HS heading 29.39: Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
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Key facts
- Heading
- 29.39
- Description
- Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
- Chapter
- 29: Organic chemicals
- Subheadings
- 19
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS heading 29.39 covers alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives. It is in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). It is split into 19 subheadings: 2939.11 (alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof, concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine; salts thereof), 2939.19 (alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof, other), 2939.20 (alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2939.30 (caffeine and its salts), 2939.41 (alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, ephedrine and its salts), 2939.42 (alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts) and 13 others. National tariff lines under heading 29.39 are live on border.bot for the United States (24 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS heading 29.39 covers alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives.
It is split into 19 subheadings: 2939.11 (alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof, concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine; salts thereof), 2939.19 (alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof, other), 2939.20 (alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2939.30 (caffeine and its salts), 2939.41 (alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, ephedrine and its salts), 2939.42 (alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts) and 13 others.
- 2939.11Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof: Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine; salts thereof
- 2939.19Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other
- 2939.20Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof
- 2939.30Caffeine and its salts
- 2939.41Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Ephedrine and its salts
- 2939.42Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts
- 2939.43Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Cathine (INN) and its salts
- 2939.44Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Norephedrine and its salts
- 2939.45Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts
- 2939.49Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other
- 2939.51Theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof: Fenetylline (INN) and its salts
- 2939.59Theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other
- 2939.61Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Ergometrine (INN) and its salts
- 2939.62Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Ergotamine (INN) and its salts
- 2939.63Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Lysergic acid and its salts
- 2939.69Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other
- 2939.72Other, of vegetal origin: Cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof
- 2939.79Other, of vegetal origin: Other
- 2939.80Other
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of chapter 29 are classified in its other 41 headings, listed below.
- 29.01Acyclic hydrocarbons
- 29.02Cyclic hydrocarbons
- 29.03Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons
- 29.04Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated
- 29.05Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.06Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.07Phenols; phenol-alcohols
- 29.08Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols
- 29.09Ethers, 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
- 29.10Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.11Acetals and hemiacetals, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.12Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde
- 29.13Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading 29.12
- 29.14Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.15Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.16Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.17Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.18Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.19Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.20Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- 29.21Amine-function compounds
- 29.22Oxygen-function amino-compounds
- 29.23Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined
- 29.24Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid
- 29.25Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds
- 29.26Nitrile-function compounds
- 29.27Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds
- 29.28Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine
- 29.29Compounds with other nitrogen function
- 29.30Organo-sulphur compounds
- 29.31Other organo-inorganic compounds
- 29.32Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only
- 29.33Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only
- 29.34Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds
- 29.35Sulphonamides
- 29.36Provitamins 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
- 29.37Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones
- 29.38Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives
- 29.40Sugars, 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
- 29.41Antibiotics
- 29.42Other organic compounds
How it is structured
Heading 29.39 is one of 42 headings in chapter 29. Its first two digits, 29, are the chapter; the next two, 39, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2939.11, 2939.19, 2939.20).
In other countries
National tariff lines under heading 29.39 are live on border.bot for the United States (24 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States24 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS heading 29.39 cover?
HS heading 29.39 covers alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives.
Which chapter is HS heading 29.39 in?
HS heading 29.39 is in chapter 29 (organic chemicals).
How many subheadings does HS heading 29.39 have?
HS heading 29.39 has 19 subheadings: 2939.11 (alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof, concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN), codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine, etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN), hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine (INN), oxycodone (INN), oxymorphone (INN), pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine; salts thereof), 2939.19 (alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof, other), 2939.20 (alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2939.30 (caffeine and its salts), 2939.41 (alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, ephedrine and its salts), 2939.42 (alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts) and 13 others.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 29.39?
National tariff lines under heading 29.39 are live on border.bot for the United States (24 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.