Aluminum fluoride (AlF₃) classifies under 282612 as a simple fluoride of aluminum, while synthetic cryolite — sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Na₃AlF₆) — is a complex fluorine salt with its own dedicated subheading, 282630. The distinction rests on the chemical formula and the presence of sodium in the cryolite structure.

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