Analysis
HTS 8112.69.10 covers unwrought cadmium; powders under heading 8112 (beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 8.5%. Compared with 8112.12.00 (unwrought; powders), which pays 8.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.5 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 34% of the 71 tariff lines in chapter 81, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331410 (Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining), an industry of 112 US establishments employing 8,755 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8112.12.00 | Unwrought; powders | 8.5% |
| 8112.13.00 | Beryllium: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8112.19.00 | Beryllium: other | 5.5% |
| 8112.21.00 | Unwrought; powders | 3% |
| 8112.22.00 | Chromium: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8112.29.00 | Chromium: other | 3% |
| 8112.31.00 | Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders | Free |
| 8112.39.00 | Hafnium: other | 4% |
| 8112.41.10 | Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8112.41.50 | Unwrought; powders | 3% |
| 8112.49.00 | Rhenium: other | 4% |
| 8112.51.00 | Unwrought; powders | 4% |
| 8112.52.00 | Thallium: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8112.59.00 | Thallium: other | 4% |
| 8112.61.00 | Cadmium: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8112.69.90 | Other: other | 4.4% |
| 8112.92.07 | Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8112.92.10 | Other: gallium | 3% |
| 8112.92.30 | Other: indium | Free |
| 8112.92.40 | Niobium (columbium) | 4.9% |
| 8112.92.60 | Germanium: unwrought | 2.6% |
| 8112.92.65 | Germanium: other | 4.4% |
| 8112.92.70 | Other: vanadium | 2% |
| 8112.99.10 | Other: germanium | 4.4% |
| 8112.99.20 | Other: vanadium | 2% |
| 8112.99.91 | Other: other | 4% |