HTS heading · chapter 75
7501
Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy
Analysis
Heading 7501 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 2 eight-digit tariff lines, with 2 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 11th percentile of the headings in chapter 75.
The largest subheadings are 7501.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7501.20 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7501.10.00 | Nickel mattes, nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy: nickel mattes | Free |
| 7501.20.00 | Nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | Free |