Analysis
HTS 7110.21.00 covers unwrought or in powder under heading 7110 (platinum, unwrought or in semimanufactured forms, or in powder form).
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 45% of the 108 tariff lines in chapter 71. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331410 (Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining), an industry of 112 US establishments employing 8,755 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 7 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7110.11.00 | Unwrought or in powder form | Free |
| 7110.19.00 | Platinum: other | Free |
| 7110.29.00 | Palladium: other | Free |
| 7110.31.00 | Unwrought or in powder form | Free |
| 7110.39.00 | Rhodium: other | Free |
| 7110.41.00 | Unwrought or in powder form | Free |
| 7110.49.00 | Iridium, osmium and ruthenium: other | Free |