Analysis
Heading 2601 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 3 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The largest subheadings are 2601.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 2601.12 (unnamed, 1 line) and 2601.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Iron Ore Mining (212210) and Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 49th percentile of the headings in chapter 26.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2601.11.00 | Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: non-agglomerated | Free |
| 2601.12.00 | Iron ores and concentrates, other than roasted iron pyrites: agglomerated | Free |
| 2601.20.00 | Roasted iron pyrites | Free |