Analysis
HTS 2836.99.40 covers other: lead carbonates under heading 2836 (carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.7% to 5.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2836.99.20 (other: bismuth carbonate) at 5.5%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 0.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 28 (31st percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $50 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 2836.99.10 (other: cobalt carbonates, 4.2%), 2836.99.20 (other: bismuth carbonate, 5.5%), 2836.99.30 (commercial ammonium carbonate and other ammonium carbonates, 1.7%) and 2836.99.50 (other: other, 3.7%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325180 (Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing), an industry of 705 US establishments employing 41,447 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
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 0.5%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2836.99.10 | Other: cobalt carbonates | 4.2% |
| 2836.99.20 | Other: bismuth carbonate | 5.5% |
| 2836.99.30 | Commercial ammonium carbonate and other ammonium carbonates | 1.7% |
| 2836.99.50 | Other: other | 3.7% |