# HS code 2812.15: Chlorides and chloride oxides, sulphur monochloride

> HS code 2812.15 covers chlorides and chloride oxides, sulphur monochloride. It sits in heading 28.12 (halides and halide oxides of non-metals) in chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes). Other goods of heading 28.12 are classified under 2812.11 (chlorides and chloride oxides, carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)), 2812.12 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus oxychloride), 2812.13 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus trichloride), 2812.14 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus pentachloride) or 4 others. National tariff lines under 2812.15 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/281215
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 28](https://border.bot/hs-codes/28) / [28.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2812) / [2812.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281215)

## Key facts

- HS code: 2812.15
- Covers: Chlorides and chloride oxides, sulphur monochloride
- Heading: [28.12: Halides and halide oxides of non-metals](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2812)
- Chapter: [28: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes](https://border.bot/hs-codes/28)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/281215)

## What this code covers

HS code 2812.15 covers chlorides and chloride oxides, sulphur monochloride.

The legal text of the subheading is “Chlorides and chloride oxides: Sulphur monochloride”, read under “Chlorides and chloride oxides”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 28.12 are classified under 2812.11 (chlorides and chloride oxides, carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)), 2812.12 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus oxychloride), 2812.13 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus trichloride), 2812.14 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus pentachloride) or 4 others.

- [2812.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281211) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)
- [2812.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281212) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Phosphorus oxychloride
- [2812.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281213) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Phosphorus trichloride
- [2812.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281214) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Phosphorus pentachloride
- [2812.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281216) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Sulphur dichloride
- [2812.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281217) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Thionyl chloride
- [2812.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281219) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Other
- [2812.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281290) Other

## How it is structured

2812.15 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 28, are the chapter; the first four, 2812, are heading 28.12; the last two, 15, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
- Heading 28.12: Halides and halide oxides of non-metals
- Within the heading: Chlorides and chloride oxides
- Subheading 2812.15: Sulphur monochloride

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 2812.15 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/281215): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [2812.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281214) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Phosphorus pentachloride
- Next subheading: [2812.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/281216) Chlorides and chloride oxides: Sulphur dichloride

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 2812.15 cover?

HS code 2812.15 covers chlorides and chloride oxides, sulphur monochloride.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 2812.15 in?

HS code 2812.15 is in heading 28.12 (halides and halide oxides of non-metals) in chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes).

### Where are goods of heading 28.12 classified when 2812.15 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 28.12 are classified under 2812.11 (chlorides and chloride oxides, carbonyl dichloride (phosgene)), 2812.12 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus oxychloride), 2812.13 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus trichloride), 2812.14 (chlorides and chloride oxides, phosphorus pentachloride) or 4 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 2812.15?

National tariff lines under 2812.15 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, 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/281215.json