Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39

HS v2017 Code: 2940

Chapter	Heading	Sub-heading
29	40	n/a

Code	2940
Version	HS v2017
Hierarchy Level	4
Datasource	WCO
Chapter	29

Ancestor Codes: Organic chemicals

This Code: Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39

Child Codes: Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39

Sibling Codes (Nearest 5): Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones.; Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives; Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives; Antibiotics; Organic compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29

About sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39

HS code 2940 covers a diverse range of chemically pure sugars, excluding the more common types like sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose, and fructose. These specialized sugars and their derivatives have a wide array of applications in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries, playing a crucial role in the global economy.

Production process

The production of the sugars and derivatives under HS code 2940 typically involves complex chemical synthesis and purification processes. Depending on the specific compound, techniques such as fermentation, enzymatic catalysis, and organic synthesis may be employed to create the desired products. Careful control of reaction conditions, purification methods, and quality assurance measures are essential to ensure the purity and consistency of these specialized sugars.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 2940 products include a variety of raw materials, such as carbohydrates, organic solvents, catalysts, and specialized equipment like bioreactors, distillation columns, and chromatography systems. Access to a skilled workforce with expertise in organic chemistry, biochemistry, and process engineering is also crucial for this industry.

Production outputs

The outputs of HS code 2940 include a wide range of chemically pure sugars and their derivatives, such as sugar ethers, sugar acetals, and sugar esters. These products find applications in the 2106 Food preparations, not elsewhere specified or included, 3003 Medicinal products, 3004 Medicinal products, and 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included industries, among others.

Family tree for sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/29'>29: Organic chemicals</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2940'>2940: Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2901'>2901: Acyclic hydrocarbons</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2902'>2902: Cyclic hydrocarbons</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2903'>2903: Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2904'>2904: Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2905'>2905: Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2906'>2906: Alcohols; cyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2907'>2907: Phenols; monophenols, polyphenols, and phenol-alcohols</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2908'>2908: Phenols or phenol-alcohols; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2909'>2909: Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not); halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated, nitrosated derivative</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2910'>2910: Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2911'>2911: Acetals and hemiacetals; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivatives</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2912'>2912: Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function; cyclic polymers of aldehydes; paraformaldehyde</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2913'>2913: Aldehydes; halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading no. 2912</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2914'>2914: Ketones and quinones; whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivatives</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2915'>2915: Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2916'>2916: Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2917'>2917: Acids; polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy-acids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2918'>2918: Acids; carboxylic acid with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2919'>2919: Esters; phosphoric, and their salts, including lactophosphates, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2920'>2920: Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (other than of hydrogen halides) and their salts, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives</a>"]
A --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2921'>2921: Amine-function compounds</a>"]
A --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2922'>2922: Oxygen-function amino-compounds</a>"]
A --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2923'>2923: Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined</a>"]
A --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2924'>2924: Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid</a>"]
A --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2925'>2925: Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds</a>"]
A --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2926'>2926: Nitrile-function compounds</a>"]
A --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2927'>2927: Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds</a>"]
A --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2928'>2928: Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine</a>"]
A --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2929'>2929: Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29</a>"]
A --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2930'>2930: Organo-sulphur compounds</a>"]
A --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2931'>2931: Other organo-inorganic compounds</a>"]
A --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2932'>2932: Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only</a>"]
A --> BI["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2933'>2933: Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only</a>"]
A --> BJ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2934'>2934: Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds</a>"]
A --> BK["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2935'>2935: Sulphonamides</a>"]
A --> BL["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2936'>2936: Provitamins, vitamins; natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates) derivatives thereof used as vitamins, and intermixtures of the fore-going, whether or not in any solvent</a>"]
A --> BM["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2937'>2937: Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones.</a>"]
A --> BN["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2938'>2938: Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives</a>"]
A --> BO["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2939'>2939: Alkaloids; natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives</a>"]
A --> BP["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2941'>2941: Antibiotics</a>"]
A --> BQ["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/2942'>2942: Organic compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29</a>"]

    B --> BR["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/294000'>294000: Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39</a>"]


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