# United States tariff line 2805.30.00.50: Other

> In the United States tariff, line 2805.30.00.50 covers rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, not intermixed or interalloyed. The general (MFN) duty rate is 5%. It falls under HS subheading 2805.30 in heading 28.05 (chapter 28).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300050
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 28](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/28) / [2805.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/280530) / [2805.30.00.50](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300050)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 2805.30.00.50
- Covers: Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, not intermixed or interalloyed
- Duty (MFN): 5%
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [2805.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/280530)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 2805.30.00.50 covers rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, not intermixed or interalloyed.

Its legal text is “Other”, read under “Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed” and “Not intermixed or interalloyed”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 2805.30 in heading 28.05 (chapter 28). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.

- Chapter 28: Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
- Heading 28.05: Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury
- Subheading 2805.30: Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed
- Within the subheading: Not intermixed or interalloyed
- Line 2805.30.00.50: Other

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 5%.

The rate is published on 2805.30.00.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A+) (A+)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 2805.30 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 2805.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/280530)

## Other lines under 2805.30

- [2805.30.00.05](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300005) Lanthanum
- [2805.30.00.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300010) Cerium
- [2805.30.00.15](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300015) Praseodymium
- [2805.30.00.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300020) Neodymium
- [2805.30.00.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300090) Other

- Previous line: [2805.30.00.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300020) Neodymium
- Next line: [2805.30.00.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300090) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 2805.30.00.50 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 2805.30.00.50 covers rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, not intermixed or interalloyed.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 2805.30.00.50 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 5%. The rate is published on 2805.30.00.

### Which preferential rates apply to 2805.30.00.50?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A+).

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/2805300050.json