Zinc; oxide and peroxide

HS v2017 Code: 2817

About zinc; oxide and peroxide

HS code 2817 covers the classification of zinc oxide and peroxide, which are essential materials in a wide range of industries. Zinc oxide is a versatile inorganic compound with numerous applications, from the production of rubber and plastics to the manufacture of paints, coatings, and ceramics. Zinc peroxide, on the other hand, is primarily used as an oxidizing agent in various chemical processes. The global demand for these zinc-based compounds continues to grow, driven by their increasing use in diverse sectors, including construction, automotive, and consumer goods.

Production process

Zinc oxide is typically produced through the thermal decomposition of zinc carbonate or zinc hydroxide. The raw material is heated in a furnace, causing the release of carbon dioxide or water, leaving behind the zinc oxide. Alternatively, zinc oxide can also be produced by directly oxidizing molten zinc metal in the presence of air. Zinc peroxide, on the other hand, is synthesized by the reaction of zinc salts with hydrogen peroxide or other peroxide compounds.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of zinc oxide and peroxide include zinc-containing raw materials, such as 2608 Zinc ores and concentrates, as well as energy sources, such as natural gas or electricity, to power the production processes. Additionally, the manufacturing of these compounds may require various chemical reagents, such as hydrogen peroxide, depending on the specific production method employed.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of HS code 2817 are zinc oxide and zinc peroxide. These materials find widespread use in a variety of industries. Zinc oxide is a key ingredient in the production of 4001 Natural rubber, 4002 Synthetic rubber, and 3208 Paints and varnishes. Zinc peroxide, on the other hand, is commonly used as an oxidizing agent in the 2835 Phosphinates, phosphonates, phosphates, polyphosphates, 2836 Carbonates, and 2839 Silicates industries.

Family tree for zinc; oxide and peroxide

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/28'>28: Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2817'>2817: Zinc; oxide and peroxide</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2801'>2801: Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2802'>2802: Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2803'>2803: Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2804'>2804: Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2805'>2805: Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2806'>2806: Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2807'>2807: Sulphuric acid; oleum</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2808'>2808: Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2809'>2809: Diphosphorus pentoxide; phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2810'>2810: Oxides of boron; boric acids</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2811'>2811: Inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals; n.e.c. in heading no. 2806 to 2810</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2812'>2812: Halides and halide oxides of non-metals</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2813'>2813: Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2814'>2814: Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2815'>2815: Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2816'>2816: Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2818'>2818: Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2819'>2819: Chromium oxides and hydroxides</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2820'>2820: Manganese oxides</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2821'>2821: Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colours containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2o3</a>"]
A --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2822'>2822: Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides</a>"]
A --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2823'>2823: Titanium oxides</a>"]
A --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2824'>2824: Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead</a>"]
A --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2825'>2825: Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides</a>"]
A --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2826'>2826: Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts</a>"]
A --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2827'>2827: Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides</a>"]
A --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2828'>2828: Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypobromites</a>"]
A --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2829'>2829: Chlorates and perchlorates; bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates</a>"]
A --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2830'>2830: Sulphides; polysulphides whether or not chemically defined</a>"]
A --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2831'>2831: Dithionites and sulphoxylates</a>"]
A --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2832'>2832: Sulphites; thiosulphates</a>"]
A --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2833'>2833: Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)</a>"]
A --> BI["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2834'>2834: Nitrites; nitrates</a>"]
A --> BJ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2835'>2835: Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined</a>"]
A --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2836'>2836: Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate</a>"]
A --> BL["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2837'>2837: Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides</a>"]
A --> BM["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2839'>2839: Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates</a>"]
A --> BN["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2840'>2840: Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)</a>"]
A --> BO["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2841'>2841: Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids</a>"]
A --> BP["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2842'>2842: Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, n.e.c. including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined, but excluding azides</a>"]
A --> BQ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2843'>2843: Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals</a>"]
A --> BR["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2844'>2844: Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products</a>"]
A --> BS["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2845'>2845: Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined</a>"]
A --> BT["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2846'>2846: Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals; of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals</a>"]
A --> BU["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2847'>2847: Hydrogen peroxide; whether or not solidified with urea</a>"]
A --> BV["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2849'>2849: Carbides, whether or not chemically defined</a>"]
A --> BW["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2850'>2850: Hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading no. 2849</a>"]
A --> BX["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2852'>2852: Inorganic or organic compounds of mercury, excluding amalgams, whether or not chemically defined</a>"]
A --> BY["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2853'>2853: Phosphides, chemically defined or not, not ferrophosphorus; other inorganic compounds n.e.c. (including distilled, conductivity water and water of like purity); liquid air, rare gases removed or not; compressed air; amalgams, not precious metal amalgams</a>"]

    B --> BZ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/281700'>281700: Zinc; oxide and peroxide</a>"]


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