New Zealand HS Code

HS Code 38021000: Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale) in New Zealand

Q: Is HS code 38021000 the same across all countries?

Only the first 6 digits of HS code 38021000 are internationally harmonized. The remaining digits are added by New Zealand under HS-NZ and are not directly comparable to other countries' codes.

Q: What system does New Zealand use to classify HS code 38021000?

New Zealand classifies products under the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand (HS-NZ; locally Working Tariff Document), which extends HS codes to 11 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 38021000 in New Zealand?

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

What is HS Code 38021000 in New Zealand

Under New Zealand's Working Tariff Document of New Zealand (Working Tariff Document), HS Code 38021000 is classified as Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale). New Zealand's tariff system extends the WCO Harmonized System to 11 digits with national subdivisions. 38021000 belongs to Section VI: Products of the chemical or allied industries, Chapter 38: Miscellaneous chemical products, Heading 3802: Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black.

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Classification Path of HS Code 38021000 in New Zealand

Section VI

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

Chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products

HS Code 3802

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

HS Code 38021000

Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale)

New Zealand Tariff Classification: Working Tariff Document of New Zealand (HS-NZ)

In New Zealand, HS 38021000 is classified under the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand (Working Tariff Document) — a 11-digit national extension of the WCO 6-digit Harmonized System.

Tariff schedule Working Tariff Document of New Zealand (HS-NZ)

Local name Working Tariff Document

Digits 11

Official source https://www.customs.govt.nz/

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Top Trading Product of HS Code 3802

Top New Zealand import Product Under HS Code 3802

1 380210: Activated carbon $3.9M 2 380290: Other $1.2M

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Top New Zealand export Product Under HS Code 3802

1 380290: Other $104.6K 2 380210: Activated carbon $10.9K

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Related HS Code to New Zealand Activated Carbon (38021000)

HS Code 380290

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

HS Code 380590

HS Code 380610

Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums : Rosin and resin acids

38021000 in Other Countries

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is HS code 38021000 in New Zealand?

HS code 38021000 covers Activated carbon (excl. medicaments or deodorant products for fridges, vehicles etc., put up for retail sale) in New Zealand. It sits in Chapter 38 (Miscellaneous chemical products), Heading 3802 of the Harmonized System, and is classified under HS-NZ.

Is HS code 38021000 the same across all countries?

What system does New Zealand use to classify HS code 38021000?

Where can I officially look up HS code 38021000 in New Zealand?