Analysis
HTS 2825.90.20 covers other: tin oxides under heading 2825 (hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 5.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2825.90.75 (other: cadmium oxide), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.2 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 28 (82nd percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 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 4.2%. 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%, 6.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2825.90.10 | Beryllium oxide and hydroxide | 3.7% |
| 2825.90.15 | Other: niobium oxide | 3.7% |
| 2825.90.30 | Other: tungsten oxides | 5.5% |
| 2825.90.75 | Other: cadmium oxide | Free |
| 2825.90.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |