Analysis
HTS 7409.29.00 covers of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): other under heading 7409 (copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15 mm). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 1% to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7409.90.90 (of a width of less than 500 mm), at 3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1.1 percentage points.
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7409.11.10 | Of a thickness of 5 mm or more | 3% |
| 7409.11.50 | Of a thickness of less than 5 mm | 1% |
| 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% |
| 7409.31.10 | 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% |