HTS heading · chapter 38
3802
Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black
Analysis
Heading 3802 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.5% to 5.8% with a median of 4.8%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 3802.90 (other, 3 lines) and 3802.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998), Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (325130) and Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 4.8% sits at the 49th percentile of the headings in chapter 38.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3802.10.00 | Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black: activated carbon | 4.8% |
| 3802.90.10 | Other: bone black | 5.8% |
| 3802.90.20 | Activated clays and activated earths | 2.5% |
| 3802.90.50 | Other: other | 4.8% |