Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides
HS heading 28.27 covers Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides. Within Chapter 28 it splits into 11 six-digit subheadings spanning chlorides to iodides and iodide oxides, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $342.1M
- Share of Chapter 28
- 9.6%
- Rank in its chapter
- #3 of 50
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 28.27 covers Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides. At the six-digit line it separates chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides and bromides, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. India's large chemical industry exports inorganic acids, salts, oxides and industrial gases worldwide. India exported $342.1M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 9.6% of all Chapter 28 exports, ranking #3 of 50 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
28.27 is the four-digit HS heading for chlorides. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many chemicals & allied industries lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 28.27
The Harmonised System breaks Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides into these 11 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Chlorides; of ammonium
Chlorides; of calcium
Chlorides; of magnesium
Chlorides; of aluminium
Chlorides; of nickel
Chlorides; other than of ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium and nickel
Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; of copper
Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; other than of copper
Bromides; of sodium or of potassium
Bromides and bromide oxides; other than item no. 2827.51
Iodides and iodide oxides
Top destinations for Chapter 28 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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