HTS heading · chapter 74
7403
Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought (other than master alloys of heading 7405)
Analysis
Heading 7403 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought (other than master alloys of heading 7405). It divides into 7 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 8 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 7 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 1% to 1% with a median of 1%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 1% sits at the 20th percentile of the headings in chapter 74.
The largest subheadings are 7403.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 7403.12 (unnamed, 1 line), 7403.13 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7403.19 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7403.11.00 | Cathodes and sections of cathodes | 1% |
| 7403.12.00 | Refined copper: wire bars | 1% |
| 7403.13.00 | Refined copper: billets | 1% |
| 7403.19.00 | Refined copper: other | 1% |
| 7403.21.00 | Copper-zinc base alloys (brass) | 1% |
| 7403.22.00 | Copper-tin base alloys (bronze) | 1% |
| 7403.29.01 | Copper alloys: other copper alloys | 1% |