HTS Index

HTS heading 2809

Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid;polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined — 7 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2809Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid;polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined + Ch. 99not stated
2809.10.00.00Diphosphorus pentaoxide + Ch. 99Freekg
2809.20.00Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids + Ch. 99Free
2809.20.00.10Containing less than 65 percent available diphosphorus pentaoxide (P2O5) equivalents + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2809.20.00)t
2809.20.00.20Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2809.20.00)t
2809.20.00.30Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2809.20.00)t
2809.20.00.40Polyphosphoric acids + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2809.20.00)t

4 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

7 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.