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Section VI — Products of the chemical or allied industries

Chapter 28 — Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rareearth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes

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2844 Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products.

Common commodities
Natural unrefined uranium oreEnriched uranium pellets for nuclear reactorsDepleted uranium alloy for armor platingPlutonium-238 for thermoelectric generatorsThorium oxide powder for nuclear fuelTritiated phosphate solution for luminous paintSpent fuel rods from nuclear reactorsCobalt-60 gamma irradiator sourceIodine-131 for thyroid cancer treatmentStrontium-90 for medical brachytherapy

Codes

CodeDescription
2844.10Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds
2844.20Uranium enriched in U235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products
2844.30Uranium depleted in U235 and its compounds; thorium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U235, thorium or compounds of these products
2844.4Radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than those of subheading 2844.10, 2844.20 or 2844.30; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues
2844.41Tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds
2844.42Actinium225, actinium227, californium253, curium240, curium241, curium242, curium243, curium244, einsteinium253, einsteinium254, gadolinium148, polonium208, polonium209, polonium210, radium223, uranium230 or uranium232, and their compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements or compound
2844.43Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds
2844.44Radioactive residues
2844.50Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors