Chromium(VI) Sulfate from China
Chromium(VI) sulfate, or chromic acid sulfate, is a strong oxidizing agent used in chromium electroplating and corrosion inhibitors. It is classified as a sulfate of chromium under HTS 2833.29.40.00, meeting chemically defined inorganic compound standards. Typically handled as a hazardous dark red solution or solid.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Mandatory UN packaging and Hazmat declarations due to oxidizer Class 5.1 properties
• Monitor EU REACH restrictions on hexavalent chromium; provide substitution data if challenged