HS code 3821: Prepared culture media for the development
Heading 3821 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
3821Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells
Place in the nomenclature: 38 Miscellaneous chemical products > 3821
Explanatory note (Eurostat)
Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms "incl. viruses and the like" or of plant, human or animal cells
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 1
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 1
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 3821
- 3821 00Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms "incl. viruses and the like" or of plant, human or animal cells
- 3821 00 00 Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells
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.