Is the whole of chapter 25 under sanctions?

No. The annexes list specific entries rather than whole chapters, with few exceptions. This list contains only codes present in the goods annexes. A code from chapter 25 that is not here requires separate verification, because restrictions outside the CN database may apply, for example dual-use or entity-based bans.

How do I know whether it is an export or import ban?

The direction follows from the article and annex where the code appears. The same code may be under an export ban to Russia and an import ban from Belarus at the same time. For every code we show the regime, annex, article and direction separately.

CN codes / chapter 25

CN chapter 25 and EU sanctions

Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

In chapter 25 of the Combined Nomenclature (Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement), 9 CN codes are restricted by EU measures: 7 toward Russia and 7 toward Belarus. Determine the status of a single product on its code page, because the same chapter can hold both restricted and unrestricted entries.

CN code	Goods	Regime	Direction
25	SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT	Crimea and Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, Belarus, North Korea, Russia	export, import
2501	Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water	Belarus, Russia	import
2504	Natural graphite	Iran	export
2517	Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 2515 or 2516, whether or not heat-treated	Belarus, Russia	import
2519	Natural magnesium carbonate (magnesite); fused magnesia; dead-burned (sintered) magnesia, whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering; other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure	Belarus, Russia	import
2522	Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 2825	Belarus, Russia	import
2523	Cement, incl. cement clinkers, whether or not coloured	Belarus, Russia	import
2530	Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included	Belarus, Russia	import
ex 2530 90 00	Ores of the rare earth metals	North Korea	import

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Frequently asked questions

Is the whole of chapter 25 under sanctions?
No. The annexes list specific entries rather than whole chapters, with few exceptions. This list contains only codes present in the goods annexes. A code from chapter 25 that is not here requires separate verification, because restrictions outside the CN database may apply, for example dual-use or entity-based bans.
How do I know whether it is an export or import ban?
The direction follows from the article and annex where the code appears. The same code may be under an export ban to Russia and an import ban from Belarus at the same time. For every code we show the regime, annex, article and direction separately.

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