Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 2804.69
2804.69.10: Other silicon (under 99.99%): Containing by weight less than 99.99 percent but not less than 99 percent of silicon
Other silicon (under 99.99%)
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 2804 Hydrogen, rare gases and other nonmetals:
- Silicon:
- 2804.69 Other:
- 2804.69.10 Containing by weight less than 99.99 percent but not less than 99 percent of silicon
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 5.3% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 21% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Same subheading in other tariffs
2804.69 Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: silicon, other
USA lines: 2804.69
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N327161 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Silicon from Thailand
Legal notes
HTS code 2804.69.10 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 2804.69 (hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: silicon, other).
The general duty is 5.3%, and quantities are declared in kg, Si kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 5.5%, the Türkiye duty is 5.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 10%, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 2804.69 worth US$528m in 2024; the largest supplier was Brazil.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 2804.69.10?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 5.3%; the supplementary unit is kg, Si kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 2804.69.10 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 2804.69 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Brazil (US$227m), followed by Canada.