Australia HS Code

HS Code 38210010: "Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms ""incl. viruses and the like"" or of plant, human or animal cells: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of viruses and the like or of plant, human or animal cells" in Australia

Q: Is HS code 38210010 the same across all countries?

Only the first 6 digits of HS code 38210010 are internationally harmonized. The remaining digits are added by Australia under HS-AU / AHECC and are not directly comparable to other countries' codes.

Q: What system does Australia use to classify HS code 38210010?

Australia classifies products under the Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (HS-AU / AHECC; locally Working Tariff), which extends HS codes to 10 digits. The first 6 digits align with the WCO Harmonized System, and the rest cover national tariff and statistical needs.

Q: Where can I officially look up HS code 38210010 in Australia?

The official source is https://www.abf.gov.au/. For faster cross-country lookups, TradeInt's HS Code Tool consolidates classifications across all major countries in one place.

What is HS Code 38210010 in Australia

Under Australia's Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (Working Tariff), HS Code 38210010 is classified as "Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms ""incl. viruses and the like"" or of plant, human or animal cells: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of viruses and the like or of plant, human or animal cells". Australia's tariff system extends the WCO Harmonized System to 10 digits with national subdivisions. 38210010 belongs to Section VI: Products of the chemical or allied industries, Chapter 38: Miscellaneous chemical products, Heading 3821: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of microorganisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells.

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Classification Path of HS Code 38210010 in Australia

Section VI

Chapters (28-38) Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products

HS Code 3821

Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of microorganisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells

HS Code 38210010

"Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms ""incl. viruses and the like"" or of plant, human or animal cells: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of viruses and the like or of plant, human or animal cells"

Australia Tariff Classification: Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (HS-AU / AHECC)

In Australia, HS 38210010 is classified under the Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (Working Tariff) — a 10-digit national extension of the WCO 6-digit Harmonized System.

Tariff schedule Australian Customs Tariff Working Pages / AHECC (HS-AU / AHECC)

Local name Working Tariff

Digits 10

Official source https://www.abf.gov.au/

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Top Trading Product of HS Code 3821

Top Australia import Product Under HS Code 3821

1 382100: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of microorganisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells $53.3M

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Top Australia export Product Under HS Code 3821

1 382100: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of microorganisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells $4.4M

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Related HS Code to Australia Prepared Culture Media (38210010)

HS Code 38210090

"Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms ""incl. viruses and the like"" or of plant, human or animal cells: Other"

HS Code 380110

Artificial graphite; colloidal or semicolloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semimanufactures : Artificial graphite

HS Code 380120

Artificial graphite; colloidal or semicolloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semimanufactures : Colloidal or semicolloidal graphite

HS Code 380130

Artificial graphite; colloidal or semicolloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semimanufactures : Carbonaceous pastes for electrodes and similar pastes for furnace linings

HS Code 380190

Artificial graphite; colloidal or semicolloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semimanufactures : Other

HS Code 380210

Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black : Activated carbon

HS Code 380290

Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black : Other

HS Code 380300

Tall oil, whether or not refined

HS Code 380400

Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 3803

HS Code 380510

Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphite turpentine and other crude paracymene; pine oil containing alphaterpineol as the main constituent : Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine oils

38210010 in Other Countries

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is HS code 38210010 in Australia?

HS code 38210010 covers "Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms ""incl. viruses and the like"" or of plant, human or animal cells: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of viruses and the like or of plant, human or animal cells" in Australia. It sits in Chapter 38 (Miscellaneous chemical products), Heading 3821 of the Harmonized System, and is classified under HS-AU / AHECC.

Is HS code 38210010 the same across all countries?

What system does Australia use to classify HS code 38210010?

Where can I officially look up HS code 38210010 in Australia?