Heading 3823
HTS code 3823 — Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols
- Chapter
- 38 — Miscellaneous chemicals
- Tariff lines
- 9
- General duty
- General duty rates from 2% to 5.1%; 2 lines carry a specific or compound duty
Tariff lines under heading 3823
Full 10-digit codes with their general (MFN) duty rates. The correct line depends on the product's material, construction, and use.
| HTS code | Description | General rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3823.11.0000 | Stearic acid (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining) | 2.1¢/kg + 3.8% | kg |
| 3823.12.0000 | Oleic acid (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining) | 2.1¢/kg + 3.2% | kg |
| 3823.13.0020 | Containing less than two percent rosin (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining > Tall oil fatty acids) | 3.2% | kg |
| 3823.13.0040 | Other (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining > Tall oil fatty acids) | 3.2% | kg |
| 3823.19.2000 | Derived from coconut, palm-kernel or palm oil (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining > Other) | 2.3% | kg |
| 3823.19.4000 | Other (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining > Other) | 3.2% | kg |
| 3823.70.2000 | Oleyl (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial fatty alcohols > Derived from fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin) | 5.1% | kg |
| 3823.70.4000 | Other (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial fatty alcohols > Derived from fatty substances of animal or vegetable origin) | 2% | kg |
| 3823.70.6000 | Other (Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols > Industrial fatty alcohols) | 2.4% | kg |
Documents required to import under 3823
Customs paperwork typically required to import these goods into the United States. Conditional items depend on shipment value, transport mode, or origin.
- Commercial InvoiceRequired
- Packing ListRequired
- Bill of Lading / Airway BillRequired
- CBP Entry Summary (7501)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- CBP Entry / Release (3461)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- Customs Bond (CBP 301)Conditional
Required for formal entries — generally shipments valued over $2,500
Single-entry or continuous bond, obtained through your broker or a surety
- Importer Security Filing (ISF "10+2")Conditional
Required for ocean freight only
Filed electronically at least 24 hours before loading at the foreign port
- Importer ID Input Record (CBP 5106)Conditional
Required to establish or update your importer-of-record number with CBP
One-time setup for a new importer; not filed per shipment
- Entry Manifest (CBP 7533)Conditional
Alternative to the 3461 for informal, low-value, or contiguous-country entries
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS/MSDS)Required
- EPA TSCA CertificationConditional
Required for chemical substances regulated under TSCA
- EPA Notice of Arrival (Form 3540-1)Conditional
Required for pesticides and devices (typically Ch. 38)
Common questions
- What is HTS code 3823?
- HTS heading 3823 covers industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols. It sits in Chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemicals) of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule and contains 9 tariff lines.
- What is the duty rate for HTS 3823?
- General duty rates from 2% to 5.1%; 2 lines carry a specific or compound duty. The general rate applies to most-favoured-nation trading partners; goods from countries with a free trade agreement may qualify for a reduced or duty-free special rate.
- How many digits does a full HTS code have?
- US import entries require the full 10-digit HTS code. Heading 3823 is the first four digits — the remaining six narrow it down to the specific product, which is what determines the duty rate you actually pay.
Related headings in Chapter 38
- 3801Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semimanufactures
- 3802Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black
- 3803Tall oil, whether or not refined
- 3804Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulfonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 3803
- 3805Gum, wood or sulfate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulfite turpentine and other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent
- 3806Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums
- 3807Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch
- 3808Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers)