39131000 Alginic acid, its salts and esters
Alginic acid, its salts and esters
- Chapter
- 39 Plastics and Articles Thereof
- Edition
- AHECC 2022
- Unit
- KG
About this item code
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Item code facts
- Code
- 39131000
- Chapter
- 39 Plastics and Articles Thereof
- Heading
- 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
- HS code
- 391310 Alginic acid, its salts and esters
- UQ
- KG
Description
Alginic acid, its salts and esters
How to read AHECC code 39131000
Read the code from broad to specific. Each verified prefix below narrows the commodity until the final Australian export statistical item is reached.
| Code level | Code | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter | 39 | Plastics and Articles Thereof |
| Heading | 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 |
| HS subheading | 391310 | Alginic acid, its salts and esters |
| AHECC item | 39131000 | Alginic acid, its salts and esters |
The reported unit of quantity for this item is KG. Confirm the commodity description and reporting unit in the official ABS workbook before lodging an export declaration.
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Use this code only when the goods match the final description Alginic acid, its salts and esters. If the wording is too broad or does not match the goods, return to AHECC chapter 39 and compare every item in the chapter.
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In this section
- 39122000Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
- 39123100Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts
- 39123900Other
- 39129000Other
- 39131000Alginic acid, its salts and esters
- 39139002Other
- 39140000Ion-Exchangers Based On Polymers of 3901 to 3913, in Primary Forms
- 39151001Of polymers of ethylene - With a specific gravity of less than 0.94
- 39151002Of polymers of ethylene - With a specific gravity of equal to, or greater than 0.94
- 39152001Of polymers of styrene - Expanded
Official source
- Official AHECC source
- ABS 123307.xlsx
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-18
This page is based on the official ABS AHECC section table. Use the ABS file and customs guidance for formal export coding decisions.
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