Analysis
HTS 7408.11.30 covers with a maximum cross-sectional dimension over 9.5 mm under heading 7408 (copper wire).
The general duty rate is 1% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 74 (20th percentile of 89 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $100 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3% to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7408.29.50 (not coated or plated with metal), at 3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2 percentage points.
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%. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7408.11.60 | With a maximum cross-sectional dimension over 6 mm but not over 9.5 mm | 3% |
| 7408.19.00 | Of refined copper: other | 3% |
| 7408.21.00 | Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) | 3% |
| 7408.22.10 | Coated or plated with metal | 3% |
| 7408.22.50 | Not coated or plated with metal | 3% |
| 7408.29.10 | Coated or plated with metal | 3% |
| 7408.29.50 | Not coated or plated with metal | 3% |