Hierarchy

06Section VI — PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

3800000000MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

19 other codes

3801000000Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures 3802000000Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black 3803000000Tall oil, whether or not refined 3804000000Residual 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 3805000000Gum, 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 para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent 3806000000Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums 3807000000Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch 3808000000Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers)3809000000Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dyestuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included 3810000000Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods 3811000000Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils 3812000000Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics 3813000000Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades 3814000000Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers 3815000000Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included 3816000000Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading|3801 3817000000Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading|2707|or 2902 3818000000Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics 3819000000Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70|% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

3820000000Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

3821000000Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells

3822000000Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading|3006; certified reference materials

5 other codes

Duties & Measures

Third Country Duty5.000 %

Base rate (erga omnes)

Applies to all third countries without preferential agreement

5.000 %

Footnotes

TN701According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9) it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. ------------------------- According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77): It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine. The import prohibitions shall not apply in respect of goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part.

Preferential rates(60)

+50

Preferential rates - 60 Origin
Origin	Savings	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006 0.000 %-5.0 pp	-5.0 pp	—	1
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %-5.0 pp	-5.0 pp	—	2
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %-5.0 ppEU-CARIFORUM EPA	-5.0 pp	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %-5.0 ppESA Interim EPA	-5.0 pp	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %-5.0 ppSADC EPA	-5.0 pp	SADC EPA
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %-5.0 pp	-5.0 pp	—
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %-5.0 ppEverything But Arms	-5.0 pp	Everything But Arms
European Economic Area2012 0.000 %-5.0 ppEEA Agreement	-5.0 pp	EEA Agreement	1

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 3800000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

TM01066From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, a customs duty of EUR 3 per item in a consignment the intrinsic value of which does not exceed a total of EUR 150 shall apply instead of the relief eliminated pursuant to Article 1 of this Regulation, where: (a) the importation of the goods is exempt from VAT in accordance with Article 143(1), point (ca), of Directive 2006/112/EC; or (b) the goods are in a postal consignment as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446.

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Import control(2)

inherited from 3800000000

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

CD967I. According to Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, it shall be prohibited to import into European Union goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol. The prohibition shall not apply in respect of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part. II. According to the Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014, the export of goods and technologies suited for use in the sectors of transport; telecommunications; energy; prospection, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources is prohibited: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or (b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

CD860According to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 (OJ L42I, p. 77): I. It shall be prohibited to import into the European Union goods originating in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine. The import prohibitions not apply in respect of: (a) the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established; (b) goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. II. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263: (a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or (b) for use in the specified territories. Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors: (i) transport; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) energy; (iv) the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources. The prohibitions in point II above shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.

Start date: 1972-01-01

Description & Classification

Typical uses

development or maintenance of micro-organisms or cells

Sample products

Prepared culture medium for the cultivation of micro-organismsPrepared nutrient medium for the development and maintenance of animal cells

Synonyms

culture medium, nutrient medium, nutrient substrate

Keywords

Regulatory notes

NENC38210000

Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells This heading does not cover eggs whether or not fertilised which, although from certified pathogen-free flocks, have not been prepared for the culture of micro-organisms (heading 0407 or 0408 ).

Chapter noteChapter 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products

1. This chapter does not cover: (a) separate chemically defined elements or compounds with the exception of the following: artificial graphite (heading 3801); insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products put up as described in heading 3808; products put up as charges for fire-extinguishers or put up in fire-extinguishing grenades (heading 3813); certified reference materials specified in Note 2 below; products specified in Note 3(a) or 3(c) below; (b) mixtures of chemicals with foodstuffs or other substances with nutritive value, of a kind used in the preparation of human foodstuffs (generally heading 2106); (c) slag, ash and residues (including sludges, other than sewage sludge), containing metals, arsenic or their mixtures and meeting the requirements of Note 3(a) or 3(b) to Chapter 26 (heading 2620); (d) medicaments (heading 3003 or 3004); or (e) spent catalysts of a kind used for the extraction of base metals or for the manufacture of chemical compounds of base metals (heading 2620), spent catalysts of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal (heading 7112) or catalysts consisting of metals or metal alloys in the form of, for example, finely divided powder or woven gauze (Section XIV or XV). 2. (A) For the purposes of heading 3822, the expression 'certified reference materials' means reference materials which are accompanied by a certificate which indicates the values of the certified properties, the methods used to determine these values and the degree of certainty associated with each value, and which are suitable for analytical, calibrating or referencing purposes. 3. Heading 3824 includes the following goods which are not to be classified in any other heading of the Nomenclature: (a) cultured crystals (other than optical elements) weighing not less than 2.5 g each, of magnesium oxide or of alkali or alkaline-earth metal halides; (b) fusel oils; Dippel's oil; (c) ink removers put up in packings for retail sale; (d) stencil correctors, other correcting fluids and correction tapes (other than those of heading 9612), put up in packings for retail sale; (e) ceramic firing testers, fusible.

Non-preferential origin

tariff_shift

Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms.

CTH

tariff_shift

Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms.

CTH

Residual rule

Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primar y rules and the other

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

What is the EU customs duty for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

The third country duty (erga omnes) for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells is 5.000 %. This rate applies to imports from countries without a preferential trade agreement with the EU.

Are there tariff preferences for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

Yes, 57 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

Yes, 2 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

How many BTIs (Binding Tariff Information) exist for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

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Hierarchy

06Section VI — PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

3800000000MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

19 other codes

3820000000Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

3821000000Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells

5 other codes

Duties & Measures

Third Country Duty5.000 %

Base rate (erga omnes)

Applies to all third countries without preferential agreement

5.000 %

Footnotes

Preferential rates(60)

+50

Preferential rates - 60 Origin
Origin	Savings	Trade agreement	Details
EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods1006 0.000 %-5.0 pp	-5.0 pp	—	1
EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods1007 0.000 %-5.0 pp	-5.0 pp	—	2
CARIFORUM1033 0.000 %-5.0 ppEU-CARIFORUM EPA	-5.0 pp	EU-CARIFORUM EPA
Eastern and Southern Africa States1034 0.000 %-5.0 ppESA Interim EPA	-5.0 pp	ESA Interim EPA
SADC EPA1035 0.000 %-5.0 ppSADC EPA	-5.0 pp	SADC EPA
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.2000 0.000 %-5.0 pp	-5.0 pp	—
GSP-EBA2005 0.000 %-5.0 ppEverything But Arms	-5.0 pp	Everything But Arms
European Economic Area2012 0.000 %-5.0 ppEEA Agreement	-5.0 pp	EEA Agreement	1

Low-value consignment customs duty(2)

inherited from 3800000000

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EURRegulation 0382/262026-07-01

ERGA OMNES

3.000 EUR4Regulation 0382/262026-11-01

4 certificate(s) required

C127Other certificates

Merchant product identifier

C128Other certificates

Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier

C129Other certificates

Standardised manufacturer product identifier

Y081Particular provisions

No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists

Import not allowed

Import control(2)

inherited from 3800000000

Ukraine

Regulation 0692/142026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y997Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

Import not allowed

Ukraine

Regulation 0263/222026-06-24

EU-Ukraine DCFTA(since 2016)

3 certificate(s) required

Y984Particular provisions

Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

N954UN/EDIFACT certificate

Movement certificate EUR.1

N864UN/EDIFACT certificate

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Import/export not allowed after control

Start date: 1972-01-01

Trade Statistics

Description & Classification

Typical uses

development or maintenance of micro-organisms or cells

Sample products

Prepared culture medium for the cultivation of micro-organismsPrepared nutrient medium for the development and maintenance of animal cells

Synonyms

culture medium, nutrient medium, nutrient substrate

Keywords

Associated BTIs

See all BTIs (52)

Regulatory notes

NENC38210000

Chapter noteChapter 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products

Non-preferential origin

tariff_shift

Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms.

CTH

tariff_shift

Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms.

CTH

Residual rule

Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primar y rules and the other

Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446

FAQ

What is the EU customs duty for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

Are there tariff preferences for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

Yes, 57 tariff preferences are available for this code. Preferential rates apply to imports from countries with a trade agreement with the EU.

Are import controls required for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

Yes, 2 import control measure(s) apply to this code (e.g. CITES, REACH, sanitary controls, etc.).

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Section noteNotes to Section VI — Products of the chemical or allied industries

1. (A) Products (other than radioactive ores) answering to a description in heading 2844 or 2845 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the Nomenclature. (B) Subject to paragraph (A) above, products answering to a description in heading 2843, 2846 or 2852 are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of this Section. 2. Subject to Note 1 above, products classifiable in heading 3004, 3005, 3006, 3212, 3303, 3304, 3305, 3306, 3307, 3506, 3707 or 3808 by reason of being put up in measured doses or for retail sale are to be classified in those headings and in no other heading of the Nomenclature. 3. Goods put up in sets consisting of two or more separate constituents, some or all of which fall in this Section and are intended to be mixed together to obtain a product of Section VI or VII, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to that product, provided that the constituents are: (a) having regard to the manner in which they are put up, clearly identifiable as being intended for use together without first being repacked; (b) presented together; and (c) identifiable, whether by their nature or by the relative proportions in which they are present, as being complementary one to another.

What products are classified under code 3821000000?

TARIC code 3821000000 (Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells) covers the following products: Prepared culture medium for the cultivation of micro-organisms, Prepared nutrient medium for the development and maintenance of animal cells.

What are the non-preferential origin rules for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells (3821000000)?

Non-preferential origin rules for Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells are defined in Annex 22-01 of the UCC Delegated Act. These rules determine the country of origin for MFN duty rates, trade policy measures, and origin marking.

Can TARIC code 3821000000 be used on a customs declaration?

Yes, TARIC code 3821000000 (Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells) is a declarable code. It can be used directly on EU customs import and export declarations (Single Administrative Document).

Trade Statistics

Imports

€0

Exports

€0

Balance

+€0

Import €/kg

€56.17/kg

Export €/kg

€31.33/kg

Market concentration (HHI)

4,126

Concentrated

Trade value (2022–2025)

Import sources

Third-country sourcing partners

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€1.2B	13.3Mt	€92.12/kg	50.7%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€934.2M	21.6Mt	€43.24/kg	38.8%
3	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€136.5M	7.2Mt	€19.04/kg	5.7%
4	🇨🇦 Canada	€58.1M	297Kt	€195.84/kg	2.4%
5	🇯🇵 Japan	€56.4M	345Kt	€163.37/kg	2.3%

Export markets

Third-country target markets

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€655.7M	16.3Mt	€40.29/kg	41.6%
2	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€432.4M	16.8Mt	€25.68/kg	27.5%
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€221.4M	8.9Mt	€24.80/kg	14.1%
4	🇨🇳 China	€135.2M	3.2Mt	€42.86/kg	8.6%
5	🇰🇷 South Korea	€94.8M	1.9Mt	€51.03/kg	6.0%
6	🇹🇷 Turkey	€34.8M	1.4Mt	€25.31/kg	2.2%

EU Member States

EU ImportersEU Exporters

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Imports

€0

Exports

€0

Balance

+€0

Import €/kg

€56.17/kg

Export €/kg

€31.33/kg

Market concentration (HHI)

4,126

Concentrated

Trade value (2022–2025)

Import sources

Third-country sourcing partners

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€1.2B	13.3Mt	€92.12/kg	50.7%
2	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€934.2M	21.6Mt	€43.24/kg	38.8%
3	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€136.5M	7.2Mt	€19.04/kg	5.7%
4	🇨🇦 Canada	€58.1M	297Kt	€195.84/kg	2.4%
5	🇯🇵 Japan	€56.4M	345Kt	€163.37/kg	2.3%

Export markets

Third-country target markets

#	Partner	Value (EUR)	kg	€/kg	Share
1	🇺🇸 United States	€655.7M	16.3Mt	€40.29/kg	41.6%
2	🇨🇭 Switzerland	€432.4M	16.8Mt	€25.68/kg	27.5%
3	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	€221.4M	8.9Mt	€24.80/kg	14.1%
4	🇨🇳 China	€135.2M	3.2Mt	€42.86/kg	8.6%
5	🇰🇷 South Korea	€94.8M	1.9Mt	€51.03/kg	6.0%
6	🇹🇷 Turkey	€34.8M	1.4Mt	€25.31/kg	2.2%

EU Member States

EU ImportersEU Exporters

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