Analysis
Subheading 2824.90 covers other, within heading 2824. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.4% to 5.5% with a median of 4.8%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 2824.90.10 for lead suboxide (leady litharge) (5.5%), 2824.90.20 for red lead and orange lead (3.4%) and 2824.90.50 for other: other (4.8%).
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.
Goods only reach 2824.90 once they fall within heading 2824 (lead oxides; red lead and orange lead). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |