Analysis
HTS 2843.21.00 covers silver compounds: silver nitrate under heading 2843 (colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or…).
Within this group the rate runs from 3.7% to 5.5%. Compared with 2843.10.00 (colloidal precious metals), which pays 5.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.8 percentage points.
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.
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 3.7%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2843.10.00 | Colloidal precious metals | 5.5% |
| 2843.29.01 | Silver compounds: other | 3.7% |
| 2843.30.00 | Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals: gold compounds | 5% |
| 2843.90.00 | Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals: other compounds; amalgams | 3.7% |