2826

Analysis

Heading 2826 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 8 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

2 of its 7 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (29%) and 5 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.1%. The median line pays 3.1%.

The largest subheadings are 2826.19 (other, 3 lines), 2826.90 (other, 2 lines), 2826.12 (unnamed, 1 line) and 2826.30 (unnamed, 1 line).

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

Its median rate of 3.1% sits at the 50th percentile of the headings in chapter 28.

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.