Analysis
HTS 7411.10.50 covers of refined copper: other under heading 7411 (copper tubes and pipes).
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 1.4% to 3%. Compared with 7411.29.10 (other: seamless), which pays 1.4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.6 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 47%, 15.7 times the general rate.
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.
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 concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7411.10.10 | Of refined copper: seamless | 1.5% |
| 7411.21.10 | Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): seamless | 1.4% |
| 7411.21.50 | Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): other | 3% |
| 7411.22.00 | Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel-silver) | 3% |
| 7411.29.10 | Other: seamless | 1.4% |
| 7411.29.50 | Other: other | 3% |