HTS heading · chapter 28
2821
Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colors containing 70 percent or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3
Analysis
Heading 2821 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colors containing 70 percent or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 2 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.7% to 5.5% with a median of 4.6%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 4.6% sits at the 85th percentile of the headings in chapter 28.
The largest subheadings are 2821.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 2821.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130) and Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2821.10.00 | Iron oxides and hydroxides | 3.7% |
| 2821.20.00 | Iron oxides and hydroxides; earth colors containing 70 percent or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2O3: earth colors | 5.5% |