Analysis
HTS 2805.19.20 covers other: barium under heading 2805 (alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.7% to 5.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2805.19.90 (other: other), at 5.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.5 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 29% of the 274 tariff lines in chapter 28. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 2805.19.10 (other: strontium, 3.7%) and 2805.19.90 (other: other, 5.5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325180 (Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 705 US establishments employing 41,447 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2805.19.10 | Other: strontium | 3.7% |
| 2805.19.90 | Other: other | 5.5% |