HS code 3802: Activated carbon
Heading 3802 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 38, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.
Official description
3802Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black
Place in the nomenclature: 38 Miscellaneous chemical products > 3802
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, whether or not spent
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 2
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 2
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 3802
- 3802 10Activated carbon
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale)
- 3802 10 00 Activated carbon
- 3802 90Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Activated kieselguhr and other activated natural mineral products; animal black, whether or not spent (excl. activated carbon, calcinated diatomite without the addition of sintering agents and activated chemical products)
- 3802 90 00 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.