HTS heading 2805
Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury — 17 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2805 | Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2805.11.00.00 | Sodium + Ch. 99 | 5.3% | kg |
| 2805.12.00.00 | Calcium + Ch. 99 | 3% | kg |
| 2805.19 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2805.19.10.00 | Strontium + Ch. 99 | 3.7% | kg |
| 2805.19.20.00 | Barium + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 2805.19.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 5.5% | — |
| 2805.19.90.10 | Lithium + Ch. 99 | 5.5% (inherited from 2805.19.90) | kg |
| 2805.19.90.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 5.5% (inherited from 2805.19.90) | kg |
| 2805.30.00 | Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed + Ch. 99 | 5% | — |
| 2805.30.00.05 | Lanthanum + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 2805.30.00) | kg |
| 2805.30.00.10 | Cerium + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 2805.30.00) | kg |
| 2805.30.00.15 | Praseodymium + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 2805.30.00) | kg |
| 2805.30.00.20 | Neodymium + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 2805.30.00) | kg |
| 2805.30.00.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 2805.30.00) | kg |
| 2805.30.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 5% (inherited from 2805.30.00) | kg |
| 2805.40.00.00 | Mercury + Ch. 99 | 1.7% | kg |
8 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
17 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.