HTS heading 2815
Sodium hydroxide (Caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (Caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium — 7 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2815 | Sodium hydroxide (Caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (Caustic potash); peroxides of sodium or potassium + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 2815.11.00.00 | Solid + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 2815.12.00.00 | In aqueous solution (Soda lye or liquid soda) + Ch. 99 | Free | kg, NaOH kg |
| 2815.20.00 | Potassium hydroxide (Caustic potash) + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 2815.20.00.50 | In solid form + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2815.20.00) | kg |
| 2815.20.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 2815.20.00) | kg |
| 2815.30.00.00 | Peroxides of sodium or potassium + Ch. 99 | 3.7% | kg |
2 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.