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List of relevant tariff classifications

Tariff classifications describe types of imported goods. 

You’ll need to register your business with us if your imported goods contain industrial chemicals and any tariff classifications in the table below apply to the goods you’re importing.

We’ve put together a table listing some common classifications relevant to AICIS. Importers shouldn’t limit themselves to these import classifications, as some industrial chemicals are imported under chapters not listed in this table. For a complete list, go to the Australian Border Force.

Once you’ve confirmed what classifications apply to your goods, check what registration level and fee apply to your circumstances.

ChapterNumber referenceDescription
151505,1518 to 1522 inclusiveAnimal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
25AllSalt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials; lime and cement
26AllOres, slag and ash
27All except 2701, 2702, 2703, 2709Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
28All except 2844, 2845Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
29All except 2935, 2936, 2937, 2940, 2941Organic chemicals
32AllTanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
33AllEssential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
34All except 3406Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, 'dental waxes' and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
35AllAlbuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
36All except 3603Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
373707 onlyPhotographic or cinematographic goods 3707- Chemical preparations for photographic uses (other than varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations), unmixed products for photographic uses, put in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use
38AllMiscellaneous chemical products
393901 to 3914 inclusivePlastics and articles thereof
404001 and 4002 onlyRubber and articles thereof
47All except 4707Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paper board
969608, 9612, 9613 onlyMiscellaneous manufactured articles

 

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