Analysis
HTS 7407.21.70 covers having a rectangular cross section under heading 7407 (copper bars, rods and profiles).
The general duty rate is 1.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 74 (40th percentile of 89 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $190 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 1.9%. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 7407.21.15 (profiles: hollow profiles, 2.2%), 7407.21.30 (profiles: other, 2.2%), 7407.21.50 (low fuming brazing rods, 2.2%) and 7407.21.90 (other: other, 2.2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331420 (Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying), an industry of 211 US establishments employing 25,555 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7407.21.15 | Profiles: hollow profiles | 2.2% |
| 7407.21.30 | Profiles: other | 2.2% |
| 7407.21.50 | Low fuming brazing rods | 2.2% |
| 7407.21.90 | Other: other | 2.2% |