Analysis
HTS 7508.90.50 covers other: other under heading 7508 (other articles of nickel).
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 75 (77th percentile of 28 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 45%, 15.0 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 lines in the same group are 7508.10.00 (cloth, grill and netting, of nickel wire, 3%) and 7508.90.10 (other: stranded wire, 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 is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7508.10.00 | Cloth, grill and netting, of nickel wire | 3% |
| 7508.90.10 | Other: stranded wire | 3% |