HS code 3823: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids
Heading 3823 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
3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols
Place in the nomenclature: 38 Miscellaneous chemical products > 3823
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 5
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 7
Subheadings and CN codes in heading 3823
- 3823 11Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining | Stearic acid
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Stearic acid, industrial
- 3823 11 00 Stearic acid
- 3823 12Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining | Oleic acid
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Oleic acid, industrial
- 3823 12 00 Oleic acid
- 3823 13Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining | Tall oil fatty acids
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Tall oil fatty acids, industrial
- 3823 13 00 Tall oil fatty acids
- 3823 19Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fatty acids, industrial, monocarboxylic; acid oils from refining (excl. stearic acid, oleic acid and tall oil fatty acids)
- 3823 19 10 Distilled fatty acids
- 3823 19 30 Fatty acid distillate
- 3823 19 90 Other
- 3823 70Industrial fatty alcohols
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fatty alcohols, industrial
- 3823 70 00 Industrial fatty alcohols
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.