26 U.S.C. § 4661 — Imposition of tax

(a) General rule There is imposed a tax on any taxable chemical^* sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer^* that chemical or substance. (b) Amount of Tax The amount of tax imposed by subsection (a) must be determined under the following table: In the case of: The tax is the following amount per ton^*: Acetylene $9.74 Benzene 9.74 Butane 9.74 Butylene 9.74 Butadiene 9.74 Ethylene 9.74 Methane 6.88 Napthalene 9.74 Propylene 9.74 Toluene 9.74 Xylene 9.74 Ammonia 5.28 Antimony 8.90 Antimony trioxide 7.50 Arsenic 8.90 Arsenic trioxide 6.82 Barium sulfide 4.60 Bromine 8.90 Cadmium 8.90 Chlorine 5.40 Chromium 8.90 Chromite 3.04 Potassium dichromate 3.38 Sodium dichromate 3.74 Cobalt 8.90 Cupric sulfate 3.74 Cupric oxide 7.18 Cuprous oxide 7.94 Hydrochloric acid 0.58 Hydrogen fluoride 8.46 Lead oxide 8.28 Mercury 8.90 Nickel 8.90 Phosphorus 8.90 Stannous chloride 5.70 Stannic chloride 4.24 Zinc chloride 4.44 Zinc sulfate 3.80 Potassium hydroxide 0.44 Sodium hydroxide 0.56 Sulfuric acid 0.52 Nitric acid 0.48. (c) Termination No tax must be imposed by this section after December 31, 2031 .