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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 8401: Nuclear reactors

Heading 8401 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 84, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation

Place in the nomenclature: 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof > 8401

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Nuclear reactors; fuel elements "cartridges", non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation; parts thereof

Subheadings (6 digits)
4
CN codes (8 digits)
4

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 8401

  • 8401 10Nuclear reactors (Euratom)
    • 8401 10 00 Nuclear reactors (Euratom)
  • 8401 20Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, and parts thereof (Euratom)

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation and parts thereof, n.e.s. [Euratom]

    • 8401 20 00 Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, and parts thereof (Euratom)
  • 8401 30Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated (Euratom)

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Fuel elements "cartridges", non-irradiated, in casing with handling fixtures, for nuclear reactors [Euratom]

    • 8401 30 00 Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated (Euratom)
  • 8401 40Parts of nuclear reactors (Euratom)

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Parts of nuclear reactors, n.e.s. [Euratom]

    • 8401 40 00 Parts of nuclear reactors (Euratom)

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.