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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 2528: Natural borates and concentrates thereof

Heading 2528 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 25, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

2528Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 % of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight

Place in the nomenclature: 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement > 2528

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Borates, natural, and concentrates thereof, whether or not calcined, and natural boric acids containing <= 85% of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight (excl. borates separated from natural brine)

Subheadings (6 digits)
1
CN codes (8 digits)
1

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 2528

  • 2528 00Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 % of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Borates, natural, and concentrates thereof, whether or not calcined, and natural boric acids containing <= 85% of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight (excl. borates separated from natural brine)

    • 2528 00 00 Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 % of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight

The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.

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Source

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.