Chapter 38

PSCC Chapter 38 — Chapter 38

Chapter 38 sits inside Section VI and groups the first heading layer for that chapter range.

Level Chapter
Code 38
Children 19
Source PSCC
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Child codes

These are the next codes most users should open after this page.

3801
Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures
3802
Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black
3804
Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 38.03
3805
Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphite turpentine and other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent
3806
Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums
3808
Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)
3809
Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included
3810
Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods
3811
Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils
3812
Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics
3815
Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included
3816
Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 38.01
3821
Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells
3822
Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials
3823
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols
3824
Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included
3825
Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in Note 6 to this Chapter
3826
Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals
3827
Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere specified or included
Practical summary

What this code covers

Chapter 38 sits inside Section VI and groups the first heading layer for that chapter range.

Administrative context

Where this code is used

Use this chapter when the customs question is still broad and you need to move into the heading layer before choosing a tariff line.

Selection note

How to choose it

Compare the headings beneath Chapter 38 and stop when the wording matches the product family.

FAQ

What does PSCC 38 cover?

Chapter 38 sits inside Section VI and groups the first heading layer for that chapter range.

Where is PSCC 38 used in practice?

Use this chapter when the customs question is still broad and you need to move into the heading layer before choosing a tariff line.

How do I choose PSCC 38 over nearby options?

Compare the headings beneath Chapter 38 and stop when the wording matches the product family.