Heading 2936

Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent

18 declarable lines

Heading 2936 covers provitamins and vitamins, whether natural or reproduced by synthesis, including natural concentrates, their vitamin-active derivatives, and intermixtures of these, whether or not in any solvent. The heading is split first into unmixed vitamins and their derivatives (2936.21 through 2936.29), which are broken out by the specific vitamin, and then into 2936.90 for provitamins, natural concentrates, and other residual items. All declarable lines in this heading carry a general (MFN) rate of Free.

Products in this heading

Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) powder
Tocopherols (Vitamin E) in bulk
Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
Folic acid
Biotin
Niacinamide
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
Vitamin A acetate

How to choose the right subheading

Confirm the goods are an unmixed vitamin, provitamin, or vitamin derivative in bulk chemical form, not a finished retail preparation.
Identify the specific vitamin to pick the line, for example Vitamin C in 2936.27, Vitamin E in 2936.28, or Vitamin B12 in 2936.26.
If the vitamin is not one of the named ones, check whether it is folic acid, niacin, niacinamide, Vitamins D, biotin, aromatic, or other within 2936.29.
For provitamins, natural concentrates, and items not covered above, use the 2936.90 lines.
Check whether dilution in a solvent changes classification; intermixtures of vitamins stay in 2936 but retail food or medicinal preparations do not.

Often confused with

Multivitamin tablets or gummies packed for retail sale
Retail food preparations that mix vitamins with carriers or other ingredients are classified as food preparations, not as unmixed vitamins in chapter 29.
Heading 2106
Vitamin C face serum or cream
Skin care preparations are cosmetics of heading 3304 even when a vitamin is the active ingredient.
Heading 3304
Vitamin-supplemented infant formula
Preparations of milk or flour with added vitamins for feeding infants fall in heading 1901.
Heading 1901
Retail vitamin capsules presented as medicaments for treating a condition
Medicaments put up in measured doses for retail sale are classified in heading 3004, not in a bulk chemical heading.
Heading 3004

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) powder?

Unmixed Vitamin C and its derivatives are classified under 2936.27.00.00, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.

What is the duty on Vitamin D?

Vitamins D and their derivatives are classified under 2936.29.50.20, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.

How do I classify niacinamide?

Niacinamide is a separate line from niacin under 2936.29.16.30, with a general (MFN) rate of Free. Niacin itself is split into 2936.29.16.10 for pharmaceutical grade and 2936.29.16.20 for other.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.