Mercuric Iodide Red from Japan
Red mercuric iodide serves as a semiconductor material and in photography. As a defined inorganic mercury halide compound, it imports under HTS 2852.90.90.00.
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%
Import Tips
• Screen against CWC Schedule 3 chemicals; obtain export licenses if applicable
• Use secondary containment for light-sensitive shipments
• Purity analysis required to exclude organo-mercury impurities