2505.10.10.00

Sand containing by weight 95 percent or more of silica and not more than 0.6 percent of oxide of iron

Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26: Silica sands and quartz sands

Unit: t Heading: 2505 Chapter: 25 As of May 1, 2026

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

Free

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

$1.97/t

The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

9903.03.01

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%

Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.02

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country that (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 24, 2026; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 28, 2026

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.03

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.04

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(iii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.05

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft); their engines, parts and components; their other parts, components and subassemblies; and ground flight simulators and their parts and components of any country, provided for in subdivision (aa)(iv) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.06

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.07

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Canada, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vi) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CA

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.08

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: MX

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.09

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of textiles or apparel the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(viii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CR, SV, GT, HN, NI, DO

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.10

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, such as food, clothing and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.11

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are informational materials, including but not limited to publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks and news wire feeds

Applies to origin: IL

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.88.03

LIST_1

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Applies to origin: CN

Effective from August 23, 2018

Related CBP rulings

H129900 October 27, 2010

Coastwise Transportation; 46 U.S.C. § 55103; 19 CFR § 4.50(b)

You ask whether an individual may be transported on the non-coastwise-qualified M/T OVERSEAS MAREMAR (the “vessel”) from Corpus Christi, Texas, to port Everglades, Florida, from November 1, 2010 to November 5, 2010, for the purpose of provi

H114000 July 8, 2010

Coastwise Transportation; 46 U.S.C. § 55103; 19 C.F.R. § 4.50(b)

The voyage in question involves the transportation of the subject individual aboard the non-coastwise-qualified M/T OVERSEAS LUXMAR (“the vessel”). The individual embarked on July 5, 2010 at Corpus Christi, Texas and will disembark at the p

H091527 January 20, 2010

ponse to your request of January 20, 2010, with respect to the coastwise transportation of a certain individual. Our ruling is set forth below.

You ask whether a certain individual may be transported on the non-coastwise qualified M/T ARAFURA SEA ("vessel"), from Corpus Christi, Texas to Lake Charles, Louisiana. The individual will embark on January 21, 2010 in Corpus Christi and d

H026838 April 25, 2008

Coastwise Transportation; 46 U.S.C. § 55103; 19 CFR § 4.50(b)

The voyage in question involves the transportation of the subject individuals aboard the non-coastwise-qualified vessel M/T TRADER II (the “vessel”), from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Houston, Texas during the period from April 27, 2008 to Apr

N021132 March 13, 2008

The tariff classification of silica sand from Peru

This sample was sent to our Customs and Border Protection laboratory for analysis. The laboratory has now completed its analysis. In your letter you indicated that the sand is in its natural state. After extraction from the earth, it is sim

A84999 July 24, 1996

The tariff classification of PENAC Quartz Meal/Sand (Silica) and Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) powder from Germany

The tariff classification of PENAC Quartz Meal/Sand (Silica) and Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) powder from Germany

A81893 April 4, 1996

Our reference number:A81893

Our reference number:A81893

223697 March 24, 1992

Products of American Fisheries; Entry; 9815.00.20, HTSUSA; 19 CFR 10.78

You state that your fishing operation uses two vessels registered in Miami, Florida, to fish in the eastern part of the Caribbean Sea. Your main catch is conch. You state that you transfer your catch in the port of San Maarten, Netherlands

Other codes in heading 2505

View all codes in heading 2505 →

Duty by origin country

The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 2505.10.10.00 from each major US trading partner.

Need to defend this classification?

TariffLens generates GRI reasoning, cites the right CBP rulings, and builds the audit trail you need for reasonable care.

Book a demo →