Analysis
HTS 2849.20.20 covers in grains, or ground, pulverized or refined under heading 2849 (carbides, whether or not chemically defined).
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 5.5%. Compared with 2849.90.30 (other: of tungsten), which pays 5.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 0.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 28 (31st percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $50 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327910 (Abrasive Product Manufacturing), an industry of 264 US establishments employing 10,976 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2849.10.00 | Carbides, whether or not chemically defined: of calcium | 1.8% |
| 2849.20.10 | Of silicon: crude | Free |
| 2849.90.10 | Other: of boron | 3.7% |
| 2849.90.20 | Other: of chromium | 4.2% |
| 2849.90.30 | Other: of tungsten | 5.5% |
| 2849.90.50 | 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