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Code 2805 30 · Heading 2805

Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, including mixtures and alloys

This heading covers rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, including products where these metals are mixed with each other or alloyed. The detailed classification depends on whether the product is a mixture or interalloy, a named metal with at least 95% purity by weight, or has less than 95% purity by weight.

For example

  • An interalloy of rare-earth metals
  • A mixed rare-earth metal alloy
  • Yttrium with a purity by weight of less than 95%
  • Scandium with a purity by weight of at least 95%
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Official tariff text

Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.7–5.5%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 5.5%.

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

  • Their lines1 Norwegian line

28.05.3000 Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 2.0% to 4.0%

  • Their lines22 British lines
  • EU originDuty free

2805 30 10 10 Alloy of cerium with other rare-earth metals, containing by weight 47 % or more of cerium

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

5.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines6 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2805.30.00.05 Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

  • 28.05.3000

    Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 22 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

  • 2805 30 10 10

    Alloy of cerium with other rare-earth metals, containing by weight 47 % or more of cerium

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 10 30

    Containing both neodymium and dysprosium

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 10 40

    Containing neodymium

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 10 50

    Containing dysprosium

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 10 80

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 21 10

    Cerium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 21 20

    Lanthanum

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 29 30

    Praseodymium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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  • 2805 30 29 40

    Neodymium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 29 50

    Samarium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 31 15

    Gadolinium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 31 20

    Terbium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 31 25

    Dysprosium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 39 10

    Europium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 39 30

    Holmium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 39 35

    Erbium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 39 40

    Thulium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 39 45

    Ytterbium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 39 50

    Lutetium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 39 55

    Yttrium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 40 00

    Scandium

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 2805 30 80 00

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 6 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

  • 2805.30.00.05

    Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury, Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, Not intermixed or interalloyed, Lanthanum

    General rate
    5%
    From the EU
    5.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 2805.30.00.10

    Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury, Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, Not intermixed or interalloyed, Cerium

    General rate
    5%
    From the EU
    5.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 2805.30.00.15

    Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury, Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, Not intermixed or interalloyed, Praseodymium

    General rate
    5%
    From the EU
    5.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 2805.30.00.20

    Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury, Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, Not intermixed or interalloyed, Neodymium

    General rate
    5%
    From the EU
    5.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 2805.30.00.50

    Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury, Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, Not intermixed or interalloyed, Other

    General rate
    5%
    From the EU
    5.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 2805.30.00.90

    Alkali or alkaline-earth metals; rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed; mercury, Rare-earth metals, scandium and yttrium, whether or not intermixed or interalloyed, Other

    General rate
    5%
    From the EU
    5.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.