HS 2915.70 Palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters

HS code 291570 (also written 2915.70) is a subheading of the Harmonized System that covers acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters. It sits under heading 2915 (saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids…) in chapter 29 (organic chemicals).

In 2024, countries reported exports worth $1.25B and imports worth $1.13B under HS code 291570. Reported exports changed by +23.7% compared with 2023. These are trade statistics in US dollars, not prices.

The largest exporters in 2024 were Indonesia (32.2% of world exports), Malaysia (23.0% of world exports) and Singapore (6.5% of world exports).

The largest importers in 2024 were United States (10.7% of world imports), Germany (6.2% of world imports) and China (5.9% of world imports).

Yes. Based on what the major economies reported about their trade with India, India exported at least $48.5M and imported at least $39M under HS code 291570 in 2024. Among the major reporting economies, its largest export market was United States and its largest supplier was Indonesia.

CompoundList lists 188 chemicals under this code, including Palmitic acid, Stearic acid and Magnesium stearate. Codes marked indicative are assigned from the chemical's structure class or chapter, so confirm the final classification with your customs broker.

The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries add their own digits after that, for example India uses eight digit ITC-HS codes and the United States uses ten digit HTS codes, so check the national tariff for the full code and the duty rate.