Analysis
HTS 2842.90.10 covers fulminates, cyanates and thiocyanates under heading 2842 (other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.3% to 3.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 2842.10.00 (double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates whether or…) at 3.7%, 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 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.1%. 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.
The general duty rate is 3.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 28 (50th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $310 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 8.1 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2842.10.00 | Double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined | 3.7% |
| 2842.90.90 | Other: other | 3.3% |