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CN 3913

Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

11 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
3913 10Alginic acid, its salts and estersTARIC
3913 10 00 20Sodium alginate extracted from brown seaweed, with - a loss on drying of not more than 15 % by weight (4h at 105 °C), - a water-insoluble fraction of not more than 2 % by weight, calculated on the dry weight5%TARIC
3913 10 00 90Other5%TARIC
3913 90OtherTARIC
3913 90 00 20Poly(hydroxyalkanoate), predominantly consisting of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)6.5%TARIC
3913 90 00 40Xanthan gum6.5%TARIC
Sodium hyaluronate
3913 90 00 85Sterile sodium hyaluronate (CAS RN 9067-32-7)6.5%TARIC
Non sterile
3913 90 00 87With: - a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of not more than 900 000, - an endotoxin level of not more than 0,008 Endotoxin units (EU)/mg, - an ethanol content of not more than 1% by weight, - an isopropanol content of not more than 0,5% by weight6.5%TARIC
3913 90 00 88Other6.5%TARIC
3913 90 00 95Chondroitinsulphuric acid, sodium salt (CAS RN 9082-07-9)6.5%TARIC
3913 90 00 99Other0%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 3913 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 39: PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF