Analysis
HTS 2827.51.00 covers bromides of sodium or of potassium under heading 2827 (chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 5.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2827.49.50 (other: other), at 5.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5.5 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 29% of the 274 tariff lines in chapter 28. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325180 (Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 705 US establishments employing 41,447 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
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% |
| 2827.41.00 | Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides: of copper | 3.9% |
| 2827.49.10 | Other: of vanadium | 5.5% |
| 2827.49.50 | Other: other | 5.5% |
| 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% |