Potassium Thiocyanate from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.8%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• 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