Analysis
HTS 7418.20.10 covers of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) under heading 7418 (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and…).
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 40%, 13.3 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.
The other lines in the same group are 7418.10.00 (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts…, 3%) and 7418.20.50 (sanitary ware and parts thereof: other, 3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing), an industry of 3,501 US establishments employing 66,282 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7418.10.00 | Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like | 3% |
| 7418.20.50 | Sanitary ware and parts thereof: other | 3% |