HTS Index

HTS heading 2846

Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of mixtures of these metals — 16 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2846Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare-earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium, or of mixtures of these metals + Ch. 99not stated
2846.10.00Cerium compounds + Ch. 995.5%
2846.10.00.10Cerium oxides + Ch. 995.5% (inherited from 2846.10.00)kg
2846.10.00.50Other + Ch. 995.5% (inherited from 2846.10.00)kg
2846.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
2846.90.20Mixtures of rare-earth oxides or of rare-earth chlorides + Ch. 99Free
2846.90.20.05Containing lanthanum as the predominant metal + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2846.90.20)kg
2846.90.20.15Containing yttrium or scandium as the predominant metal + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2846.90.20)kg
2846.90.20.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2846.90.20)kg
2846.90.20.82Containing yttrium or scandium as the predominant metal + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2846.90.20)kg
2846.90.20.84Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2846.90.20)kg
2846.90.40.00Yttrium bearing materials and compounds containing by weight more than 19 percent but less than 85 percent yttrium oxide equivalent + Ch. 99Freekg
2846.90.80Other + Ch. 993.7%
2846.90.80.70Containing lanthanum as the predominant metal + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 2846.90.80)kg
2846.90.80.75Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 2846.90.80)kg
2846.90.80.90Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 2846.90.80)kg

10 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

16 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.