Potassium Cyanide Crystals from Germany
Potassium cyanide (KCN) in crystalline powder form, applied in organic synthesis and metal hardening. Falls under HTS 2837.19.01 as a cyanide of potassium, an alkali metal base. Excluded from complex cyanides per heading scope.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
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