Sri Lanka HS Code

HS Code 38210000: "Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms ""incl. viruses and the like"" or of plant, human or animal cells" in Sri Lanka

Q: Is HS code 38210000 the same across all countries?

Only the first 6 digits of HS code 38210000 are internationally harmonized. The remaining digits are added by Sri Lanka under HS-LK and are not directly comparable to other countries' codes.

Q: What system does Sri Lanka use to classify HS code 38210000?

Sri Lanka classifies products under the Sri Lanka Customs Tariff (HS-LK; locally ශ්රී ලංකා රේගු තීරුබදු), which extends HS codes to 8 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 38210000 in Sri Lanka?

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What is HS Code 38210000 in Sri Lanka

Under Sri Lanka's Sri Lanka Customs Tariff (ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගු තීරුබදු), HS Code 38210000 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". Sri Lanka's tariff system extends the WCO Harmonized System to 8 digits with national subdivisions. 38210000 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 38210000 in Sri Lanka

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 38210000

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

Sri Lanka Tariff Classification: Sri Lanka Customs Tariff (HS-LK)

In Sri Lanka, HS 38210000 is classified under the Sri Lanka Customs Tariff (ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගු තීරුබදු) — a 8-digit national extension of the WCO 6-digit Harmonized System.

Tariff schedule Sri Lanka Customs Tariff (HS-LK)

Local name ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගු තීරුබදු

Digits 8

Official source https://www.customs.gov.lk/

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Top Trading Product of HS Code 3821

Top Sri Lanka import Product Under HS Code 3821

1 382100: Prepared culture media for developing micro-organisms $1.0M

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Related HS Code to Sri Lanka Prepared Culture Media (38210000)

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

HS Code 380590

38210000 in Other Countries

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is HS code 38210000 in Sri Lanka?

HS code 38210000 covers "Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms ""incl. viruses and the like"" or of plant, human or animal cells" in Sri Lanka. It sits in Chapter 38 (Miscellaneous chemical products), Heading 3821 of the Harmonized System, and is classified under HS-LK.

Is HS code 38210000 the same across all countries?

What system does Sri Lanka use to classify HS code 38210000?

Where can I officially look up HS code 38210000 in Sri Lanka?