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

HS v2022 Code: 3819

About 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

HS code 3819 covers a critical component of the automotive industry - hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission. These fluids play a vital role in the safe and efficient operation of vehicle braking systems, ensuring smooth and responsive braking performance. As a key input for the automotive manufacturing and aftermarket sectors, this industry is an important contributor to the broader economy.

Production process

The production of hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission typically involves a multi-step process. First, the base fluid, which is often a glycol-based compound, is formulated with various additives to enhance performance characteristics such as boiling point, viscosity, and corrosion resistance. The mixture is then carefully blended and filtered to ensure consistent quality and purity. Finally, the finished product is packaged and distributed to automotive manufacturers, repair shops, and retailers.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of HS code 3819 products include the base fluid (often glycol-based), a range of specialized additives (e.g., corrosion inhibitors, anti-wear agents, and viscosity modifiers), and the necessary manufacturing equipment and facilities. Additionally, the industry relies on a robust supply chain of raw materials, logistics, and distribution networks to ensure the timely delivery of these critical automotive components.

Production outputs

The primary output of HS code 3819 is hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, which are essential for the proper functioning of vehicle braking systems. These products are consumed by 8708 Parts and accessories for motor vehicles manufacturers, 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons repair and maintenance shops, and the broader 8700 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof industry.

Family tree for 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

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/38'>38: Chemical products n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3819'>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 --> 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/v2022/3803'>3803: Tall oil, whether or not refined</a>"]
A --> F["<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 --> G["<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 --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3806'>3806: Rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums</a>"]
A --> I["<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 --> J["<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 --> K["<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 --> L["<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 --> M["<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 --> N["<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 --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3813'>3813: Preparations and charges for fire extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3814'>3814: Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3815'>3815: Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations n.e.c. or included</a>"]
A --> R["<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 --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/3817'>3817: Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902</a>"]
A --> T["<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 --> 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/v2022/381900'>381900: Hydraulic fluids; for brakes 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>"]


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