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HTS tariff line · chapter 26

2607.00.00

Lead ores and concentrates

Analysis

HTS 2607.00.00 covers lead ores and concentrates under heading 2607 (lead ores and concentrates). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in Cu kg.

The general rate is 1.1¢/kg on lead content, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.

Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.1¢/kg on lead content. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.

It is the only US line under subheading 2607.00, so the six-digit code used by every Harmonized System country and the eight-digit US line describe the same goods; a foreign tariff or an exporter's invoice showing 2607.00 points straight here.

Statistical suffixes

CodeDescriptionUnitsNAICS
2607.00.00.10Copper contentCu kg212230
2607.00.00.20Lead contentPb kg212230
2607.00.00.30Zinc contentZn kg212230
2607.00.00.40Silver contentAg g212230
2607.00.00.50Gold contentAu g212230