2844.30.50

Analysis

HTS 2844.30.50 covers uranium depleted in U235 and its compounds; thorium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing… under heading 2844 (radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.

Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2844.30.20 (uranium depleted in U235 and its compounds; thorium and its…) at duty-free, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.

The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 28 (88th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 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 5%. 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 45%, 9.0 times the general rate.

For statistics it divides in two: 2844.30.50.10 for uranium metal and 2844.30.50.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.