Chapter 26 — Ores, slag and ash 4-digit heading

26.14 Titanium ores and concentrates

One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.

Section V, Mineral Products — salt, sulphur, earths, stone, ores, mineral fuels and mineral oils.

  1. 26 Chapter Ores, slag and ash
  2. 14 Heading Titanium ores and concentrates
  3. —— Subheading Pick one of the 1 six-digit codes below

Chapter 26 covers ores, slag and ash: the raw mineral concentrates mined and processed before smelting, plus the slag and ash byproducts of metal production. This is upstream of the refined metal chapters (72-81). Classification tip: Ore classification depends on the specific metal content (iron, copper, precious-metal ores each have their own subheading), so confirm assay results before filing rather than relying on a generic 'ore' description.

All of chapter 26

The 1 six-digit code under 26.14

One of these is the number you declare.

Other headings in chapter 26

26.01 Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites 26.02 Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight 26.03 Copper ores and concentrates 26.04 Nickel ores and concentrates 26.05 Cobalt ores and concentrates 26.06 Aluminium ores and concentrates 26.07 Lead ores and concentrates 26.08 Zinc ores and concentrates 26.09 Tin ores and concentrates 26.10 Chromium ores and concentrates 26.11 Tungsten ores and concentrates 26.12 Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates 26.13 Molybdenum ores and concentrates 26.15 Niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates 26.16 Precious metal ores and concentrates 26.17 Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601 26.18 Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel 26.19 Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel 26.20 Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds 26.21 Slag and ash n.e.c. in chapter 26; including seaweed ash (kelp) and ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste

The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.

Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.

Shipping goods under 26.14? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.

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26.14 FAQ

Heading 26.14 covers titanium ores and concentrates. It is part of chapter 26 (ores, slag and ash), and it is subdivided into 1 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.

Pick one of the 1 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.

The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section V and to chapter 26. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.

A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.

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