Analysis
HTS 7409.11.50 covers of a thickness of less than 5 mm under heading 7409 (copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15 mm). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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.
Within this group the rate runs from 1% to 3%. Compared with 7409.90.90 (of a width of less than 500 mm), which pays 3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2 percentage points.
For statistics it divides in two: 7409.11.50.10 for of a width of 500 mm or more and 7409.11.50.50 for of a width of less than 500 mm. 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 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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7409.11.10 | Of a thickness of 5 mm or more | 3% |
| 7409.19.10 | Of a thickness of 5 mm or more | 3% |
| 7409.19.50 | Of a width of 500 mm or more | 1% |
| 7409.19.90 | Of a width of less than 500 mm | 3% |
| 7409.21.00 | Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): in coils | 1.9% |
| 7409.29.00 | Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): other | 1.9% |
| 7409.31.10 | Of a thickness of 5 mm or more | 3% |
| 7409.31.50 | Of a width of 500 mm or more | 1.7% |
| 7409.31.90 | Of a width of less than 500 mm | 3% |
| 7409.39.10 | Of a thickness of 5 mm or more | 3% |
| 7409.39.50 | Of a width of 500 mm or more | 1.7% |
| 7409.39.90 | Of a width of less than 500 mm | 3% |
| 7409.40.00 | Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper- nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) | 3% |
| 7409.90.10 | Of a thickness of 5 mm or more | 3% |
| 7409.90.50 | Of a width of 500 mm or more | 1.7% |
| 7409.90.90 | Of a width of less than 500 mm | 3% |