Potassium Bromide Powder from China
Potassium bromide (KBr) is a white crystalline powder used primarily in photography as an emulsion component and in pharmaceuticals as a sedative. It falls under HTS 2827.59.51.00 as a bromide of an inorganic base, specifically classified among other bromides and bromide oxides not elsewhere specified in the chapter.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.6%
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 certificate to confirm it meets 'chemically defined' criteria per Chapter 28/29 notes to avoid misclassification
• Include Safety Data Sheet (SDS) showing it's not organo-inorganic (excluded by Chapter 28 note 2(b))