Customs Tariff 

Chapter 28

 

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I-CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

 

 

28.01

 

Flourine, chlorine, bromine and iodine

 

 

 

2801.10

- Chlorine

30%

 

 

2801.20

- Iodine

15%

 

 

2801.30

- Flourine; bromine

30%

 

28.02

2802.00

Sulphur , sublimed or precipitated; colloidal sulphur

30%

 

28.03

2803.00

Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)

30%

 

28.04

 

Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals

 

 

 

2804.10

-- Hydrogen

30%

 

 

 

- Rare Gases:

 

 

 

2804.21

- Argon

30%

 

 

2804.29

-- Other

30%

 

 

2804.30

- Nitrogen

30%

 

 

2804.40

- Oxygen

30%

 

 

2804.50

- Boron; tellurium

30%

 

 

2804.61

-- Containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon

30%

 

 

2804.69

-- Other

30%

 

 

2804.70

- Phosphorous

30%

 

 

2804.80

- Arsenic

30%

 

 

2804.90

- Selenium

30%

 

28.05

 

Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium whether or not intermixed or inter-alloyed; mercury

 

 

 

 

- Alkali or alkaline-earth metals;

 

 

 

2805.11

-- Sodium

30%

 

 

2805.12

-- Calcium

30%

 

 

2805.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

2805.30

- Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed

30%

 

 

2805.40

- Mercury

30%

 

 

 

II. INORGANIC ACIDS AND INORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS

 

 

28.06

 

Hydrogen chloride (Hydrochloric acid); chlorosulphuric acid

 

 

 

2806.10

- Hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)

30%

 

 

2806.20

- Chlorosulphuric acid

30%

 

28.07

2807.00

Sulphuric acid; oleum

30%

 

28.08

2808.00

Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids

30%

 

28.09

 

Diphosphorus pentaoxide; phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric acids, whether or not chemically defined

 

 

 

2809.10

- Diphosphorus pentaoxide

30%

 

 

2909.20

- Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids

30%

 

28.10

2810.00

Oxides of boron; broic acids

30%

 

28.11

 

Other inorganic acids and other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals

 

 

 

 

- Other inorganic acids:

 

 

 

2811.11

-- Hydrogen flouride (hydrofluoric acid)

30%

 

 

2811.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

 

- Other inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals:

 

 

 

2811.21

-- Carbon dioxide

30%

 

 

2811.22

-- Silicon dioxide

30%

 

 

2811.23

-- Sulphur dioxide

30%

 

 

2811.29

-- Other

30%

 

 

 

III. HALOGEN OR SULPHUR COMPOUNDS OF NON-METALS

 

 

28.12

 

Halides and halide oxides of non-metals

 

 

 

2812.10

- Chlorides and chloride oxides

30%

 

 

2812.90

- Other

30%

 

28.13

 

Sulphides of non-metals; commercial phosphorus trisulphide

 

 

 

2813.10

- Carbon disulphide

30%

 

 

2813.90

- Other

30%

 

 

 

IV. INORGANIC BASES AND OXIDES, HYDROXIDES AND PEROXIDES OF METALS

 

 

28.14

 

Ammonia, anhydrous or in acqueous solution

 

 

 

2814.10

- Anhydrous ammonia

5%

 

 

2814.20

- Ammonia in aqueous solution

5%

 

28.15

 

Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (casustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium

 

 

 

 

- Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda):

 

 

 

2815.11

-- Solid

30%

 

 

2815.12

-- Inaqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)

30%

 

 

2815.20

- Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)

30%

 

 

2815.30

- Peroxides of sodium or potassium

30%

 

28.16

 

Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium

 

 

 

2816.10

- Hydroxide and peroxide of magnesium

30%

 

 

2816.40

- Oxides, hydroxides and peroxides of strontium or barium

30%

 

28.17

2817.00

Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide

30%

 

28.18

 

Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined; aluminium oxide; aluminium hydroxide

 

 

 

2818.10

- Artificial corundum, whether or not chemically defined

30%

 

 

2818.20

- Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundum.

30%

 

 

2818.30

- Aluminium hydroxide

30%

 

28.19

 

Chromium oxides and hydroxides

 

 

 

2819.10

- Chromium trioxide

30%

 

 

2819.90

- Other

30%

 

28.20

 

Manganese oxides

 

 

 

2820.10

- Manganese dioxide

30%

 

 

2820.90

- Other

30%

 

28.21

 

Iron oxides and hydroxides: earth colours containing 70% or more by weight of combined iron evaluated as Fe2 O3

 

 

 

2821.10

- Iron oxides and hydroxides

30%

 

 

2821.20

- Earth colours

30%

 

28.22

2822.00

Cobalt oxides and hydroxides; commercial cobalt oxides

30%

 

28.23

2823.00

Titanium Oxides.

30%

 

28.24

 

Lead oxides; red lead and orange lead

 

 

 

2824.10

- Lead monoxide (litharge, massicot)

30%

 

 

2824.20

- Red lead and orange lead

30%

 

 

2824.90

- Other

30%

 

28.25

 

Hydrozine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides

 

 

 

2825.10

- Hydrozine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts

30%

 

 

2825.20

- Lithium oxide and hydroxide

30%

 

 

2825.30

- Vanadium oxides and hydroxide

30%

 

 

2825.40

- Nickel oxides and hydroxides

30%

 

 

2825.50

- Copper oxides and hydroxides

30%

 

 

2825.60

- Germanium oxides and zirconium dioxide

30%

 

 

2825.70

- Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides

30%

 

 

2825.80

- Antimony oxides

30%

 

 

2825.90

- Other

30%

 

 

 

V. SALTS AND PEROXYSALTS, OF INORGANIC ACIDS AND METALS

 

 

28.26

 

Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts

 

 

 

 

- Fluorides:

 

 

 

2826.11

-- Of aluminium or of sodium

30%

 

 

2826.12

-- Of aluminium

30%

 

 

2826.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

2826.20

- Fluorosilicates of sodium or of potassium

30%

 

 

2826.30

- Sodium hexafluoroaluminate (synthetic cryolite)

30%

 

 

2826.90

- Other

30%

 

28.27

 

Chlorides, chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides.

 

 

 

2827.10

- Aluminium chloride

30%

 

 

2827.20

- Calcium chloride

30%

 

 

 

- Other chlorides:

 

 

 

2827.31

-- Of magnesium

30%

 

 

2827.32

-- Of aluminium

30%

 

 

2827.33

-- Of iron

30%

 

 

2827.34

-- Of cobalt

30%

 

 

2827.35

-- Of nickel

30%

 

 

2827.36

-- Of zinc

30%

 

 

2827.38

Omitted

 

 

 

2827.39

-- Other

30%

 

 

 

- Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides:

 

 

 

2827.41

-- Of Copper

30%

 

 

2827.49

-- Other

30%

 

 

 

- Bromides and bromide oxides:

 

 

 

2827.51

-- Bromides of sodium or of potassium

30%

 

 

2827.59

-- Other

30%

 

 

2827.60

- Iodides and iodide oxides

30%

 

28.28

 

Hypochlorites; commercial calcium hypochlorite; chlorites; hypo-bromites

 

 

 

2828.10

- Commercial calcium hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorites

30%

 

 

2828.90

- Other

30%

 

28.29

 

Chlorates and perchlorates, bromates and perbromates; iodates and periodates

 

 

 

 

- Chlorates:

 

 

 

2829.11

-- Sodium

30%

 

 

2829.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

2829.90

- Other

30%

 

28.30

 

Sulphides; polysulphides, whether or not chemically defined

 

 

 

2830.10

- Sodium sulphides

30%

 

 

2830.20

- Zinc sulphide

30%

 

 

2839.30

- Cadmium sulphide

30%

 

 

2830.90

- Other

30%

 

28.31

 

Dithionites and sulphoxylates

 

 

 

2831.10

- Of sodium

30%

 

 

2831.90

- Other

30%

 

28.32

 

Sulphites; thiosulphates

 

 

 

2832.10

- Sodium sulphites

30%

 

 

2832.20

- Other sulphites

30%

 

 

2832.30

- Thiosulphates

30%

 

28.33

 

Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)

 

 

 

 

- Sodium sulphates:

 

 

 

2833.11

-- Disodium sulphate

30%

 

 

2833.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

 

- Other sulphates:

 

 

 

2833.21

-- Of magnesium

30%

 

 

2833.22

-- Of aluminium

30%

 

 

2833.23

-- Of chromium

30%

 

 

2833.24

-- Of nickel

30%

 

 

2833.25

-- Of copper

30%

 

 

2833.26

-- Of zinc

30%

 

 

2833.27

-- Of barium

30%

 

 

2833.29

-- Other

30%

 

 

2833.30

- Alums

30%

 

 

2833.40

- Peroxosulphates (persulphates)

30%

 

28.34

 

Nitrites; nitrates

 

 

 

2834.10

- Nitrites

30%

 

 

 

- Nitrates:

 

 

 

2834.21

-- Of potassium

30%

 

 

2834.22

Omitted

 

 

 

2834.29

-- Other

30%

 

28.35

 

Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites) and phosphates polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined

 

 

 

2835.10

- Phosphinates (hypophosphites) and phosphonates (phosphites)

30%

 

 

 

- Phosphates:

 

 

 

2835.22

-- Of mono-or disodium

30%

 

 

2835.23

-- Of trisodium

30%

 

 

2835.24

-- Of potassium

30%

 

 

2835.25

-- Calcium hydrogenorthophosphate (dicalcium phosphate)

30%

 

 

2835.26

-- Other phosphates of calcium

30%

 

 

2835.29

-- Other

30%

 

 

 

- Polyphosphates:

 

 

 

2835.31

-- Sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate)

30%

 

 

2835.39

-- Other

30%

 

28.36

 

Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates), commercial ammonium carbonates containing ammonium carbamate

 

 

 

2836.10

-- Commercial ammonium carbonate and other ammonium carbonates

30%

 

 

2836.20

- Disodium carbonate

30%

 

 

2836.30

- Sodium hydrogencarbonate (sodium bicarbonate)

30%

 

 

2836.40

- Potassium carbonates

30%

 

 

2836.50

- Calcium carbonate

30%

 

 

2836.60

- Barium carbonate

30%

 

 

2836.70

- Lead carbonates

30%

 

 

 

- Other:

 

 

 

2836.91

-- Lithium carbonates

30%

 

 

2836.92

-- Strontium carbonate

30%

 

 

2836.99

-- Other

30%

 

28.37

 

Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides

 

 

 

 

- Cyanides and cyanide oxides:

 

 

 

2837.11

-- Of sodium

30%

 

 

2837.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

2837.20

- Complex cyanide

30%

 

28.38

2838.00

Fulminates cyanates and thiocyanates

30%

 

28.39

 

Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates

 

 

 

 

- Of sodium:

 

 

 

2839.11

-- Sodium metasilicates

30%

 

 

2839.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

2839.20

-- Of potassium

30%

 

 

2839.90

- Other

30%

 

28.40

 

Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)

 

 

 

 

- Disodium tetraborate (refined borax):

 

 

 

2840.11

-- Anhydrous

30%

 

 

2840.19

-- Other

30%

 

 

2840.20

- Other borates

30%

 

 

2840.30

- Peroxoborates (perborates)

30%

 

28.41

 

Salt of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids

 

 

 

2841.10

- Aluminates

30%

 

 

2841.20

- Chromates of zinc or of lead

30%

 

 

2841.30

- Sodium dichromate

30%

 

 

2841.40

Omitted

 

 

 

2841.50

- Other chromates and dischromates; peroxochromates

30%

 

 

 

- Manganites, manganates and permanganates:

 

 

 

2841.61

-- Potassium permanganate

30%

 

 

2841.69

-- Other

30%

 

 

2841.70

- Molybdates

30%

 

 

2841.80

- Tungstates (wolframates)

30%

 

 

2841.90

- Other

30%

 

28.42

 

Other salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids (including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined), other than azides

 

 

 

2842.10

- Double or complex silicates including aluminosilicates whether or not chemically defined

30%

 

 

2842.90

- Other

30%

 

 

 

VI. MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

28.43

 

Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined: amalgams of precious metals

 

 

 

2843.10

- Colloidal precious metals

30%

 

 

 

- Silver compounds:

 

 

 

2843.21

-- Silver nitrate

30%

 

 

2843.29

-- Other

30%

 

 

2843.30

- Gold compounds

30%

 

 

2843.90

- Other compounds; amalgams

30%

 

28.44

 

Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products

 

 

 

2844.10

- Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds

30%

 

 

2844.20

- Uranium enriched in U235 and its compounds; plutonium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products

30%

 

 

2844.30

- Uranium depleted in U235 and its compounds; thorium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium depleted in U235, thorium or compounds of these products

30%

 

 

2844.40

- Radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than those of sub-heading 2844.10, 2844.20 or 2844.30; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues

30%

 

 

2844.50

- Spent (irradiated fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors

30%

 

28.45

 

Isotopes other than those of heading 28.44; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined

 

 

 

2845.10

- Heavy water (deuterium oxide)

15%

 

 

2845.90

- Other

30%

 

28.46

 

Compounds, inorganic or organic, of rare earth metals, of yttrium or of scandium or of mixtures of these metals

 

 

 

2846.10

- Cerium compounds

30%

 

 

2846.90

- Other

30%

 

28.47

2847.00

Hydrogen peroxide, whether or not solidified with urea

30%

 

28.48

2848.00

Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorus

30%

 

28.49

 

Carbides, whether or not chemically defined

 

 

 

2849.10

- Of calcium

30%

 

 

2849.20

- Of silicon

30%

 

 

2849.90

- Other

30%

 

28.50

2850.00

Hydride, nitrides, azides, silicides and borides, whether or not chemically defined, other than compounds which are also carbides of heading 28.49

30%

 

28.51

2851.00

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

30%