HTS heading · chapter 28
2816
Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium
Analysis
Heading 2816 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium; oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 3 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2% to 4.2% with a median of 3.1%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 2816.40 (oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or…, 2 lines) and 2816.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 3.1% sits at the 50th percentile of the headings in chapter 28.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2816.10.00 | Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium | 3.1% |
| 2816.40.10 | Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium: of strontium | 4.2% |
| 2816.40.20 | Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, of strontium or barium: of barium | 2% |