Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols

HS v2017 Code: 3823

About industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols

HS code 3823 covers a diverse range of industrial chemicals, including monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining, and industrial fatty alcohols. These products play a crucial role in various industries, from personal care and cleaning products to lubricants and plastics. The global market for these chemicals is sizeable and continues to grow, driven by increasing demand from developing economies and the need for sustainable, bio-based alternatives to traditional petrochemicals.

Production process

The production of the chemicals under HS code 3823 typically involves a combination of chemical and physical processes. Monocarboxylic fatty acids are often derived from the hydrolysis or saponification of fats and oils, while acid oils from refining are byproducts of the edible oil refining process. Industrial fatty alcohols, on the other hand, are commonly produced through the hydrogenation of fatty acids or the reduction of fatty acid esters.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 3823 chemicals include various types of fats and oils, such as 1507 Soybean oil, 1511 Palm oil, and 1512 Sunflower-seed oil. Additionally, the industry relies on specialized equipment and machinery for the chemical processing and purification of these raw materials. Energy sources, such as electricity and steam, are also essential for the production processes.

Production outputs

The outputs of the HS code 3823 industry include a wide range of industrial chemicals, such as stearic acid, oleic acid, and lauric acid, which are used as feedstocks in the manufacture of 3401 Soap and organic surface-active products, 3402 Organic surface-active agents, and 3404 Artificial waxes and prepared waxes. The industry also produces industrial fatty alcohols, which find applications in the production of 3402 Organic surface-active agents and 3401 Soap and organic surface-active products.

Family tree for industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/38'>38: Chemical products n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/3823'>3823: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols</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/v2017/3820'>3820: Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids</a>"]
A --> W["<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 --> X["<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 --> 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/v2017/382311'>382311: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining; stearic acid</a>"]
B --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/382312'>382312: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining; oleic acid</a>"]
B --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/382313'>382313: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining; tall oil fatty acids</a>"]
B --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/382319'>382319: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)</a>"]
B --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/382370'>382370: Industrial fatty alcohols</a>"]


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