U.S. exports of Precious Metal Compounds and Amalgams (Other) (HS 284390) totaled $50.5M in August 2026.
Importers of Precious Metal Compounds and Amalgams (Other) paid $257K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 2.89% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Precious Metal Compounds and Amalgams (Other) imports of $8.9M in August 2026 ran 39% below the year-to-date monthly average of $14.6M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPlatinum-group metal compounds — including platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium, and ruthenium salts and complexes — along with amalgams of precious metals not classified elsewhere, are captured under this residual heading. These materials are essential to automotive catalytic converter manufacturing, fuel cell catalyst layers, and specialty chemical synthesis. The United Kingdom and Japan lead US imports under this heading, with South Africa — the world's dominant platinum-group metal producer — also a significant source. The single 10-digit line (2843900000) covers a chemically diverse range of products, so precise chemical identity documentation is critical for classification and valuation.
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South Africa holds the world's largest reserves of platinum-group metals (PGMs) and is a primary producer of platinum, palladium, and rhodium. Downstream chemical processing of PGMs into salts and coordination compounds occurs both domestically and in refining hubs such as the UK and Japan, but South Africa's upstream dominance makes it a direct supplier of certain PGM compounds to the US market.
An amalgam is an alloy of mercury with a precious metal (gold, silver, platinum, etc.) and is classified under 2843900000 when it involves a precious metal. Mercury compounds with non-precious metals or other elements are classified elsewhere in Chapter 28. The key classification criterion is whether the mercury is alloyed with a precious metal as defined in HTS Chapter 28 notes.
Subheading 1 of 5 in heading 2843
Subheading 284390 · $50.5M of $84.8M
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HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2843900000 | Organic Compound Precious Metal; Amalgrams, NESOI | $8.9M | 2.89% | 36.88% | $257K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2843900000 | Compounds or Amalgams of Precious Metals, NESOI | $50.5M |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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$8.9MYoY · free account
Exports
$50.5MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $177.5M of Precious Metal Compounds and Amalgams (Other) and exported $799.6M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · August 2026
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Mexico and Switzerland together take 73% of it.
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rate provision · imports
63.2% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 2.89% of imports for consumption.