Tall oil, whether or not refined

HS v2022 Code: 3803

Chapter	Heading	Sub-heading
38	03	n/a

Code	3803
Version	HS v2022
Hierarchy Level	4
Datasource	WCO
Chapter	38

Ancestor Codes: Chemical products n.e.c.

This Code: Tall oil, whether or not refined

Child Codes: Chemical products; tall oil, whether or not refined

Sibling Codes (Nearest 5): 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; Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black; 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; 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; Rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums

About tall oil, whether or not refined

HS code 3803 covers tall oil, a valuable byproduct of the pulp and paper industry. Tall oil is a viscous, amber-colored liquid derived from the distillation of pine tree resin, and it has a wide range of industrial applications. As a renewable resource, tall oil plays an important role in the global economy, serving as a feedstock for various chemical processes and products.

Production process

Tall oil is primarily produced as a byproduct of the kraft pulping process, where wood pulp is extracted from pine and other softwood trees. During this process, the resin and fatty acids in the wood are separated and concentrated, forming the tall oil. The tall oil is then further refined and processed to meet the specific requirements of its end-use applications.

Production inputs

The main inputs for the production of tall oil are the softwood trees, particularly pine, used in the kraft pulping process. Additionally, the production of tall oil requires specialized equipment and machinery for the distillation and refining stages. Energy sources, such as steam or electricity, are also necessary for the various processing steps.

Production outputs

Tall oil has a wide range of applications, including the production of 3806 Rosin and resin acids, 3823 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining, and 3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries. It is also used in the manufacture of soaps, lubricants, paints, and other industrial products. The byproducts of tall oil refining, such as pitch and rosin, may also be further processed and utilized in various industries.

Family tree for tall oil, whether or not refined

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/38'>38: Chemical products n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3803'>3803: Tall oil, whether or not refined</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3801'>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/v2022/3802'>3802: Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3804'>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 --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3805'>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 --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3806'>3806: Rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3807'>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 --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3808'>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 --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3809'>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 --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3810'>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 --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3811'>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 --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3812'>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 --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3813'>3813: Preparations and charges for fire extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3814'>3814: Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3815'>3815: Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations n.e.c. or included</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3816'>3816: Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 38.01</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3817'>3817: Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3818'>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 --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3819'>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 --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3820'>3820: Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3821'>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/v2022/3822'>3822: Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials</a>"]
A --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3823'>3823: Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols</a>"]
A --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3824'>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/v2022/3825'>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/v2022/3826'>3826: Biodiesel and mixtures thereof; not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals</a>"]
A --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3827'>3827: Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane, not elsewhere specified or included</a>"]

    B --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/380300'>380300: Chemical products; tall oil, whether or not refined</a>"]


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