Analysis
HTS 2825.50.10 covers copper oxides and hydroxides: cupric oxide under heading 2825 (hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; other metal…).
The general duty rate is 4.3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 28 (85th percentile of 274 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $430 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 4.3%. 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.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.9% to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 2825.50.20 (copper oxides and hydroxides: cuprous oxide) at 5%, a difference of 0.7 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 31%, 7.2 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2825.50.20 | Copper oxides and hydroxides: cuprous oxide | 5% |
| 2825.50.30 | Copper oxides and hydroxides: copper hydroxides | 3.9% |