Analysis
HTS 2526.20.00 covers crushed or powdered under heading 2526 (natural steatite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 91% of the 78 tariff lines in chapter 25, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other line in the same group is 2526.10.00 (not crushed, not powdered, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327992 (Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing), an industry of 275 US establishments employing 10,279 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2526.10.00 | Not crushed, not powdered | Free |