# HS heading 29.41: Antibiotics

> HS heading 29.41 covers antibiotics. It is in chapter 29 (organic chemicals). It is split into 6 subheadings: 2941.10 (penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof), 2941.20 (streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.30 (tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.40 (chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.50 (erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof) and 2941.90 (other). National tariff lines under heading 29.41 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/2941
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/29) / [29.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2941)

## Key facts

- Heading: 29.41
- Description: Antibiotics
- Chapter: 29: Organic chemicals
- Subheadings: 6
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 29.41 covers antibiotics.

It is split into 6 subheadings: 2941.10 (penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof), 2941.20 (streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.30 (tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.40 (chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.50 (erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof) and 2941.90 (other).

- [2941.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294110) Penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof
- [2941.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294120) Streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof
- [2941.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294130) Tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof
- [2941.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294140) Chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof
- [2941.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294150) Erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof
- [2941.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/294190) 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
- [29.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2905) Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
- [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
- [29.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2942) Other organic compounds

## How it is structured

Heading 29.41 is one of 42 headings in chapter 29. Its first two digits, 29, are the chapter; the next two, 41, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (2941.10, 2941.20, 2941.30).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 29.41 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/29): 17 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [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
- Next heading: [29.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/2942) Other organic compounds

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 29.41 cover?

HS heading 29.41 covers antibiotics.

### Which chapter is HS heading 29.41 in?

HS heading 29.41 is in chapter 29 (organic chemicals).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 29.41 have?

HS heading 29.41 has 6 subheadings: 2941.10 (penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure; salts thereof), 2941.20 (streptomycins and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.30 (tetracyclines and their derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.40 (chloramphenicol and its derivatives; salts thereof), 2941.50 (erythromycin and its derivatives; salts thereof) and 2941.90 (other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 29.41?

National tariff lines under heading 29.41 are live on border.bot for the United States (17 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/2941.json