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HTS tariff line · chapter 31

3105.60.00

Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing the two fertilizing elements phosphorus and potassium

Analysis

HTS 3105.60.00 covers mineral or chemical fertilizers containing the two fertilizing elements phosphorus and potassium under heading 3105 (mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements…).

There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 100% of the 24 tariff lines in chapter 31 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 325312 (Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing), an industry of 79 US establishments employing 6,248 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

All 7 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
3105.10.00Products of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kgFree
3105.20.00Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassiumFree
3105.30.00Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (Diammonium phosphate)Free
3105.40.00Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (Monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (Diammonium phosphate)Free
3105.51.00Containing nitrates and phosphatesFree
3105.59.00Other mineral or chemical fertilizers containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus: otherFree
3105.90.00Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers; goods of this chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg: otherFree