Titanium Tetrachloride from Germany
Titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) is a colorless fuming liquid used in titanium metal production and smoke screens. Though titanium is a metal, it's classified here as a halide of a transition nonmetal-like compound under 2812.90 per HTS practice. Chemically defined per Chapter 28.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• UN1838 corrosive; moisture-sensitive—ship in sealed glass-lined steel drums
• TSCA premanufacture notice if new use; verify aerospace end-use exemptions
• Distinguish from metal powders (2827) by liquid anhydrous form