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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 38— ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES · Subchapter B— Tax on Certain Chemicals · § 4661

§ 4661. Imposition of tax

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(a)General rule There is hereby imposed a tax on any taxable chemical sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof.
(b)Amount of Tax The amount of tax imposed by subsection
(a)shall be determined in accordance with the following table: In the case of:The tax is the following amount per ton: Acetylene$9.74 Benzene9.74 Butane9.74 Butylene9.74 Butadiene9.74 Ethylene9.74 Methane6.88 Napthalene9.74 Propylene9.74 Toluene9.74 Xylene9.74 Ammonia5.28 Antimony8.90 Antimony trioxide7.50 Arsenic8.90 Arsenic trioxide6.82 Barium sulfide4.60 Bromine8.90 Cadmium8.90 Chlorine5.40 Chromium8.90 Chromite3.04 Potassium dichromate3.38 Sodium dichromate3.74 Cobalt8.90 Cupric sulfate3.74 Cupric oxide7.18 Cuprous oxide7.94 Hydrochloric acid0.58 Hydrogen fluoride8.46 Lead oxide8.28 Mercury8.90 Nickel8.90 Phosphorus8.90 Stannous chloride5.70 Stannic chloride4.24 Zinc chloride4.44 Zinc sulfate3.80 Potassium hydroxide0.44 Sodium hydroxide0.56 Sulfuric acid0.52 Nitric acid0.48.
(c)Termination No tax shall be imposed by this section after December 31, 2031.
(Added Pub. L. 96–510, title II, § 211(a), Dec. 11, 1980, 94 Stat. 2798; amended Pub. L. 99–499, title V, § 513(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1761; Pub. L. 99–509, title VIII, § 8032(c)(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1958; Pub. L. 117–58, div. H, title II, § 80201(a)(1), (b)(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1328, 1329.)
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  • Pub. L. 96–510, title II, § 211(a)
  • 94 Stat. 2798
  • Pub. L. 99–499, title V, § 513(a)
  • 100 Stat. 1761
  • Pub. L. 99–509, title VIII, § 8032(c)(3)
  • 100 Stat. 1958
  • 135 Stat. 1328
  • Pub. L. 99–509, title VIII, § 8031(d)(2)
  • 100 Stat. 1956
  • Pub. L. 99–509, title VIII, § 8031(e)(2)
  • Pub. L. 99–499
  • Pub. L. 99–509
  • 135 Stat. 1330
  • section 8032(d) of Pub. L. 99–509
  • Pub. L. 99–499, title V, § 513(h)
  • 100 Stat. 1765
  • Pub. L. 99–514, § 2
  • 100 Stat. 2095
  • Pub. L. 96–510
  • section 211(c) of Pub. L. 96–510
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–510, title II, § 211(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–499, title V, § 513(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–509, title VIII, § 8032(c)(3)
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