Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39
HS subheading 2940.00 identifies Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39 — a six-digit classification under Chapter 29 used to set duty and paperwork.
- India exports 2024
- $26M
- Share of Chapter 29
- 0.1%
- Rank in its heading
- #1 of 1
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 2940.00 covers Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than the products of heading 29.37, 29.38, or 29.39. It is a leaf classification, so it sets the duty line directly for goods that fall under it. Organic chemicals are a major Indian export, anchored by the country's strength in bulk drugs and intermediates. India exported $26M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.1% of all Chapter 29 exports, ranking #1 of 1 lines in its heading (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
2940.00 is the six-digit HS subheading for sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lacto. 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.
Top destinations for Chapter 29 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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