2844.30.10.00 - Thorium compounds

This HTS category, 2844.30.10.00, specifically encompasses compounds of thorium. This includes thorium in its various chemical forms, such as oxides, halides, and organic salts, used in a range of industrial applications. It is important to distinguish this category from its siblings. While 2844.30.20 covers compounds of uranium depleted in U235, and 2844.30.50 covers other related materials like alloys and mixtures, this subcategory is exclusively for thorium-based chemical compounds.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the primary focus for classification within 2844.30.10.00 is on identifying the chemical nature of the compound as being derived from thorium. Typical examples of products that would fall under this classification include thorium dioxide (ThO2), often used in high-temperature ceramics and as a nuclear fuel component, or thorium nitrate, which has applications in gas mantles and as a laboratory reagent. The classification hinges on the presence of thorium as a key elemental component within a chemical compound.