Mercuric Cyanide Laboratory Grade from China
Mercuric cyanide (Hg(CN)2) is a highly toxic white crystalline compound used in gold mining extraction and organic synthesis. It qualifies for HTS 2852.10.10.00 as a chemically defined mercury compound explicitly named in the subheading. Strict handling protocols are required due to its extreme poison hazard.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Require end-user certificates proving legitimate industrial use; many countries restrict to verified chemical manufacturers
• Classify under UN 1636 with Poison Inhalation Hazard Zone A markings for ocean/air transport
• Monitor CN codes for cyanide content declarations to avoid dual chemical weapon convention scrutiny