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HTS 2853Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorous; other inorganic compounds (including distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity); liquid air (whether or not rare gases have been removed); compressed air; amalgams, other than amalgams of precious metals

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
2853.10.00.00	2853.10.00.00Cyanogen chloride (chloorcyan)General 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 25% · kg	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	25%	kg
2853.90	2853.90Other
	Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorous
2853.90.10.00	2853.90.10.00Of copper (phosphor copper), containing more than 15 percent by weight of phosphorousGeneral 2.6% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 32.5% · kg	2.6%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	32.5%	kg
2853.90.50.00	2853.90.50.00Of other metals or nonmetalsGeneral Free · Column 2 25% · kg	Free		25%	kg
2853.90.90	2853.90.90OtherGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 25%	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	25%
2853.90.90.10	2853.90.90.10Gallium arsenide wafers, undopedGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 25% · kg	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	25%	kg
2853.90.90.90	2853.90.90.90OtherGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 25% · kg	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	25%	kg
	I. HYDROCARBONS AND THEIR HALOGENATED, SULFONATED, NITRATED OR NITROSATED DERIVATIVES

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Germany39.48% of imports	Canada30.45% of imports	South Korea5.43% of imports	United Kingdom5.1% of imports	Japan4.96% of imports	Mexico2.26% of imports	China2.13% of imports	El Salvador2.05% of imports	Switzerland1.43% of imports	Ireland1.17% of imports
2853.10.00.00Cyanogen chloride (chloorcyan)	10%9903.05.39	12.8%9903.05.29	12.5%9903.05.71	12.8%9903.05.81	12.5%9903.05.49	12.8%9903.05.55	40.3%9903.05.319903.88.03	From 2.8%Depends on product facts	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39
2853.90.10.00Of copper (phosphor copper), containing more than 15 percent by weight of phosphorous	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	27.6%9903.88.03	From 2.6%Depends on product facts	2.6%	2.6%
2853.90.50.00Of other metals or nonmetals	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.81	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.55	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	VariesDepends on product facts	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39
2853.90.90.10Gallium arsenide wafers, undoped	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	27.8%9903.88.03	From 2.8%Depends on product facts	2.8%	2.8%
2853.90.90.90Other	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	2.8%	27.8%9903.88.03	From 2.8%Depends on product facts	2.8%	2.8%

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).