What is the US duty on activated carbon from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 4.8 percent on activated carbon, HTS 3802.10.00. That is the general rate in the file. It is not a China total.
Additional duties on the line are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file lists China case A-570-904 and does not store a cash-deposit percent. This page is the United States file only. It does not state an Australian duty or a ChAFTA percent.
Open 3802.10.00 in the duty checkRates stored on the activated-carbon lines
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule export, updated_at 2026-09-25T11:27:06.251Z, from hts.usitc.gov exportList chapters 28 to 39. The public schedule is at hts.usitc.gov. Heading 3802 in the file reads "Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black:". None of these lines has a footnote. HTS 3802.10.00 stores no unit. The three suffixes store kg.
| HTS | Description | General rate | Special rate | Additional duties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3802.10.00 | Activated carbon | 4.8% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
| 3802.10.00.10 | Derived from coal | blank | blank | blank |
| 3802.10.00.20 | Derived from coconut | blank | blank | blank |
| 3802.10.00.50 | Other | blank | blank | blank |
The other column is not shown. It does not apply to goods of China.
The 4.8 percent is on 3802.10.00 only. This page does not copy that percent onto 3802.10.00.10, 3802.10.00.20, or 3802.10.00.50. The special-rate text starts with A* and does not name China. This page does not treat Free as a China rate, and it does not apply the 45 percent other rate to a China shipment.
The same heading is not all activated carbon. HTS 3802.90.10.00 is bone black at 5.8 percent. HTS 3802.90.20.00 is activated clays and activated earths at 2.5 percent. HTS 3802.90.50.00 is described only as Other and also stores 4.8 percent. None of those descriptions is activated carbon. Section 301 stays on the USTR Section 301 page.
China case in the anti-dumping file
Source: the US AD/CVD file, updated_at 2026-05-16T23:32:23.566Z, 154 entries, drawn from the Trade.gov China scope index. The binding cash-deposit rate is on ACCESS. The activated-carbon row sets duty_rate_percent to null and sets the rate text to "verify per case file on access.trade.gov before invoicing".
| Case | Type | Product in the file | HS tag | Cash-deposit percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-570-904 | anti-dumping | Activated carbon | 3802 | not stored |
Exporting country is China. The manufacturer field reads "All exporters (cooperative-exporter list per case file)". Sunset status reads "five-year-review-cycle". The file does not store an order date or an expiry date. It does not list a countervailing case whose product text is Activated carbon. That gap is not a finding that no countervailing order exists. This row is the only heading 3802 row in the file. Heading 3802 is not proof that bone black or activated clay is the same case.
Frequently asked
What is the US duty on activated carbon from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 4.8 percent on activated carbon, HTS 3802.10.00. That is the general rate in the file, not a China total. Additional duties are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file lists China case A-570-904 and stores no cash-deposit percent.
Does the 4.8 percent include Section 301?
No. additional_duties on 3802.10.00 is blank. The coal, coconut, and other suffixes are blank too. Section 301 list membership and the extra percent are not in this file. Read the line on hts.usitc.gov and the USTR Section 301 page before you quote.
Is there a US anti-dumping case on activated carbon from China?
The file dated 16 May 2026 lists anti-dumping case A-570-904. The product text is Activated carbon, the exporting country is China, and the HS tag is 3802. duty_rate_percent is null. The file does not list a countervailing case on that product. The cash-deposit rate is on the ACCESS case file.
Do the coal and coconut lines store their own duty?
No. HTS 3802.10.00.10, derived from coal, HTS 3802.10.00.20, derived from coconut, and HTS 3802.10.00.50, other, store blank rates. The 4.8 percent is on 3802.10.00 only. This page does not copy that percent onto the suffixes.
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