Analysis
HTS 2836.99.20 covers other: bismuth carbonate under heading 2836 (carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 0.5% to 4.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 2836.99.40 (other: lead carbonates) at 0.5%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 5.5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 28 (95th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $550 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 5.5%. 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 35%, 6.4 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 2836.99.10 (other: cobalt carbonates, 4.2%), 2836.99.30 (commercial ammonium carbonate and other ammonium carbonates, 1.7%), 2836.99.40 (other: lead carbonates, 0.5%) and 2836.99.50 (other: other, 3.7%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2836.99.10 | Other: cobalt carbonates | 4.2% |
| 2836.99.30 | Commercial ammonium carbonate and other ammonium carbonates | 1.7% |
| 2836.99.40 | Other: lead carbonates | 0.5% |
| 2836.99.50 | Other: other | 3.7% |