Organic chemicals (chapter 29): which countries import it

Fact sheet

Code

29

Sector

Health, Cosmetics and Chemicals

Headings in this chapter

• Acyclic hydrocarbonsHeading 2901
• Cyclic hydrocarbonsHeading 2902
• Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbonsHeading 2903
• Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenatedHeading 2904
• Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2905
• Alcohols; cyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2906
• Phenols; monophenols, polyphenols, and phenol-alcoholsHeading 2907
• Phenols or phenol-alcohols; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2908
• Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2909
• Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2910
• Acetals and hemiacetals; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivativesHeading 2911
• Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehydeHeading 2912
• Aldehydes; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading no. 2912Heading 2913
• Ketones and quinones; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivativesHeading 2914
• Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2915
• Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2916
• Acids; polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy-acids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2917
• Acids; carboxylic acid with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2918
• Esters; phosphoric, and their salts, including lactophosphates, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2919
• Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (other than of hydrogen halides) and their salts, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesHeading 2920
• Amine-function compoundsHeading 2921
• Oxygen-function amino-compoundsHeading 2922
• Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically definedHeading 2923
• Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acidHeading 2924
• Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compoundsHeading 2925
• Nitrile-function compoundsHeading 2926
• Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compoundsHeading 2927
• Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamineHeading 2928
• Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29Heading 2929
• Organo-sulphur compoundsHeading 2930
• Other organo-inorganic compoundsHeading 2931
• Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) onlyHeading 2932
• Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) onlyHeading 2933
• Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compoundsHeading 2934
• SulphonamidesHeading 2935
• Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof used as vitamins, and intermixtures of the fore-going, whether or not in any solventHeading 2936
• Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones.Heading 2937
• Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivativesHeading 2938
• Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivativesHeading 2939
• Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39Heading 2940

Trade fairs in this sector

• Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna
• CPhI Worldwide
• in‑cosmetics Global
• Infarma
• MEDICA

What you need to know to export organic chemicals

Organic chemicals span 40 headings under Chapter 29, from basic hydrocarbons to complex pharmaceutical ingredients. Each heading has its own HS code, tariff rate, and destination-specific restrictions. The product you export determines your regulatory path, not the chapter alone.

The United States is the largest importer of Chapter 29 products globally, followed by China and Italy. Spain holds the 13th position among all exporters to these markets. Your competitors include Germany, India, and the Netherlands—check their market share in your specific heading to understand pricing pressure.

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in the customer's language are non-negotiable. Physical samples must often arrive with a Declaration of Conformity or Certificate of Analysis. Request these documents from your supplier before agreeing to terms—they take time and cost money.

Questions about exporting Chapter 29 products