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Technical Grade Sodium Cyanide Powder from China

High-purity powdered sodium cyanide (NaCN) for industrial use in metal extraction and chemical synthesis. Classified in HTS 2837.11.00.00 as a cyanide of sodium, distinct from complex cyanides in 2842. Packaged in 50kg plastic-lined drums for mining operations.

Duty Rate — China → United States

37.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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)

Import Tips

• Provide end-user certificates to demonstrate non-weapons use, per export control regs

• Include cyanide spill response plans in import documentation

• Avoid misclassification as 'metal compounds' in 2840 which excludes cyanides