Analysis
HTS 2826.90.90 covers other: other under heading 2826 (fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.1%. The costliest confusion would be with 2826.30.00 (sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Synthetic cryolite)) at duty-free, a difference of 3.1 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 2826.90.90.10 for lithium hexafluorophosphate and 2826.90.90.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 3.1%. 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 general duty rate is 3.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 28 (50th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $310 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 8.1 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2826.90.90.10 | Lithium hexafluorophosphate | kg | |
| 2826.90.90.90 | Other | kg |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2826.12.00 | Fluorides: of aluminum | Free |
| 2826.19.10 | Other: of ammonium | 3.1% |
| 2826.19.20 | Other: of sodium | 3.7% |
| 2826.19.90 | Other: other | 3.9% |
| 2826.30.00 | Sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Synthetic cryolite) | Free |
| 2826.90.10 | Fluorosilicates of sodium or of potassium | 4.1% |