Analysis
HTS 2804.80.00 covers hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals: arsenic under heading 2804 (hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2804.69.50 (other: other) at 5.5%, a difference of 5.5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 29% of the 274 tariff lines in chapter 28 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325180 (Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 705 US establishments employing 41,447 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2804.10.00 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals: hydrogen | 3.7% |
| 2804.21.00 | Rare gases: argon | 3.7% |
| 2804.29.00 | Rare gases: other | 3.7% |
| 2804.30.00 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals: nitrogen | 3.7% |
| 2804.40.00 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals: oxygen | 3.7% |
| 2804.50.00 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals: boron; tellurium | Free |
| 2804.61.00 | Containing by weight not less than 99.99 percent of silicon | Free |
| 2804.69.10 | Containing by weight less than 99.99 percent but not less than 99 percent of silicon | 5.3% |
| 2804.69.50 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2804.70.00 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals: phosphorus | Free |
| 2804.90.00 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals: selenium | Free |