Analysis
Heading 2824 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers lead oxides; red lead and orange lead. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3% to 5.5% with a median of 4.1%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 4.1% sits at the 79th percentile of the headings in chapter 28.
The largest subheadings are 2824.90 (other, 3 lines) and 2824.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2824.10.00 | Lead monoxide (litharge, massicot) | 3% |
| 2824.90.10 | Lead suboxide (leady litharge) | 5.5% |
| 2824.90.20 | Red lead and orange lead | 3.4% |
| 2824.90.50 | Other: other | 4.8% |