Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones.
In plain English
This category covers hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes that are natural or created by synthesis, along with their derivatives and structural analogues, which are primarily used as hormones. The items are divided into groups based on their chemical structure, such as polypeptide, protein, or glycoprotein hormones, and specific substances like somatotropin, insulin, cortisone, and oestrogens. Another group includes steroidal hormones and their derivatives, while a separate classification is reserved for prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes. Any other hormones or related substances not listed in these specific groups fall into the final remaining category.
6-digit subheadings (9)
Official HS 2022 subheading texts. National tariff schedules subdivide these further (8-10 digit lines) and set the actual duty rates.
Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues
Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; insulin and its salts
Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural anaologues) and insulin and its salts
Steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone)
Steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal hormones
Steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; oestrogens and progestogens
Steroidal hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues; other than cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone), prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone), halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal hormones, oestrogen and progestogens
Prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, their derivatives and structural analogues
Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones, n.e.c. in heading 2937
Covered items classified under 2937
- 2937.29Testosterone— country-by-country customs rules
- 2937.19Ozempic / Semaglutide— country-by-country customs rules
Chapter 29 classification notes
Frequent misclassification in this chapter
Finished medicaments: Chapter 30 (3004). Agricultural pesticides: Chapter 38 (3808) when formulated; raw active ingredients may be Chapter 29. Essential oils: Chapter 33 when perfumery-grade.
Classification certainty
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Binding tariff ruling databaseOther headings in Chapter 29
- 2901 — Acyclic hydrocarbons
- 2902 — Cyclic hydrocarbons
- 2903 — Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons
- 2904 — Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; wheth…
- 2905 — Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitro…
- 2906 — Alcohols; cyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitr…
- 2907 — Phenols; monophenols, polyphenols, and phenol-alcohols
- 2908 — Phenols or phenol-alcohols; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitr…
- 2909 — Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol …
- 2910 — Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-me…
- 2911 — Acetals and hemiacetals; whether or not with other oxygen function, an…
- 2912 — Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers …
- 2913 — Aldehydes; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivative…
- 2914 — Ketones and quinones; whether or not with other oxygen function, and t…
- 2915 — Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, ha…
- 2916 — Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, thei…
- 2917 — Acids; polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and …
- 2918 — Acids; carboxylic acid with additional oxygen function and their anhyd…
- 2919 — Esters; phosphoric, and their salts, including lactophosphates, their …
- 2920 — Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (other than of hydrogen …
- 2921 — Amine-function compounds
- 2922 — Oxygen-function amino-compounds
- 2923 — Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoa…
- 2924 — Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic …
- 2925 — Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) an…
- 2926 — Nitrile-function compounds
- 2927 — Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds
- 2928 — Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine
- 2929 — Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29
- 2930 — Organo-sulphur compounds
- 2931 — Other organo-inorganic compounds
- 2932 — Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only
- 2933 — Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only
- 2934 — Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; othe…
- 2935 — Sulphonamides
- 2936 — Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including n…
- 2938 — Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ether…
- 2939 — Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers…
- 2940 — Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose…
- 2941 — Antibiotics
- 2942 — Organic compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29