Analysis
HTS 2827.41.00 covers chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides: of copper under heading 2827 (chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 5.5%. Compared with 2827.60.10 (of calcium or of copper), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.9 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 28 (78th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $390 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 3.9%. 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 32.5%, 8.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2827.10.00 | Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides: ammonium chloride | 2.9% |
| 2827.20.00 | Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides: calcium chloride | Free |
| 2827.31.00 | Other chlorides: of magnesium | 1.5% |
| 2827.32.00 | Other chlorides: of aluminum | Free |
| 2827.35.00 | Other chlorides: of nickel | 3.7% |
| 2827.39.10 | Other: of vanadium | 5.5% |
| 2827.39.25 | Other: of tin | 4.2% |
| 2827.39.30 | Other: of titanium | 4.9% |
| 2827.39.40 | Other: of tungsten | 5.5% |
| 2827.39.45 | Other: of barium | 4.2% |
| 2827.39.55 | Other: of iron | 3.7% |
| 2827.39.60 | Other: of cobalt | 4.2% |
| 2827.39.65 | Other: of zinc | 1.6% |
| 2827.39.90 | Other: other | 3.7% |
| 2827.49.10 | Other: of vanadium | 5.5% |
| 2827.49.50 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 2827.51.00 | Bromides of sodium or of potassium | Free |
| 2827.59.25 | Of ammonium, of calcium or of zinc | Free |
| 2827.59.51 | Other: other | 3.6% |
| 2827.60.10 | Of calcium or of copper | Free |
| 2827.60.20 | Iodides and iodide oxides: of potassium | 2.8% |
| 2827.60.51 | Iodides and iodide oxides: other | 4.2% |