Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
HTS heading 2805: Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury
17 numbered lines under heading 2805, including 13 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2805 | Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury: | ||||
| Alkali or alkaline-earth metals: | |||||
| 2805.11.00.00 | Sodium | kg | 5.3% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 2805.12.00.00 | CalciumNote: See 9903.90.08. | kg | 3% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 2805.19 | Other: | ||||
| 2805.19.10.00 | Strontium | kg | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 2805.19.20.00 | Barium | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 2805.19.90 | Other | 5.5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% | |
| 2805.19.90.10 | Lithium | kg | |||
| 2805.19.90.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 2805.30.00 | Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed | 5% | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 31.3% | |
| Not intermixed or interalloyed: | |||||
| 2805.30.00.05 | Lanthanum | kg | |||
| 2805.30.00.10 | Cerium | kg | |||
| 2805.30.00.15 | Praseodymium | kg | |||
| 2805.30.00.20 | Neodymium | kg | |||
| 2805.30.00.50 | Other | kg | |||
| 2805.30.00.90 | Other | kg | |||
| 2805.40.00.00 | Mercury | kg | 1.7% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 5.7% |
| II. INORGANIC ACIDS AND INORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OF NONMETALS |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.