Analysis
HTS 2846.90.20 covers mixtures of rare-earth oxides or of rare-earth chlorides under heading 2846 (compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.7%. Compared with 2846.90.80 (other: other), which pays 3.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.7 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 29% of the 274 tariff lines in chapter 28, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter