HTS tariff line · chapter 28
2844.10.20
Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds: uranium compounds
Analysis
HTS 2844.10.20 covers natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium… under heading 2844 (radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5% to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2844.10.50 (natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including…) at 5%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 29% of the 274 tariff lines in chapter 28 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 2844.10.10 (natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions…, 5%) and 2844.10.50 (natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions…, 5%).
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2844.10.10 | Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds: uranium metal | 5% |
| 2844.10.50 | Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds: other | 5% |