Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8103.20

8103.20.00

8103.20.00: Unwrought tantalum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering; powders

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 8103 Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
  2. 8103.20.00 Unwrought tantalum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering; powders

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 2.5% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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.

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 27 September 2024
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.91.01

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—2.5%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus25%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 8103.20.00 Unwrought tantalum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering; powders 2.5%
  2. 8103.20.00.30 Powders kg
  3. 8103.20.00.90 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

8103.20 Unwrought tantalum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering; powders

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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.

  • N306899 U.S. CBP 31 October 2019 · 8103.20.00.90

    The tariff classification of evaporation materials from China

HTS code 8103.20.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8103.20 (unwrought tantalum).

The general duty is 2.5%.

2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3%, 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 free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 8103.20 worth US$96m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany, and the United Kingdom ranked 7th with US$1m.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8103.20.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 2.5%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 8103.20.00 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 8103.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$31m), followed by China.

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