Analysis
HTS 7408.19.00 covers of refined copper: other under heading 7408 (copper wire). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.09 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 74 (74th percentile of 89 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Within this group the rate runs from 1% to 3%. Compared with 7408.11.30 (with a maximum cross-sectional dimension over 9.5 mm), which pays 1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2 percentage points.
For statistics it divides in two: 7408.19.00.30 for with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 3 mm or less and 7408.19.00.60 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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 3%. 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7408.11.30 | With a maximum cross-sectional dimension over 9.5 mm | 1% |
| 7408.11.60 | With a maximum cross-sectional dimension over 6 mm but not over 9.5 mm | 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% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.09 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(d) to this subchapter