HS/CN code 29157030 is partly covered for EUDR preparation.
Salts of stearic acid (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)(2007-2008);Salts of stearic acid(1988-2006) The indexed scope engine returns Partly in scope for this code. 'ex' entry: only the relevant commodity part of this heading is in scope. Product-level review is required.
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- Code description
- Salts of stearic acid (excl. inorganic or organic compounds of mercury)(2007-2008);Salts of stearic acid(1988-2006)
- Annex I basis
- Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters, synthesized using oil palm (not including products used in the manufacturing of medicinal products for human or veterinary use)
- Source basis
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 Annex I and CN 2026 index
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29organic chemicalsnarrower2915saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivativesnarrower291570palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esterspartial29157000palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esterspartial29157010palmitic acid, its salts and esterspartial29157015palmitic acidpartial29157020salts and esters of palmitic acidpartial29157025stearic acidpartial29157040palmitic acid and its salts and esterspartial
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Questions the HS/CN code cannot answer alone.
Is the product made entirely from material that has completed its lifecycle and would otherwise be discarded as waste?If yes: out of scope
By-products of a manufacturing process do not benefit from this exception — if the process used material that was not waste, the product stays in scope.
Annex I introductory paragraph; Directive 2008/98/EC Art. 3(1)Is it a sample of negligible value and quantity used only to solicit orders, or a product sent for examination or testing that is used up, destroyed or returned?If yes: out of scopeDelegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, Annex (5), table note to 'Relevant products'
Was it produced without oil palm (Elaeis spp.) — from other vegetable oils, animal fats or petrochemical feedstock?If yes: out of scope
Babassu oil and oils of other palm species are outside the scope as well.
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, Annex (2) and (6)(f)–(s)Is it used in manufacturing medicinal products for human or veterinary use (Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or Regulation (EU) 2019/6)?If yes: out of scopeDelegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, Annex (6)(g)–(s)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 Annex I — relevant productsretrieved 2026-08-06Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/1115retrieved 2026-09-24Eurostat Comext Combined Nomenclature codelist (CXT_NC v11.0)retrieved 2026-08-06Eurostat Comext partner country codelist (CXT_FREE_ISO)retrieved 2026-08-06Eurostat Comext DS-045409 — EU trade since 1988 by HS2-4-6 and CN8retrieved 2026-08-06Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 — country benchmarkingretrieved 2026-08-06Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and tradersretrieved 2025-12-26Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084 (EUDR information system)retrieved 2026-08-08