Mercuric Oxide Red from Canada
Red mercuric oxide is a granular inorganic mercury compound used in battery production and as a chemical intermediate. It is covered by HTS 2852.90.90.00 for other chemically defined mercury compounds excluding amalgams.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
13%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Subject to Minamata Convention; provide certification of legal sourcing and non-environmental release
• Label as UN 1600; segregate from organics in storage
• Test for particle size if used industrially to avoid Chapter 31 fertilizer misclassification