# HS heading 26.20: Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds > HS heading 26.20 covers slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds. It is in chapter 26 (ores, slag and ash). It is split into 9 subheadings: 2620.11 (containing mainly zinc, hard zinc spelter), 2620.19 (containing mainly zinc, other), 2620.21 (containing mainly lead, leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges), 2620.29 (containing mainly lead, other), 2620.30 (containing mainly copper), 2620.40 (containing mainly aluminium) and 3 others. National tariff lines under heading 26.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (36 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2620 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 26](https://border.bot/hs-codes/26) / [26.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2620) ## Key facts - Heading: 26.20 - Description: Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds - Chapter: 26: Ores, slag and ash - Subheadings: 9 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this code covers HS heading 26.20 covers slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds. It is split into 9 subheadings: 2620.11 (containing mainly zinc, hard zinc spelter), 2620.19 (containing mainly zinc, other), 2620.21 (containing mainly lead, leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges), 2620.29 (containing mainly lead, other), 2620.30 (containing mainly copper), 2620.40 (containing mainly aluminium) and 3 others. - [2620.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262011) Containing mainly zinc: Hard zinc spelter - [2620.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262019) Containing mainly zinc: Other - [2620.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262021) Containing mainly lead: Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges - [2620.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262029) Containing mainly lead: Other - [2620.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262030) Containing mainly copper - [2620.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262040) Containing mainly aluminium - [2620.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262060) Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds - [2620.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262091) Other: Containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures - [2620.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/262099) Other: Other ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of chapter 26 are classified in its other 20 headings, listed below. - [26.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2601) Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites - [26.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2602) Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20 % or more, calculated on the dry weight - [26.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2603) Copper ores and concentrates - [26.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2604) Nickel ores and concentrates - [26.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2605) Cobalt ores and concentrates - [26.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2606) Aluminium ores and concentrates - [26.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2607) Lead ores and concentrates - [26.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2608) Zinc ores and concentrates - [26.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2609) Tin ores and concentrates - [26.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2610) Chromium ores and concentrates - [26.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2611) Tungsten ores and concentrates - [26.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2612) Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates - [26.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2613) Molybdenum ores and concentrates - [26.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2614) Titanium ores and concentrates - [26.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2615) Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates - [26.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2616) Precious metal ores and concentrates - [26.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2617) Other ores and concentrates - [26.18](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2618) Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel - [26.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2619) Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel - [26.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2621) Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste ## How it is structured Heading 26.20 is one of 21 headings in chapter 26. Its first two digits, 26, are the chapter; the next two, 20, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2620.11, 2620.19, 2620.21). ## In other countries National tariff lines under heading 26.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (36 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/26): 36 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous heading: [26.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2619) Slag, dross (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel - Next heading: [26.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2621) Other slag and ash, including seaweed ash (kelp); ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS heading 26.20 cover? HS heading 26.20 covers slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds. ### Which chapter is HS heading 26.20 in? HS heading 26.20 is in chapter 26 (ores, slag and ash). ### How many subheadings does HS heading 26.20 have? HS heading 26.20 has 9 subheadings: 2620.11 (containing mainly zinc, hard zinc spelter), 2620.19 (containing mainly zinc, other), 2620.21 (containing mainly lead, leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges), 2620.29 (containing mainly lead, other), 2620.30 (containing mainly copper), 2620.40 (containing mainly aluminium) and 3 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 26.20? National tariff lines under heading 26.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (36 lines, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026. This page was last updated on 11 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2620.json