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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 2620: Slag, ash and residues

Heading 2620 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 26, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

2620Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing metals, arsenic or their compounds

Place in the nomenclature: 26 Ores, slag and ash > 2620

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Slag, ash and residues containing metals, arsenic or their compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel)

Subheadings (6 digits)
9
CN codes (8 digits)
13

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 2620

  • 2620 11Containing mainly zinc | Hard zinc spelter

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Hard zinc spelter

    • 2620 11 00 Hard zinc spelter
  • 2620 19Containing mainly zinc | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Slag, ash and residues containing mainly zinc (excl. hard zinc spelter)

    • 2620 19 00 Other
  • 2620 21Containing mainly lead | Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges, obtained from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock compounds and containing mainly lead, lead compounds and iron oxide

    • 2620 21 00 Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges
  • 2620 29Containing mainly lead | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Slag, ash and residues containing mainly lead (excl. leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges)

    • 2620 29 00 Other
  • 2620 30Containing mainly copper

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Slag, ash and residues containing mainly copper

    • 2620 30 00 Containing mainly copper
  • 2620 40Containing mainly aluminium

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Slag, as and residues containing mainly aluminium

    • 2620 40 00 Containing mainly aluminium
  • 2620 60Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Slag, ash and residues, containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel)

    • 2620 60 00 Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds
  • 2620 91Other | Containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Slag, ash and residues, containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel)

    • 2620 91 00 Containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures
  • 2620 99Other | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Slag, ash and residues, containing metals or metal compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel, those containing primarily zinc, lead, copper or aluminium, those containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds and those containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures)

    • 2620 99 10 Containing mainly nickel
    • 2620 99 20 Containing mainly niobium or tantalum
    • 2620 99 40 Containing mainly tin
    • 2620 99 60 Containing mainly titanium
    • 2620 99 95 Other

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.