2850

Analysis

Heading 2850 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading 2849. It has 5 tariff lines.

1 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (20%) and 4 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.5%. The median line pays 4.9%.

The spread of 5.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.5%, applies to 2850.00.10 (hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and…) and 2850.00.20 (hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and…).

Its lines are 2850.00.05 for hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether… (duty-free), 2850.00.07 for hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether… (4.9%), 2850.00.10 for hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether… (5.5%), 2850.00.20 for hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether… (5.5%) and 2850.00.50 for hydrides, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether… (3.7%).

Its median rate of 4.9% sits at the 87th percentile of the headings in chapter 28.