Analysis
HTS 7411.21.10 covers of copper-zinc base alloys (brass): seamless under heading 7411 (copper tubes and pipes).
The general duty rate is 1.4% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 74 (29th percentile of 89 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $140 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.4% to 3%. The costliest confusion would be with 7411.29.50 (other: other) at 3%, a difference of 1.6 points on the customs value.
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 1.4%. 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7411.10.10 | Of refined copper: seamless | 1.5% |
| 7411.10.50 | Of refined copper: other | 3% |
| 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% |