Sodium Fluoroaluminate (Cryolite) from Canada
Synthetic sodium fluoroaluminate, also known as cryolite, is a complex fluorine salt used primarily as a flux in aluminum smelting processes. It falls under HTS 2826.90.90.90 as a fluoroaluminate, which is explicitly listed among other complex fluorine salts excluding fluorides and fluorosilicates. This chemically defined inorganic compound meets Chapter 28 criteria for classification here.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
3.1%
Rate breakdown
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 composition certification to confirm classification as a complex fluorine salt; obtain SDS and transport under UN proper shipping name 'Cryolite'; watch for anti-dumping duties on aluminum-related chemicals