Mercuric Oxide Red from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, 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