Code 3815 11 · Heading 3815

Supported catalysts with nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance

This code covers supported catalysts whose active substance is nickel or a nickel compound. It does not cover the supported catalysts assigned to the neighbouring precious-metal or other supported-catalyst categories.

For example

A supported catalyst with nickel as the active substance, not a precious-metal catalyst
A supported catalyst with a nickel compound as the active substance, not a precious-metal catalyst

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Official tariff text

Supported catalysts with nickel or a nickel compound as the active substance, n.e.s.

How we got to this code

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Step 1 · Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industries
Is it an inorganic or organic chemical; a pharmaceutical product; a fertilizer; a tanning or dye extract, pigment, paint, varnish, filler or printing ink; an essential oil, perfume, cosmetic or toilet product; soap, a surface-active, washing, cleaning, polishing or wax product; a protein, modified starch, glue or enzyme; an explosive, pyrotechnic article, match or other specified combustible material; a photographic or cinematographic product; or another chemical product?
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Step 2 · Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products 11 of 11 chapters in section VI
Which specific product type is it: a carbon or mineral product, resin or terpentine product, pesticide, textile, paper or leather treatment, soldering or welding preparation, oil or fuel additive, rubber or plastic additive, fire-extinguishing preparation, solvent or paint remover, catalyst, refractory product, alkylbenzene or alkylnaphthalene mixture, doped electronic material, hydraulic fluid, antifreeze or de-icing liquid, culture substrate, diagnostic or laboratory reagent, fatty acid or fatty alcohol, foundry binder or other chemical preparation, chemical waste, biodiesel, or a mixture containing halogenated methane, ethane or propane derivatives?
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Step 3 · Heading 3815 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and cata… 15 of 27 headings under chapter 38
Is it a supported catalyst—and, if so, is its active substance nickel or nickel compounds, precious metal or precious metal compounds, or another substance?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3815 11 Supported catalysts with nickel or a nickel compoun… 1 of 4 subheadings under heading 3815
Is it a supported catalyst whose active substance is nickel or a nickel compound?

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Import duty on the codes below: 6.5%

Only one code below

3815 11 00

Supported catalysts with nickel or a nickel compound as the active substance, n.e.s.

6.5%

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

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This is the catch-all under 3815: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the supported-catalyst group, this is the category for catalysts with nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance rather than the precious-metal or other supported-catalyst classes named by the sibling codes.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 6.5%.

3815 11 Supported catalysts with nickel or a nickel compound as the active substance, n.e.s. you are here 6.5%
3815 12 Supported catalysts with precious metal or a precious-metal compound as the active substance, n.e.s. 6.5%
3815 19 Supported catalysts, n.e.s. (excl. with precious metal, a precious-metal compound, nickel or a nickel compound as the active substance) 0.0–6.5%
3815 90 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, n.e.s. (excl. rubber accelerators and supported catalysts) 0.0–6.5%

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

38.15.1100 With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substances

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

6.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

3815 11 00 00 With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3815.11.00.00 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

38.15.1100

With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substances

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

3815 11 00 00

With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

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).

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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.

3815.11.00.00

Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included, Supported catalysts, With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

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.