# HS code 3824.87: Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter, containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride > HS code 3824.87 covers goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter, containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride. It sits in heading 38.24 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). Other goods of heading 38.24 are classified under 3824.10 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores), 3824.30 (non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders), 3824.40 (prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes), 3824.50 (non-refractory mortars or concretes) and 12 others. National tariff lines under 3824.87 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/382487 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 38](https://border.bot/hs-codes/38) / [38.24](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3824) / [3824.87](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382487) ## Key facts - HS code: 3824.87 - Covers: Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter, containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride - Heading: [38.24: Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3824) - Chapter: [38: Miscellaneous chemical products](https://border.bot/hs-codes/38) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/382487) ## What this code covers HS code 3824.87 covers goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter, containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride. The legal text of the subheading is “Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride”, read under “Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 38.24 are classified under 3824.10 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores), 3824.30 (non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders), 3824.40 (prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes), 3824.50 (non-refractory mortars or concretes) and 12 others. - [3824.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382410) Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores - [3824.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382430) Non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders - [3824.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382440) Prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes - [3824.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382450) Non-refractory mortars and concretes - [3824.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382460) Sorbitol other than that of subheading 2905.44 - [3824.81](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382481) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing oxirane (ethylene oxide) - [3824.82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382482) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) - [3824.83](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382483) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate - [3824.84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382484) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing aldrin (ISO), camphechlor (ISO) (toxaphene), chlordane (ISO), chlordecone (ISO), DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN), 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane), dieldrin (ISO, INN), endosulfan (ISO), endrin (ISO), heptachlor (ISO) or mirex (ISO) - [3824.85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382485) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH (ISO)), including lindane (ISO, INN) - [3824.86](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382486) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing pentachlorobenzene (ISO) or hexachlorobenzene (ISO) - [3824.88](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382488) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers - [3824.89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382489) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins - [3824.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382491) Other: Mixtures and preparations consisting mainly of (5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl methyl methylphosphonate and bis[(5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl] methylphosphonate - [3824.92](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382492) Other: Polyglycol esters of methylphosphonic acid - [3824.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382499) Other: Other ## How it is structured 3824.87 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 38, are the chapter; the first four, 3824, are heading 38.24; the last two, 87, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 38: Miscellaneous chemical products - Heading 38.24: Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included - Within the heading: Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter - Subheading 3824.87: Containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride ## In other countries National tariff lines under 3824.87 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/382487): 1 line, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [3824.86](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382486) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing pentachlorobenzene (ISO) or hexachlorobenzene (ISO) - Next subheading: [3824.88](https://border.bot/hs-codes/382488) Goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter: Containing tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- or octabromodiphenyl ethers ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 3824.87 cover? HS code 3824.87 covers goods specified in subheading note 3 to this chapter, containing perfluorooctane sulphonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulphonamides, or perfluorooctane sulphonyl fluoride. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3824.87 in? HS code 3824.87 is in heading 38.24 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). ### Where are goods of heading 38.24 classified when 3824.87 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 38.24 are classified under 3824.10 (prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores), 3824.30 (non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders), 3824.40 (prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes), 3824.50 (non-refractory mortars or concretes) and 12 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 3824.87? National tariff lines under 3824.87 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/382487.json