Cadmium Selenide Powder from China
Cadmium selenide is a binary inorganic compound used primarily as a pigment in ceramics and paints due to its bright red-orange color. It falls under HTS 2842.90.90.10 as a chemically defined selenide of a metal, classified among other salts of inorganic acids excluding azides. This semiconductor material is also employed in quantum dots for optical applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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
• Verify chemical purity and provide SDS for hazardous material handling; ensure labeling complies with TSCA registration for new chemicals
• Common pitfall: misclassification as a pigment under Chapter 32 instead of the base compound