Code 2530 20 · Heading 2530

Kieserite and epsomite (natural magnesium sulfates)

This code covers kieserite and epsomite when they are natural magnesium sulfates.

For example

Natural kieserite
Natural epsomite

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Official tariff text

Kieserite and epsomite "natural magnesium sulphates"

How we got to this code

V
25
2530
2530 20

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section V Mineral products
Is the product salt, sulphur, earth or stone, gypsum, lime or cement; an ore, slag or ash; or a mineral fuel, mineral oil, distillation product, bituminous substance or mineral wax?
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Step 2 · Chapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materia… 1 of 3 chapters in section V
Which named material or product type is it: salt, natural iron sulphides, sulphur, natural graphite, natural sand, quartz or quartzite, kaolin or other kaolin-containing clay, other clay or related materials, chalk, natural phosphates, natural barium compounds, fossil siliceous meal or similar earth, pumice or other natural abrasives, slate, marble or other dense building limestone, granite or other building stone, gravel or crushed stone, dolomite, magnesite or magnesium oxide, gypsum, limestone for lime, cement, asbestos, mica, steatite or talc, natural borates or boric acids, feldspar or similar minerals, or vermiculite, perlite and other minerals?
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Step 3 · Heading 2530 Vermiculite, perlite and other mineral substances, … 29 of 29 headings under chapter 25
Which group does the product belong to: unexpanded vermiculite, perlite or chlorite; kieserite or epsomite (natural magnesium sulfates); or arsenic sulfides, alunite, pozzolan earth, earth pigments or another mineral substance not specified elsewhere?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2530 20 Kieserite and epsomite "natural magnesium sulphates" 2 of 3 subheadings under heading 2530
Is it unexpanded vermiculite, perlite or chlorite; kieserite or epsomite (natural magnesium sulfates); or arsenic sulfides, alunite, pozzolan earth, earth pigments or another mineral substance not elsewhere specified?

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2530 20 00

Kieserite and epsomite "natural magnesium sulphates"

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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2530 10 Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded 0.0%
2530 20 Kieserite and epsomite "natural magnesium sulphates" you are here 0.0%
2530 90 Arsenic sulfides, alunite, pozzuolana, earth colours and other mineral substances, n.e.s. 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

25.30.2000 Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

2530 20 00 00 Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

0.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2530.20.10.00 Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Kieserite, epsom salts

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

25.30.2000

Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

2530 20 00 00

Kieserite, epsomite (natural magnesium sulphates)

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 2 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

2530.20.10.00

Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Kieserite, epsom salts (natural magnesium sulfates), Kieserite

General rate

Free

From the EU

0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
2530.20.20.00

Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included, Kieserite, epsom salts (natural magnesium sulfates), Epsom salts

General rate

Free

From the EU

0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.