# HS code 2940.00: 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

> HS code 2940.00 covers 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. It sits in heading 29.40 (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) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). It is the only subheading of heading 29.40, so every good of the heading is classified here. National tariff lines under 2940.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/294000
Last updated: 11 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 2940.00
- Covers: 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
- Heading: [29.40: 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2940)
- 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/294000)

## What this code covers

HS code 2940.00 covers 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.

The legal text of the subheading is “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”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 29.40, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

2940.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 29, are the chapter; the first four, 2940, are heading 29.40; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

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

- Chapter 29: Organic chemicals
- Heading 29.40: 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
- Subheading 2940.00: 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

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 2940.00 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/294000): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [2939.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/293980) Other
- Next subheading: [2941.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294110) Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 2940.00 cover?

HS code 2940.00 covers 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.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 2940.00 in?

HS code 2940.00 is in heading 29.40 (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) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals).

### Where are goods of heading 29.40 classified when 2940.00 doesn’t fit?

2940.00 is the only subheading of heading 29.40, so every good of the heading is classified there.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 2940.00?

National tariff lines under 2940.00 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/294000.json