# Code 281810: Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined EU customs tariff 2026 Web page: https://hscode.info/en/2026/281810 - [28](https://hscode.info/en/2026/28.md) INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES - [2818](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818.md) Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide ## Codes - [28181011](https://hscode.info/en/2026/28181011.md) With an aluminium oxide content of 98,5 % by weight or more - [28181011](https://hscode.info/en/2026/28181011.md) With less than 50 % of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm - [2818101110](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818101110.md) Sol-Gel corundum (CAS RN 1302-74-5) with an aluminium oxide content of 99,6 % or more by weight, having a micro crystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1,3 or more, but not more than 6,0 - [2818101120](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818101120.md) Sintered corundum with a micro crystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide (CAS RN 1344-28-1) and magnesium aluminate (CAS RN 12068-51-8), with a content by weight (calculated as oxides) of: -92 % or more of aluminium oxide, and -8 % or less of magnesium oxide - [2818101130](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818101130.md) Sintered Sol-Gel corundum or pre-sintered Sol-Gel with an aluminium oxide content of 99,6% or more by weight, having a microcrystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1,3 or more, but not more than 6,0 - [2818101140](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818101140.md) Sintered Sol-Gel corundum or pre-sintered Sol-Gel with a microcrystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide, with a composition by weight (as oxides) of at least 98,5% aluminium oxide, other than with an aluminium oxide content of 99,6% or more by weight, having a microcrystalline structure in the form of rods with an aspect ratio of 1,3 or more, but not more than 6,0 - [2818101191](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818101191.md) Other - [2818101191](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818101191.md) Fused alumina where both of the following apply: (i) between 5% and 35% of the product by weight is below the lowest grain size limit set out in the specification for the product and; (ii) between 1% and 10% of the product by weight is above the upper grain size limit set out in the specification for the product - [2818101199](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818101199.md) Other - [28181019](https://hscode.info/en/2026/28181019.md) With 50 % or more of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm - [28181091](https://hscode.info/en/2026/28181091.md) With an aluminium oxide content of less than 98,5 % by weight - [28181091](https://hscode.info/en/2026/28181091.md) With less than 50 % of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm - [2818109120](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818109120.md) Sintered corundum with a micro crystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide (CAS RN 1344-28-1), magnesium aluminate (CAS RN 12068-51-8) and the rare earth aluminates of yttrium, lanthanum, and neodymium, with a content by weight (calculated as oxides) of: - 92 % or more, but less than 98,5 % of aluminium oxide, - 2 % (± 1,5 %) of magnesium oxide, - 1 % (± 0,6 %) of yttrium oxide, and - either 3 % (± 2,2 %) of lanthanum oxide or - 2 % (± 1,2 %) of lanthanum oxide and neodymium oxide, with less than 50 % of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm - [2818109130](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818109130.md) Sintered corundum with a micro crystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide (CAS RN 1344-28-1) and magnesium aluminate (CAS RN 12068-51-8), with a content by weight (calculated as oxides) of: -92 % or more, but not more than 94 % of aluminium oxide, and -8 % (± 1 %) of magnesium oxide - [2818109140](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818109140.md) Sintered Sol-Gel corundum or pre-sintered Sol-Gel with a microcrystalline structure, consisting of aluminium oxide, with a composition by weight (as oxides) of at least 92% but less than 98.5% aluminium oxide - [2818109191](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818109191.md) Other - [2818109191](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818109191.md) Fused alumina with a titanium dioxide content of 1% by weight or more, where both of the following apply: (i) between 5% and 35% of the product by weight is below the lowest grain size limit set out in the specification for the product and; (ii) between 1% and 10% of the product by weight is above the upper grain size limit set out in the specification for the product - [2818109199](https://hscode.info/en/2026/2818109199.md) Other - [28181099](https://hscode.info/en/2026/28181099.md) With 50 % or more of the total weight having a particle size of more than 10 mm ## Import duties and measures | Origin | Duty | From | Until | Measure | Legal base | | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) | 0 % | 01-01-2009 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0474/08 | | North Macedonia (MK) | 0 % | 01-01-2009 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0239/04 | | Central America (2200) | 0 % | 01-01-2015 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0734/12 | | Serbia (XS) | 0 % | 01-02-2010 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0036/10 | | Japan (JP) | 0 % | 01-02-2020 | | Tariff preference | Decision 1907/18 | | Peru (PE) | 0 % | 01-03-2013 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0735/12 | | Albania (AL) | 0 % | 01-04-2009 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0332/09 | | Kosovo (XK) | 0 % | 01-04-2016 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0342/16 | | Montenegro (ME) | 0 % | 01-05-2010 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0224/10 | | New Zealand (NZ) | 0 % | 01-05-2024 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0244/24 | | ERGA OMNES (1011) | 0 % | 01-07-2016 | | Suspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms | Regulation 2658/87 | | EU-Canada agreement: re-imported goods (1006) | 0 % | 21-09-2017 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0037/17 | | Canada (CA) | 0 % | 21-09-2017 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0037/17 | | Russian Federation (RU) | Cond: B cert: L-142 (26):; B cert: Y-874 (26):; B cert: L-143 (26):; B cert: Y-859 (26):; B cert: Y-681 (26):; B (06): | 24-07-2026 | 31-12-2027 | Import control | Regulation 0833/14 | | Belarus (BY) | Cond: Y cert: Y-727 (29):; Y cert: Y-728 (29):; Y cert: L-152 (29):; Y cert: Y-870 (29):; Y (09): | 25-02-2025 | | Import control | Regulation 0765/06 | | GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) (2027) | 0 % | 01-01-2014 | | Tariff preference | Regulation 0978/12 | | GSP - General arrangements (2020) | 1.7 % | 01-01-2015 | | Tariff preference | Regulation 0978/12 | | Ukraine (UA) | 0 % | 01-01-2016 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0295/14 | | Viet Nam (VN) | 0 % | 01-08-2020 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0753/20 | | Armenia (AM) | 0 % | 10-10-2026 | 11-10-2028 | Tariff preference | Regulation 2269/26 | | ERGA OMNES (1011) | 5.2 % | 15-09-1994 | | Third country duty | Regulation 2658/87 | | Faroe Islands (FO) | 0 % | 01-01-1997 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0126/97 | | Melilla (XL) | 0 % | 01-01-1999 | | Tariff preference | Accession act 0001/85 | | Occupied palestinian Territory (PS) | 0 % | 01-01-2001 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0430/97 | | Türkiye (TR) | 0 % | 01-01-2006 | | Customs Union Duty | Decision 0142/96 | | Andorra (AD) | 0 % | 01-01-2006 | | Customs Union Duty | Decision 0680/90 | | San Marino (SM) | 0 % | 01-01-2006 | | Customs Union Duty | Decision 0245/02 | | EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods (1007) | 0 % | 01-01-2007 | | Tariff preference | Regulation 2840/72 | | GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) (2005) | 0 % | 01-01-2014 | | Tariff preference | Regulation 0978/12 | | Moldova, Republic of (MD) | 0 % | 01-01-2016 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0492/14 | | Ecuador (EC) | 0 % | 01-01-2017 | | Tariff preference | Decision 2369/16 | | OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) (2080) | 0 % | 01-01-2021 | | Tariff preference | Decision 1764/21 | | United Kingdom (GB) | 0 % | 01-01-2021 | | Tariff preference | Decision 2253/20 | | Ghana (GH) | 0 % | 01-01-2027 | | Tariff preference | Decision 1850/16 | | Singapore (SG) | 0 % | 01-01-2027 | | Tariff preference | Decision 1875/19 | | Chile (CL) | 0 % | 01-02-2025 | | Tariff preference | Decision 3016/24 | | Tunisia (TN) | 0 % | 01-03-1998 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0238/98 | | Morocco (MA) | 0 % | 01-03-2000 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0204/00 | | Lebanon (LB) | 0 % | 01-04-2006 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0356/06 | | Jordan (JO) | 0 % | 01-05-2002 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0357/02 | | Egypt (EG) | 0 % | 01-06-2004 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0635/04 | | Ceuta (XC) | 0 % | 01-07-1991 | | Tariff preference | Accession act 0001/85 | | EEA - European Economic Area (2012) | 0 % | 01-07-2007 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0001/94 | | Korea, Republic of (South Korea) (KR) | 0 % | 01-07-2011 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0265/11 | | Mexico (MX) | 0 % | 01-07-2016 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0415/00 | | Kenya (KE) | 0 % | 01-07-2024 | | Tariff preference | Decision 1647/24 | | United States (US) | 0 % | 01-07-2026 | | Tariff preference | Regulation 1455/26 | | Syria (SY) | 0 % | 01-08-1994 | | Tariff preference | Regulation 2216/78 | | Colombia (CO) | 0 % | 01-08-2013 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0735/12 | | Algeria (DZ) | 0 % | 01-09-2005 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0690/05 | | Georgia (GE) | 0 % | 01-09-2014 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0494/14 | | ERGA OMNES (1011) | 2 EUR | 01-11-2026 | | Union handling fee | Regulation 2108/26 | | ERGA OMNES (1011) | 3 EUR | 01-11-2026 | | Low-value consignment customs duty | Regulation 0382/26 | | Ivory Coast (CI) | 0 % | 02-12-2019 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0156/09 | | Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. (2000) | 0 % | 03-10-2025 | | Tariff preference | Decision 2022/25 | | Cameroon (CM) | 0 % | 04-08-2014 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0152/09 | | SADC EPA (1035) | 0 % | 10-10-2016 | | Tariff preference | Decision 1623/16 | | South Africa (ZA) | 0 % | 10-10-2016 | | Tariff preference | Decision 1623/16 | | Eastern and Southern Africa States (1034) | 0 % | 14-05-2012 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0196/12 | | Ghana (GH) | 0 % | 15-12-2016 | 31-12-2026 | Tariff preference | Decision 1850/16 | | Israel (IL) | 0 % | 16-05-2023 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0855/09 | | Solomon Islands (SB) | 0 % | 17-05-2020 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0729/09 | | Switzerland (CH) | 0 % | 20-12-1972 | | Tariff preference | Regulation 2840/72 | | Papua New Guinea (PG) | 0 % | 20-12-2009 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0729/09 | | ERGA OMNES (1011) | Cond: B cert: C-672 (29):; B cert: C-669 (29):; B cert: Y-923 (29):; B (09):; C cert: C-672 (29):; C cert: C-670 (29):; C cert: Y-923 (29):; C (09): | 21-05-2026 | | Import control - Waste | Regulation 1157/24 | | Singapore (SG) | 0 % | 21-11-2019 | 31-12-2026 | Tariff preference | Decision 1875/19 | | Ukraine (UA) | Cond: Y cert: Y-984 (29):; Y cert: N-954 (29):; Y cert: N-864 (29):; Y (09): | 24-06-2026 | | Import control | Regulation 0263/22 | | Ukraine (UA) | Cond: Y cert: Y-997 (26):; Y cert: N-864 (26):; Y cert: N-954 (26):; Y (06): | 24-06-2026 | | Import control | Regulation 0692/14 | | Fiji (FJ) | 0 % | 28-07-2014 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0729/09 | | CARIFORUM (1033) | 0 % | 29-12-2008 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0805/08 | | Samoa (WS) | 0 % | 31-12-2018 | | Tariff preference | Decision 0729/09 | Source: European Commission, TARIC, prepared by hscode.info. 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