Potassium Cyanide Crystals from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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