxirane (ethylene oxide); polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs); polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs); tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate; aldrin (ISO); camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene); chlordane (ISO); chlordecone (ISO); DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN); 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane); dieldrin (ISO, INN); endosulfan (ISO); endrin (ISO); heptachlor (ISO); mirex (ISO); 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN); pentachlorobenzene (ISO); hexachlorobenzene (ISO); perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts; perfluorooctane sulphonamides; perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride; tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers; short-chain chlorinated paraffins.
4. For the purposes of subheadings 382541 and 382549, ‘waste organic solvents’ are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of the solvents.
Indicative only. The binding ruling comes from customs.
Data as of 6 October 2026. Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Regulation (EU) 2025/1926).
European Commission data, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
Two questions about your own operation
How many of your articles sit in a pick location they empty less than once a month?
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After your last integration, how many systems hold a stock quantity for the same item? Name them.