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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 2818: IV. INORGANIC BASES AND OXIDES, HYDROXIDES

Heading 2818 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 28, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

2818IV. INORGANIC BASES AND OXIDES, HYDROXIDES AND PEROXIDES OF METALS | Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide

Place in the nomenclature: 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes > 2818

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide

Subheadings (6 digits)
3
CN codes (8 digits)
6

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 2818

  • 2818 10Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Corundum, artificial, whether or not chemically defined

    • 2818 10 11 With an aluminium oxide content of 98,5 % by weight or more | With less than 50 % of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
    • 2818 10 19 With an aluminium oxide content of 98,5 % by weight or more | With 50 % or more of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
    • 2818 10 91 With an aluminium oxide content of less than 98,5 % by weight | With less than 50 % of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
    • 2818 10 99 With an aluminium oxide content of less than 98,5 % by weight | With 50 % or more of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm
  • 2818 20Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Aluminium oxide (excl. artificial corundum)

    • 2818 20 00 Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum
  • 2818 30Aluminium hydroxide
    • 2818 30 00 Aluminium hydroxide

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.