Analysis
HTS 2820.90.00 covers manganese oxides: other under heading 2820 (manganese oxides).
The general duty rate is 4.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 28 (85th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $470 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.7%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 5.3 times the general rate.
The other line in the same group is 2820.10.00 (manganese oxides: manganese dioxide, 4.7%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2820.10.00 | Manganese oxides: manganese dioxide | 4.7% |