# HS code 2915.13: Formic acid, its salts and esters, esters of formic acid > HS code 2915.13 covers formic acid, its salts and esters, esters of formic acid. It sits in heading 29.15 (saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). Other goods of heading 29.15 are classified under 2915.11 (formic acid, its salts and esters, formic acid), 2915.12 (formic acid, its salts and esters, salts of formic acid), 2915.21 (acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride, acetic acid), 2915.24 (acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride, acetic anhydride) or 11 others. National tariff lines under 2915.13 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/291513 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/29) / [29.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2915) / [2915.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291513) ## Key facts - HS code: 2915.13 - Covers: Formic acid, its salts and esters, esters of formic acid - Heading: [29.15: Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2915) - Chapter: [29: Organic chemicals](https://border.bot/hs-codes/29) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/291513) ## What this code covers HS code 2915.13 covers formic acid, its salts and esters, esters of formic acid. The legal text of the subheading is “Formic acid, its salts and esters: Esters of formic acid”, read under “Formic acid, its salts and esters”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 29.15 are classified under 2915.11 (formic acid, its salts and esters, formic acid), 2915.12 (formic acid, its salts and esters, salts of formic acid), 2915.21 (acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride, acetic acid), 2915.24 (acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride, acetic anhydride) or 11 others. - [2915.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291511) Formic acid, its salts and esters: Formic acid - [2915.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291512) Formic acid, its salts and esters: Salts of formic acid - [2915.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291521) Acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride: Acetic acid - [2915.24](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291524) Acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride: Acetic anhydride - [2915.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291529) Acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride: Other - [2915.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291531) Esters of acetic acid: Ethyl acetate - [2915.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291532) Esters of acetic acid: Vinyl acetate - [2915.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291533) Esters of acetic acid: n-Butyl acetate - [2915.36](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291536) Esters of acetic acid: Dinoseb (ISO) acetate - [2915.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291539) Esters of acetic acid: Other - [2915.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291540) Mono-, di- or trichloroacetic acids, their salts and esters - [2915.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291550) Propionic acid, its salts and esters - [2915.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291560) Butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, their salts and esters - [2915.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291570) Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters - [2915.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291590) Other ## How it is structured 2915.13 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 29, are the chapter; the first four, 2915, are heading 29.15; the last two, 13, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 29: Organic chemicals - Heading 29.15: Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives - Within the heading: Formic acid, its salts and esters - Subheading 2915.13: Esters of formic acid ## In other countries National tariff lines under 2915.13 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/291513): 2 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [2915.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291512) Formic acid, its salts and esters: Salts of formic acid - Next subheading: [2915.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/291521) Acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride: Acetic acid ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 2915.13 cover? HS code 2915.13 covers formic acid, its salts and esters, esters of formic acid. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 2915.13 in? HS code 2915.13 is in heading 29.15 (saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). ### Where are goods of heading 29.15 classified when 2915.13 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 29.15 are classified under 2915.11 (formic acid, its salts and esters, formic acid), 2915.12 (formic acid, its salts and esters, salts of formic acid), 2915.21 (acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride, acetic acid), 2915.24 (acetic acid and its salts; acetic anhydride, acetic anhydride) or 11 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 2915.13? National tariff lines under 2915.13 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 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/291513.json