Heading 2844: Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile…
Every line of heading 2844 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.
Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes) and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products
Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
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Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2844.10 | Natural uranium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing natural uranium or natural uranium compounds: | |
| 2844.10.10.00 | Uranium metal | 5% |
| 2844.10.20 | Uranium compounds | Free |
| 2844.10.20.10 | Oxide | |
| 2844.10.20.25 | Hexafluoride | |
| 2844.10.20.55 | Other | |
| 2844.10.50.00 | Other | 5% |
| 2844.20.00 | 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 | Free |
| 2844.20.00.10 | Oxide | |
| 2844.20.00.20 | Fluorides | |
| 2844.20.00.30 | Other | |
| 2844.20.00.50 | Other | |
| 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: | |
| 2844.30.10.00 | Thorium compounds | 5.5% |
| 2844.30.20 | Uranium compounds | Free |
| 2844.30.20.10 | Oxide | |
| 2844.30.20.20 | Fluorides | |
| 2844.30.20.50 | Other | |
| 2844.30.50 | Other | 5% |
| 2844.30.50.10 | Uranium metal | |
| 2844.30.50.50 | Other | |
| 2844.41.00.00 | Tritium and its compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing tritium or its compounds | Free |
| 2844.42.00.00 | Actinium-225, actinium-227, californium-253, curium-240, curium-241, curium-242, curium-243, curium-244, einsteinium-253, einsteinium-254, gadolinium-148, polonium-208, polonium-209, polonium-210, radium-223, uranium-230 or uranium-232, and their compounds; alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements or compounds | Free |
| 2844.43.00 | Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds | Free |
| 2844.43.00.10 | Elements, isotopes and compounds with cobalt-60 radioactivity only | |
| 2844.43.00.21 | Americium-241, californium-252, cesium-137, gadolinium-153, idium-192, promethium-147, radium-226, selenium-75, or ytterbium-169 | |
| 2844.43.00.28 | Other | |
| 2844.43.00.50 | Other | |
| 2844.44.00.00 | Radioactive residues | Free |
| 2844.50.00.00 | Spent (irradiated) fuel elements (cartridges) of nuclear reactors | Free |
Exporting this product from the U.S.?
Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 2844 has 20 of them; the first 12 are below. Schedule B lookup →
- 2844.10.1000URANIUM METAL
- 2844.10.2010NATURAL URANIUM OXIDE
- 2844.10.2020NATURAL URANIUM FLUORIDE
- 2844.10.2050NATURAL URANIUM COMPOUNDS, NESOI (EXCLUDING URANIUM OXIDE & FLUORIDES)
- 2844.10.5000ALLOYS, DISPERSIONS (INCLUDING CERMETS), CERAMIC PRODUCTS AND MIXTURES CONTAINING NATURAL URANIUM COMPOUNDS, NESOI
- 2844.20.0010URANIUM OXIDE ENRICHED IN U235
- 2844.20.0020URANIUM FLUORIDE ENRICHED IN U235
- 2844.20.0030URANIUM COMPOUNDS ENRICHED IN U235, NESOI
- 2844.20.0050PLUTONIUM & ITS COMPOUNDS; ALLOYS, DISPERSIONS, CERAMIC PROD & MIXTURES CONTAIN URANIUM ENRICH IN U235, PLUTONIUM/COMPOUNDS OF THESE PRODUCTS, NESOI
- 2844.30.1000THORIUM COMPOUNDS
- 2844.30.2010URANIUM OXIDE DEPLETED IN U235
- 2844.30.2060URANIUM COMPOUNDS DEPLETED IN U235, EXCLUDING URANIUM OXIDE
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.
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