HS code 2903: I. HYDROCARBONS AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED
Heading 2903 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 29, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
2903I. HYDROCARBONS AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULPHONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES | Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons
Place in the nomenclature: 29 Organic chemicals > 2903
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 42
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 53
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 2903
- 2903 11Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Chloromethane (methyl chloride) and chloroethane (ethyl chloride)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Chloromethane "methyl chloride" and chloroethane "ethyl chloride"
- 2903 11 00 Chloromethane (methyl chloride) and chloroethane (ethyl chloride)
- 2903 12Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dichloromethane "methylene chloride"
- 2903 12 00 Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
- 2903 13Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Chloroform (trichloromethane)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Chloroform "trichloromethane"
- 2903 13 00 Chloroform (trichloromethane)
- 2903 14Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Carbon tetrachloride
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Carbon tetrachloride
- 2903 14 00 Carbon tetrachloride
- 2903 15Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Ethylene dichloride "ISO" "1,2 dichloroethane"
- 2903 15 00 Ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)
- 2903 19Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (excl. chloromethane [methyl chloride], chloroethane [ethyl chloride], dichloromethane [methylene chloride], chloroform [trichloromethane], carbon tetrachloride and ethylene dichloride [ISO] [1,2 dichloroethane])
- 2903 19 00 Other
- 2903 21Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Vinyl chloride "chloroethylene"
- 2903 21 00 Vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)
- 2903 22Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Trichloroethylene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Trichloroethylene
- 2903 22 00 Trichloroethylene
- 2903 23Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Tetrachloroethylene "perchloroethylene"
- 2903 23 00 Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)
- 2903 29Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (excl. vinyl chloride "chloroethylene", trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene "perchloroethylene")
- 2903 29 00 Other
- 2903 41Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Trifluoromethane (HFC-23)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Trifluoromethane "HFC-23"
- 2903 41 00 Trifluoromethane (HFC-23)
- 2903 42Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Difluoromethane (HFC-32)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Difluoromethane "HFC-32"
- 2903 42 00 Difluoromethane (HFC-32)
- 2903 43Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152) and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fluoromethane "HFC-41", 1,2-difluoroethane "HFC-152" and 1,1-difluoroethane "HFC-152a"
- 2903 43 00 Fluoromethane (HFC-41), 1,2-difluoroethane (HFC-152) and 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a)
- 2903 44Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Pentafluoroethane "HFC-125", 1,1,1-trifluoroethane "HFC-143a" and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane "HFC-143"
- 2903 44 00 Pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (HFC-143a) and 1,1,2-trifluoroethane (HFC-143)
- 2903 45Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane "HFC-134a" and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane "HFC-134"
- 2903 45 00 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134)
- 2903 46Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea), 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane "HFC-227ea", 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane "HFC-236cb", 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane "HFC-236ea" and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane "HFC-236fa"
- 2903 46 00 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-Heptafluoropropane (HFC-227ea), 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236cb), 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236ea) and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HFC-236fa)
- 2903 47Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane "HFC-245fa" and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane "HFC-245ca"
- 2903 47 00 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluoropropane (HFC-245fa) and 1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HFC-245ca)
- 2903 48Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane "HFC-365mfc" and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane "HFC-43-10mee"
- 2903 48 00 1,1,1,3,3-Pentafluorobutane (HFC-365mfc) and 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane (HFC-43-10mee)
- 2903 49Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (excl. products of 2903.41 to 2903.48)
- 2903 49 10 Other pentafluoropropanes, hexafluoropropanes and heptafluoropropanes
- 2903 49 30 Perfluorinated derivatives
- 2903 49 90 Other
- 2903 51Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) and (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene "HFO-1234yf", 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene "HFO-1234ze" and (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene "HFO-1336mzz"
- 2903 51 00 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) and (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz)
- 2903 59Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Unsaturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (excl. 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene "HFO-1234yf", 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene "HFO-1234ze" and (Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene "HFO-1336mzz")
- 2903 59 00 Other
- 2903 61Brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Methyl bromide (bromomethane)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Methyl bromide "bromomethane"
- 2903 61 00 Methyl bromide (bromomethane)
- 2903 62Brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Ethylene dibromide "ISO" "1,2-dibromoethane"
- 2903 62 00 Ethylene dibromide (ISO) (1,2-dibromoethane)
- 2903 69Brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Brominated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons (excl. methyl bromide "bromomethane" and ethylene dibromide "ISO" "1,2-dibromoethane")
- 2903 69 11 Bromides | Dibromomethane
- 2903 69 19 Bromides | Other
- 2903 69 80 Iodides
- 2903 71Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Chlorodifluoromethane
- 2903 71 00 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
- 2903 72Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Dichlorotrifluoroethanes (HCFC-123)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dichlorotrifluoroethanes
- 2903 72 00 Dichlorotrifluoroethanes (HCFC-123)
- 2903 73Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Dichlorofluoroethanes (HCFC-141, 141b)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dichlorofluoroethanes
- 2903 73 00 Dichlorofluoroethanes (HCFC-141, 141b)
- 2903 74Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Chlorodifluoroethanes (HCFC-142, 142b)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Chlorodifluoroethanes
- 2903 74 00 Chlorodifluoroethanes (HCFC-142, 142b)
- 2903 75Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Dichloropentafluoropropanes (HCFC-225, 225ca, 225cb)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Dichloropentafluoropropanes
- 2903 75 00 Dichloropentafluoropropanes (HCFC-225, 225ca, 225cb)
- 2903 76Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) and dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane and dibromotetrafluoroethanes
- 2903 76 10 Bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211)
- 2903 76 20 Bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301)
- 2903 76 90 Dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402)
- 2903 77Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Other, perhalogenated only with fluorine and chlorine
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens, perhalogenated only with fluorine and chlorine (excl. chlorodifluoromethane, dichlorotrifluoroethanes, dichlorofluoroethanes, chlorodifluoroethanes, dichloropentafluoropropanes, bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane and dibromotetrafluoroethanes)
- 2903 77 60 Trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorotrifluoroethanes, dichlorotetrafluoroethanes and chloropentafluoroethane
- 2903 77 90 Other
- 2903 78Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Other perhalogenated derivatives
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Perhalogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens, n.e.s.
- 2903 78 00 Other perhalogenated derivatives
- 2903 79Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Halogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens (excl. perhalogenated, and chlorodifluoromethane, dichlorotrifluoroethanes, dichlorofluoroethanes, chlorodifluoroethanes, dichloropentafluoropropanes, bromochlorodifluoromethane, bromotrifluoromethane and dibromotetrafluoroethanes)
- 2903 79 30 Halogenated only with bromine and chlorine, fluorine and chlorine or with fluorine and bromine
- 2903 79 80 Other
- 2903 81Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic hydrocarbons | 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN)
- 2903 81 00 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN)
- 2903 82Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic hydrocarbons | Aldrin (ISO), chlordane (ISO) and heptachlor (ISO)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Aldrin (ISO), chlordane (ISO) and heptachlor (ISO)
- 2903 82 00 Aldrin (ISO), chlordane (ISO) and heptachlor (ISO)
- 2903 83Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic hydrocarbons | Mirex (ISO)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Mirex "ISO"
- 2903 83 00 Mirex (ISO)
- 2903 89Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic hydrocarbons | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Halogenated derivatives of cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic hydrocarbons (excl. 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane "HCH [ISO]", lindane [ISO, INN], aldrin [ISO], chlordane [ISO], heptachlor [ISO] and mirex [ISO])
- 2903 89 10 1,2-Dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)cyclohexane; tetrabromocyclooctanes
- 2903 89 20 Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs)
- 2903 89 70 Other
- 2903 91Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons | Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene
- 2903 91 00 Chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene
- 2903 92Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons | Hexachlorobenzene (ISO) and DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Hexachlorobenzene (ISO) and DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane)
- 2903 92 00 Hexachlorobenzene (ISO) and DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane)
- 2903 93Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons | Pentachlorobenzene (ISO)
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Pentachlorobenzene "ISO"
- 2903 93 00 Pentachlorobenzene (ISO)
- 2903 94Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons | Hexabromobiphenyls
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Hexabromobiphenyls
- 2903 94 00 Hexabromobiphenyls
- 2903 99Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons (excl. chlorobenzene, o-dichlorobenzene, p-dichlorobenzene, hexachlorobenzene [ISO], DDT [ISO] "clofenotane [INN], 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis[p-chlorophenyl]ethane", pentachlorobenzene "ISO" and hexabromobiphenyls)
- 2903 99 10 2,3,4,5,6-Pentabromoethylbenzene
- 2903 99 80 Other
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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.