HTS Index

HTS heading 2530

Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included — 12 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2530Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included + Ch. 99not stated
2530.10.00.00Vermiculite, perlite and chlorites, unexpanded + Ch. 99Freekg
2530.20Kieserite, epsom salts (natural magnesium sulfates) + Ch. 99not stated
2530.20.10.00Kieserite + Ch. 99Freekg
2530.20.20.00Epsom salts + Ch. 99Freekg
2530.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
2530.90.10.00Natural cryolite; natural chiolite + Ch. 99Freet
2530.90.20.00Natural micaceous iron oxides + Ch. 992.9%kg
2530.90.80Other + Ch. 99Free
2530.90.80.10Celestite + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2530.90.80)kg
2530.90.80.15Earth colors + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2530.90.80)kg
2530.90.80.50Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2530.90.80)kg

3 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

12 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.