# HS code 2939.45: Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts > HS code 2939.45 covers alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts. It sits in heading 29.39 (alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). Other goods of heading 29.39 are classified under 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 or its salts) and 14 others. National tariff lines under 2939.45 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/293945 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/29) / [29.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2939) / [2939.45](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293945) ## Key facts - HS code: 2939.45 - Covers: Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts - Heading: [29.39: Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2939) - Chapter: [29: Organic chemicals](https://border.bot/hs-codes/29) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/293945) ## What this code covers HS code 2939.45 covers alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts. The legal text of the subheading is “Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts”, read under “Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 29.39 are classified under 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 or its salts) and 14 others. - [2939.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293911) 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293919) Alkaloids of opium and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other - [2939.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293920) Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives; salts thereof - [2939.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293930) Caffeine and its salts - [2939.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293941) Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Ephedrine and its salts - [2939.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293942) Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Pseudoephedrine (INN) and its salts - [2939.43](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293943) Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Cathine (INN) and its salts - [2939.44](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293944) Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Norephedrine and its salts - [2939.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293949) Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other - [2939.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293951) Theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof: Fenetylline (INN) and its salts - [2939.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293959) Theophylline and aminophylline (theophylline-ethylenediamine) and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other - [2939.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293961) Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Ergometrine (INN) and its salts - [2939.62](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293962) Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Ergotamine (INN) and its salts - [2939.63](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293963) Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Lysergic acid and its salts - [2939.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293969) Alkaloids of rye ergot and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other - [2939.72](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293972) Other, of vegetal origin: Cocaine, ecgonine; salts, esters and other derivatives thereof - [2939.79](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293979) Other, of vegetal origin: Other - [2939.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293980) Other ## How it is structured 2939.45 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 29, are the chapter; the first four, 2939, are heading 29.39; the last two, 45, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 29: Organic chemicals - Heading 29.39: Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives - Within the heading: Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof - Subheading 2939.45: Levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts ## In other countries National tariff lines under 2939.45 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/293945): 1 line, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [2939.44](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293944) Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Norephedrine and its salts - Next subheading: [2939.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293949) Alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof: Other ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 2939.45 cover? HS code 2939.45 covers alkaloids of ephedra and their derivatives; salts thereof, levometamfetamine, metamfetamine (INN), metamfetamine racemate and their salts. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 2939.45 in? HS code 2939.45 is in heading 29.39 (alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). ### Where are goods of heading 29.39 classified when 2939.45 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 29.39 are classified under 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 or its salts) and 14 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 2939.45? National tariff lines under 2939.45 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/293945.json