HTS chapter · section XV
Chapter 75
Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 75 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XV (base metals and articles of base metal). It has 8 headings and 28 eight-digit tariff lines.
6 of its 28 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (21%) and 22 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3%. The median line pays 2.6%.
The most finely divided heading is 7505 (nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire), with 10 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
4 of its 8 headings are entirely duty-free at the general rate, including 7501 (nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and…), 7502 (unwrought nickel) and 7503 (nickel waste and scrap).
The heading with the highest median rate is 7508 (other articles of nickel) at 3%.
Its headings are 7501 (nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and…), 7502 (unwrought nickel), 7503 (nickel waste and scrap), 7504 (nickel powders and flakes), 7505 (nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire), 7506 (nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil), 7507 (nickel tubes, pipes and tube or pipe…) and 7508 (other articles of nickel).
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7501 | Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 7502 | Unwrought nickel | 2 | 2 | duty-free |
| 7503 | Nickel waste and scrap | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 7504 | Nickel powders and flakes | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 7505 | Nickel bars, rods, profiles and wire | 10 | 0 | 3% |
| 7506 | Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil | 6 | 0 | 2.75% |
| 7507 | Nickel tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) | 3 | 0 | 2% |
| 7508 | Other articles of nickel | 3 | 0 | 3% |