# HS heading 29.05: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

> HS heading 29.05 covers acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives. It is in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). It is split into 20 subheadings: 2905.11 (saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)), 2905.12 (saturated monohydric alcohols, propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol)), 2905.13 (saturated monohydric alcohols, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)), 2905.14 (saturated monohydric alcohols, other butanols), 2905.16 (saturated monohydric alcohols, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof), 2905.17 (saturated monohydric alcohols, dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol)) and 14 others. National tariff lines under heading 29.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (44 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2905
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/29) / [29.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2905)

## Key facts

- Heading: 29.05
- Description: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- Chapter: 29: Organic chemicals
- Subheadings: 20
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 29.05 covers acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.

It is split into 20 subheadings: 2905.11 (saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)), 2905.12 (saturated monohydric alcohols, propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol)), 2905.13 (saturated monohydric alcohols, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)), 2905.14 (saturated monohydric alcohols, other butanols), 2905.16 (saturated monohydric alcohols, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof), 2905.17 (saturated monohydric alcohols, dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol)) and 14 others.

- [2905.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290511) Saturated monohydric alcohols: Methanol (methyl alcohol)
- [2905.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290512) Saturated monohydric alcohols: Propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol)
- [2905.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290513) Saturated monohydric alcohols: Butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)
- [2905.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290514) Saturated monohydric alcohols: Other butanols
- [2905.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290516) Saturated monohydric alcohols: Octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof
- [2905.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290517) Saturated monohydric alcohols: Dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol)
- [2905.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290519) Saturated monohydric alcohols: Other
- [2905.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290522) Unsaturated monohydric alcohols: Acyclic terpene alcohols
- [2905.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290529) Unsaturated monohydric alcohols: Other
- [2905.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290531) Diols: Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)
- [2905.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290532) Diols: Propylene glycol (propane-1,2-diol)
- [2905.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290539) Diols: Other
- [2905.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290541) Other polyhydric alcohols: 2-Ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol (trimethylolpropane)
- [2905.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290542) Other polyhydric alcohols: Pentaerythritol
- [2905.43](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290543) Other polyhydric alcohols: Mannitol
- [2905.44](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290544) Other polyhydric alcohols: D-glucitol (sorbitol)
- [2905.45](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290545) Other polyhydric alcohols: Glycerol
- [2905.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290549) Other polyhydric alcohols: Other
- [2905.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290551) Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of acyclic alcohols: Ethchlorvynol (INN)
- [2905.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/290559) Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of acyclic alcohols: Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 29 are classified in its other 41 headings, listed below.

- [29.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2901) Acyclic hydrocarbons
- [29.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2902) Cyclic hydrocarbons
- [29.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2903) Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons
- [29.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2904) Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated
- [29.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2906) Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2907) Phenols; phenol-alcohols
- [29.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2908) Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols
- [29.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2909) Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2910) Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2911) Acetals and hemiacetals, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2912) Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde
- [29.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2913) Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading 29.12
- [29.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2914) Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2915) Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2916) Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2917) Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.18](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2918) Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2919) Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2920) Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [29.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2921) Amine-function compounds
- [29.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2922) Oxygen-function amino-compounds
- [29.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2923) Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined
- [29.24](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2924) Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid
- [29.25](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2925) Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds
- [29.26](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2926) Nitrile-function compounds
- [29.27](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2927) Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds
- [29.28](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2928) Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine
- [29.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2929) Compounds with other nitrogen function
- [29.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2930) Organo-sulphur compounds
- [29.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2931) Other organo-inorganic compounds
- [29.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2932) Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only
- [29.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2933) Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only
- [29.34](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2934) Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds
- [29.35](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2935) Sulphonamides
- [29.36](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2936) Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent
- [29.37](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2937) Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones
- [29.38](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2938) Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
- [29.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2939) Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
- [29.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2940) Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of heading 2937, 2938 or 2939
- [29.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2941) Antibiotics
- [29.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2942) Other organic compounds

## How it is structured

Heading 29.05 is one of 42 headings in chapter 29. Its first two digits, 29, are the chapter; the next two, 05, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2905.11, 2905.12, 2905.13).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 29.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (44 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/29): 44 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [29.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2904) Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated
- Next heading: [29.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2906) Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 29.05 cover?

HS heading 29.05 covers acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.

### Which chapter is HS heading 29.05 in?

HS heading 29.05 is in chapter 29 (organic chemicals).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 29.05 have?

HS heading 29.05 has 20 subheadings: 2905.11 (saturated monohydric alcohols, methanol (methyl alcohol)), 2905.12 (saturated monohydric alcohols, propan-1-ol (propyl alcohol) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol)), 2905.13 (saturated monohydric alcohols, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)), 2905.14 (saturated monohydric alcohols, other butanols), 2905.16 (saturated monohydric alcohols, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof), 2905.17 (saturated monohydric alcohols, dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol)) and 14 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 29.05?

National tariff lines under heading 29.05 are live on border.bot for the United States (44 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.

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