Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

HS v2017 Code: 3820

Chapter	Heading	Sub-heading
38	20	n/a

Code	3820
Version	HS v2017
Hierarchy Level	4
Datasource	WCO
Chapter	38

Ancestor Codes: Chemical products n.e.c.

This Code: Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

Child Codes: Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

Sibling Codes (Nearest 5): Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902; Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics; Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals; Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells; Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006; certified reference material

About anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

HS code 3820 covers a critical industry that produces anti-freezing preparations and de-icing fluids. These products play a vital role in maintaining the functionality of vehicles, machinery, and infrastructure during cold weather conditions. They are essential for ensuring safe and reliable operations across various sectors, from transportation to construction. This industry's outputs are widely consumed by a range of other industries, making it an integral part of the broader economy.

Production process

The production of anti-freezing preparations and de-icing fluids typically involves a multi-step process. Manufacturers begin by sourcing and blending various chemical compounds, such as glycols, alcohols, and corrosion inhibitors. These raw materials are carefully measured and combined in precise ratios to achieve the desired properties, such as freezing point depression, viscosity, and corrosion resistance. The resulting mixture is then filtered, packaged, and prepared for distribution.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of anti-freezing preparations and de-icing fluids include a variety of chemical compounds, such as 2905 Acyclic alcohols, 2909 Ethers, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, ketone peroxides, epoxides with a three-membered ring, acetals and hemiacetals, and 2917 Polycarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives. Additionally, manufacturers may require specialized equipment, such as blending tanks, filtration systems, and packaging machinery, to ensure the quality and consistency of their products.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of this industry are anti-freezing preparations and de-icing fluids, which are widely used in various applications. These products are consumed by industries such as 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, 8704 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, and 8716 Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof. Additionally, the outputs of this industry may be used in the production of 3824 (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).

Family tree for anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/38'>38: Chemical products n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3820'>3820: Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3801'>3801: Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3802'>3802: Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3803'>3803: Tall oil, whether or not refined</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3804'>3804: Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of heading no. 3803</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3805'>3805: Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine, other terpenic oils; crude dipentene; sulphite turpentine, other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3806'>3806: Rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3807'>3807: Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3808'>3808: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators, disinfectants and the like, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3809'>3809: Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing, fixing of dyestuffs, other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, n.e.c. or included</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3810'>3810: Metal-pickling preparations; fluxes etc for soldering, brazing; welding powders, pastes of metal and other materials; preparations used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3811'>3811: Anti-knock preparations, oxidation and gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and the like, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or other liquids used for the same purposes</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3812'>3812: Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, n.e.c. or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3813'>3813: Preparations and charges for fire extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3814'>3814: Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3815'>3815: Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations n.e.c. or included</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3816'>3816: Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions; other than products of heading no. 3801</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3817'>3817: Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3818'>3818: Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3819'>3819: Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3821'>3821: Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cells</a>"]
A --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3822'>3822: Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006; certified reference material</a>"]
A --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3823'>3823: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols</a>"]
A --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3824'>3824: 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</a>"]
A --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3825'>3825: Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other residual products.</a>"]
A --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3826'>3826: Biodiesel and mixtures thereof; not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals</a>"]

    B --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/382000'>382000: Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids</a>"]


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