2827.60

Analysis

Subheading 2827.60 covers iodides and iodide oxides, within heading 2827. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.

1 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.2%. The median line pays 2.8%.

The US splits it as follows: 2827.60.10 for of calcium or of copper (duty-free), 2827.60.20 for iodides and iodide oxides: of potassium (2.8%) and 2827.60.51 for iodides and iodide oxides: other (4.2%).

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.

Goods only reach 2827.60 once they fall within heading 2827 (chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.