HTS tariff line · chapter 28
2842.10.00
Double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined
Analysis
HTS 2842.10.00 covers double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined under heading 2842 (other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not…).
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 28 (67th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.1% to 3.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 2842.90.10 (fulminates, cyanates and thiocyanates) at 3.1%, a difference of 0.6 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.7%. 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 25%, 6.8 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2842.90.10 | Fulminates, cyanates and thiocyanates | 3.1% |
| 2842.90.90 | Other: other | 3.3% |