Analysis
HTS 2837.20.10 covers potassium ferricyanide under heading 2837 (cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides).
The general duty rate is 1.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 28 (32nd percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $110 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 1.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 2837.19.01 (cyanides and cyanide oxides: other), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1.1 percentage points.
The other lines in the same group are 2837.11.00 (cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium, duty-free), 2837.19.01 (cyanides and cyanide oxides: other, duty-free) and 2837.20.51 (complex cyanides: other, 1.7%).
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 1.1%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2837.11.00 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | Free |
| 2837.19.01 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: other | Free |
| 2837.20.51 | Complex cyanides: other | 1.7% |