Combined Nomenclature · HS 3815

3815 — Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included

In the EU Combined Nomenclature this heading has 6 eight-digit codes, conventional duty from 0 to 6.5 %; 1 with a compound or specific duty. In the EAEU tariff, heading 3815 has 6 ten-digit codes, base import duty 5 %.

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EU codes

EU codeDescriptionEU rate
3815 11 00With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance6.5 %
3815 12 00With precious metal or precious-metal compounds as the active substance6.5 %
3815 19Other
3815 19 10Catalyst in the form of grains of which 90 % or more by weight have a particle-size not exceeding 10 micrometres, consisting of a mixture of oxides on a magnesium-silicate support, containing by weight: – 20 % or more but not more than 35 % of copper, – 2 % or more but not more than 3 % of bismuth and of an apparent specific gravity of 0,2 or more but not exceeding 1,020 % or more but not more than 35 % of copper and
3815 19 90Other6.5 %
3815 90Other
3815 90 10Catalyst consisting of ethyltriphenylphosphonium acetate in the form of a solution in methanol0 %
3815 90 90Other6.5 %

EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, conventional rate for third countries · European Commission · rate for your country of origin: TARIC

EAEU codes (base rates)

CodeHS 6 subheadingSupp. unitBase rate
3815 11 000 0With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance—5 %
3815 12 000 0With precious metal or precious-metal compounds as the active substance—5 %
3815 19 100 0Other—5 %
3815 19 900 0Other—5 %
3815 90 100 0Other—5 %
3815 90 900 0Other—5 %

EAEU Common Customs Tariff, chapter 38, updated 08.03.2026 · Eurasian Economic Commission

EAEU descriptions are published in Russian only — see the Russian page. RU

What the rate does not include

This is the base import duty. It excludes anti-dumping and other trade defence measures, preferential rates under trade agreements, import VAT and excise. Customs decides the code of a specific product — this directory is not a binding classification.