Heading 3815
HTS code 3815 — Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included
- Chapter
- 38 — Miscellaneous chemicals
- Tariff lines
- 8
- General duty
- General duty rates from 2.8% to 6.5%, with 5 duty-free lines
Tariff lines under heading 3815
Full 10-digit codes with their general (MFN) duty rates. The correct line depends on the product's material, construction, and use.
| HTS code | Description | General rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3815.11.0000 | With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Supported catalysts) | Free | kg |
| 3815.12.0010 | With platinum group metals as the active substance (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Supported catalysts > With precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance) | Free | kg |
| 3815.12.0090 | Other (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Supported catalysts > With precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance) | Free | kg |
| 3815.19.0000 | Other (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Supported catalysts) | Free | kg |
| 3815.90.1000 | Of bismuth, of tungsten or of vanadium (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Other > Consisting wholly of inorganic substances) | 6.5% | kg |
| 3815.90.2000 | Of mercury or of molybdenum (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Other > Consisting wholly of inorganic substances) | 2.8% | kg |
| 3815.90.3000 | Other (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Other > Consisting wholly of inorganic substances) | Free | kg |
| 3815.90.5000 | Other (Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included > Other) | 5% | kg |
Documents required to import under 3815
Customs paperwork typically required to import these goods into the United States. Conditional items depend on shipment value, transport mode, or origin.
- Commercial InvoiceRequired
- Packing ListRequired
- Bill of Lading / Airway BillRequired
- CBP Entry Summary (7501)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- CBP Entry / Release (3461)Required
Prepared and filed by your customs broker
- Customs Bond (CBP 301)Conditional
Required for formal entries — generally shipments valued over $2,500
Single-entry or continuous bond, obtained through your broker or a surety
- Importer Security Filing (ISF "10+2")Conditional
Required for ocean freight only
Filed electronically at least 24 hours before loading at the foreign port
- Importer ID Input Record (CBP 5106)Conditional
Required to establish or update your importer-of-record number with CBP
One-time setup for a new importer; not filed per shipment
- Entry Manifest (CBP 7533)Conditional
Alternative to the 3461 for informal, low-value, or contiguous-country entries
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS/MSDS)Required
- EPA TSCA CertificationConditional
Required for chemical substances regulated under TSCA
- EPA Notice of Arrival (Form 3540-1)Conditional
Required for pesticides and devices (typically Ch. 38)
Common questions
- What is HTS code 3815?
- HTS heading 3815 covers reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included. It sits in Chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemicals) of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule and contains 8 tariff lines.
- What is the duty rate for HTS 3815?
- General duty rates from 2.8% to 6.5%, with 5 duty-free lines. The general rate applies to most-favoured-nation trading partners; goods from countries with a free trade agreement may qualify for a reduced or duty-free special rate.
- How many digits does a full HTS code have?
- US import entries require the full 10-digit HTS code. Heading 3815 is the first four digits — the remaining six narrow it down to the specific product, which is what determines the duty rate you actually pay.
Related headings in Chapter 38
- 3801Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semimanufactures
- 3802Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black
- 3803Tall oil, whether or not refined
- 3804Residual lyes from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulfonates, but excluding tall oil of heading 3803
- 3805Gum, wood or sulfate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulfite turpentine and other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent
- 3806Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums
- 3807Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch
- 3808Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, antisprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulfur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and flypapers)