# HS heading 36.01: Propellent powders

> HS heading 36.01 covers propellent powders. It is in chapter 36 (explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations). It is not split further: its only subheading is 3601.00. National tariff lines under heading 36.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/3601
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 36](https://border.bot/hs-codes/36) / [36.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3601)

## Key facts

- Heading: 36.01
- Description: Propellent powders
- Chapter: 36: Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
- Subheadings: 1
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 36.01 covers propellent powders.

It is not split further: its only subheading is 3601.00.

- [3601.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/360100) Propellent powders

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 36 are classified in its other 5 headings, listed below.

- [36.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3602) Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders
- [36.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3603) Safety fuses; detonating cords; percussion or detonating caps; igniters; electric detonators
- [36.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3604) Fireworks, signalling flares, rain rockets, fog signals and other pyrotechnic articles
- [36.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3605) Matches, other than pyrotechnic articles of heading 36.04
- [36.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3606) Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms; articles of combustible materials as specified in Note 2 to this Chapter

## How it is structured

Heading 36.01 is one of 6 headings in chapter 36. Its first two digits, 36, are the chapter; the next two, 01, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (3601.00).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 36.01 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/360100): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [35.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3507) Enzymes; prepared enzymes not elsewhere specified or included
- Next heading: [36.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3602) Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 36.01 cover?

HS heading 36.01 covers propellent powders.

### Which chapter is HS heading 36.01 in?

HS heading 36.01 is in chapter 36 (explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 36.01 have?

HS heading 36.01 has one subheading, 3601.00.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 36.01?

National tariff lines under heading 36.01 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/3601.json