Analysis
HTS 2615.10.00 covers zirconium ores and concentrates under heading 2615 (niobium (columbium), tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 97% of the 39 tariff lines in chapter 26 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 2615.90.30 (synthetic tantalum-niobium (columbium) concentrates, duty-free) and 2615.90.60 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 21229 (Other Metal Ore Mining), an industry of 58 US establishments employing 3,719 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2615.90.30 | Synthetic tantalum-niobium (columbium) concentrates | Free |
| 2615.90.60 | Other: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter