Analysis
Subheading 2849.20 covers of silicon, within heading 2849. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 0.5%. The median line pays 0.25%.
The US splits it as follows: 2849.20.10 for of silicon: crude (duty-free) and 2849.20.20 for in grains, or ground, pulverized or refined (0.5%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Abrasive Product Manufacturing (327910). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 2849.20 once they fall within heading 2849 (carbides, whether or not chemically defined). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2849.20.10 | Of silicon: crude | Free |
| 2849.20.20 | In grains, or ground, pulverized or refined | 0.5% |