HTS tariff line · chapter 74
7412.10.00
Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves): of refined copper
Analysis
HTS 7412.10.00 covers copper tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves): of refined copper under heading 7412 (copper tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves)).
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.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 46%, 15.3 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 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.
The other line in the same group is 7412.20.00 (copper tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings…, 3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332919 (Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing), an industry of 212 US establishments employing 13,428 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7412.20.00 | Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves): of copper alloys | 3% |