Section V · Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

2511.10

Natural barium sulfate (barytes):

How this code is built
25

Chapter

Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

11

Heading

The product family within the chapter

10

Subheading

The specific good, identical worldwide

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.

How the schedule reaches this code

  1. 25Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
  2. 2511Natural barium sulfate (barytes); natural barium carbonate (witherite), whether or not calcined, other than barium oxide of heading 2816:
  3. Natural barium sulfate (barytes):

Published US duty rates

Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.

  • 2511.10.10.00Groundt
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    $7.38/t

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 2511.10.50.00Othert
    General
    $1.25/t
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    $3.94/t

    Countries without normal trade relations.

This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.

Other subheadings in heading 2511

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.