HTS chapter · section XV
Chapter 74
Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 74 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XV (base metals and articles of base metal). It has 16 headings and 89 eight-digit tariff lines.
11 of its 89 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (12%) and 78 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3%. The median line pays 3%.
The most finely divided heading is 7409 (copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15 mm), with 17 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
5 of its 16 headings are entirely duty-free at the general rate, including 7401 (copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated…), 7402 (unrefined copper; copper anodes for…) and 7404 (copper waste and scrap).
The heading with the highest median rate is 7419 (other articles of copper) at 3%.
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7401 | Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper) | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 7402 | Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 7403 | Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought (other than master alloys of heading 7405) | 7 | 0 | 1% |
| 7404 | Copper waste and scrap | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 7405 | Master alloys of copper | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 7406 | Copper powders and flakes | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 7407 | Copper bars, rods and profiles | 13 | 0 | 2.2% |
| 7408 | Copper wire | 8 | 0 | 3% |
| 7409 | Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15 mm | 17 | 0 | 3% |
| 7410 | Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not… | 5 | 0 | 1.5% |
| 7411 | Copper tubes and pipes | 7 | 0 | 3% |
| 7412 | Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves) | 2 | 0 | 3% |
| 7413 | Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, including slings and similar articles, of copper, not electrically insulated | 3 | 0 | 3% |
| 7415 | Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading 8305) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper; screws, bolts,… | 7 | 0 | 3% |
| 7418 | Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of copper; sanitary… | 3 | 0 | 3% |
| 7419 | Other articles of copper | 9 | 3 | 3% |