Analysis
Subheading 2620.99 covers other, within heading 2620. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 6 US tariff lines below it are national.
Every one of its 6 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 2620.99.10 for containing mainly vanadium (duty-free), 2620.99.20 for containing mainly tungsten (17.6¢/kg on tungsten content + 3.8%), 2620.99.30 for materials not provided for elsewhere in this heading containing by… (duty-free), 2620.99.50 for slag containing by weight over 40 percent titanium, and which if… (duty-free), 2620.99.75 for other: other materials which are residues not advanced in value or… (duty-free) and 2620.99.85 for other: other (duty-free).
1 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2620.99.10 | Containing mainly vanadium | Free |
| 2620.99.20 | Containing mainly tungsten | 17.6¢/kg on tungsten content + 3.8% |
| 2620.99.30 | Materials not provided for elsewhere in this heading containing by weight over 10 percent nickel | Free |
| 2620.99.50 | Slag containing by weight over 40 percent titanium, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead, or zinc is not to be treated for the recovery thereof | Free |
| 2620.99.75 | Other: other materials which are residues not advanced in value or condition by any means, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead or zinc are not to be treated for the recovery thereof | Free |
| 2620.99.85 | Other: other | Free |