What is the duty rate for HTS 2853?

Q: What is the duty rate for HTS 2853?

The general duty rate for HTS 2853 is Free. This code covers: Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorous; other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity); liquid air (whether or not rare gases have been removed); compressed air; amalgams, other than amalgams of precious metals:.

HTS 2853Chapter 28

HTS 2853 — Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorous; other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity); liquid air (whether or not rare gases have been removed); compressed air; amalgams, other than amalgams of precious metals: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Inorganic Chemicals · 1 court case · $5.9M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$5.9M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 CIT, 1 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 2 — ~$16B of Chinese goods (semiconductors, chemicals, plastics)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (7)

Code	Description	Rate
2853.10.00.00	Cyanogen chloride (chloorcyan)	2.8%
2853.90	Other:	—
2853.90.10.00	Of copper (phosphor copper), containing more than 15 percent by weight of phosphorous	2.6%
2853.90.50.00	Of other metals or nonmetals	Free
2853.90.90	Other	2.8%
2853.90.90.10	Gallium arsenide wafers, undoped	—
2853.90.90.90	Other	—

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (1)

Basf Wyandotte Corp. v. The United States1988-08-31

88-1104Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

2853100000Schedule B

CYANOGEN CHLORIDE (CHLOROCYAN)

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

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