Potassium Thiocyanate
Potassium thiocyanate serves as a source of thiocyanate ions in coordination chemistry and electroplating processes. Classified in HTS 2842.90.9050 as a thiocyanate salt of an inorganic base, per Chapter 28 note directing such compounds to this heading.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If double salts with other anions
Complex salts including thiocyanates are classified in 2842 per Chapter notes, regardless of additional anions.
If formulated as fertilizer additive
Inorganic fertilizer mixtures fall in Chapter 31, but pure salts remain in Chapter 28.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide assay reports showing thiocyanate content to distinguish from complex salts potentially classifiable elsewhere
• Comply with EPA import notifications if used in processes generating hazardous waste
• Package in moisture-proof containers to prevent decomposition during transit
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Sodium Thiocyanate
Sodium thiocyanate is an inorganic salt of thiocyanic acid, used in chemical synthesis, photography, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry. It falls under HTS 2842.90.9050 as a salt of an inorganic acid (thiocyanic acid) other than azides, not specifically enumerated elsewhere in heading 2842.
Barium Thiocyanate
Barium thiocyanate is utilized in pyrotechnics and as an intermediate in barium salt production. It qualifies for HTS 2842.90.9050 as a thiocyanate of an inorganic base (barium), excluded from other headings by Chapter 28 notes.
Sodium Selenocyanate
Sodium selenocyanate acts as a selenium transfer reagent in organic synthesis. It is classified under HTS 2842.90.9050 as a selenocyanate salt of an inorganic base, per Chapter 28 note (d).
Ammonium Thiocyanate
Ammonium thiocyanate is widely used in fertilizers, photography, and corrosion inhibition. Falls under HTS 2842.90.9050 as an ammonium salt of thiocyanic acid, with headings 2826-2842 applying to ammonium salts.
Potassium Selenocyanate
Potassium selenocyanate finds application in analytical reagents and selenium supplement synthesis. Classified in HTS 2842.90.9050 as a selenocyanate of inorganic base potassium.
Reineckate Salt (Ammonium Reineckate)
Ammonium reineckate is a coordination complex used as a protein precipitation reagent in biochemistry. It falls under HTS 2842.90.9050 as tetrathiocyanatodiamminochromate (reineckate) per Chapter 28 note (d).