Copper(II) Hydroxide Powder from China
Copper(II) hydroxide, Cu(OH)2, is a blue-green crystalline powder used primarily as a precursor in pigment manufacturing and in agriculture as a fungicide base. It falls under HTS 2825.50.30.00 as a chemically defined copper hydroxide, distinct from oxides or other metal compounds excluded by Chapter 28 notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify purity and chemical definition per Chapter 28 Note 1 to ensure classification as copper hydroxide, not oxide
• Provide lab analysis certificates for customs to distinguish from organic complexes
• Watch for contamination that could shift to heading 2842 for complex salts