HTS heading · chapter 28
2846
Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of mixtures of these metals
Analysis
Heading 2846 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of mixtures of these metals. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 11 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
2 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.5%. The median line pays 1.85%.
The spread of 5.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.5%, applies to 2846.10.00 (compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth…).
The largest subheadings are 2846.90 (other, 3 lines) and 2846.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 1.85% sits at the 40th percentile of the headings in chapter 28.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2846.10.00 | Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of mixtures of these metals: cerium compounds | 5.5% |
| 2846.90.20 | Mixtures of rare-earth oxides or of rare-earth chlorides | Free |
| 2846.90.40 | Yttrium bearing materials and compounds containing by weight more than 19 percent but less than 85 percent yttrium oxide equivalent | Free |
| 2846.90.80 | Other: other | 3.7% |