HTS chapter · section XV
Chapter 76
Base metals and articles of base metal
Chapter 76 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sits in section XV (base metals and articles of base metal). It has 16 headings and 65 eight-digit tariff lines.
The spread of 6.5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here.
6 of its 65 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (9%) and 59 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6.5%. The median line pays 3.1%.
The most finely divided heading is 7606 (aluminum plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm), with 8 lines; fine division usually means the rates or the trade statistics differ enough to be worth separating.
1 of its 16 headings is entirely duty-free at the general rate: 7602 (aluminum waste and scrap).
The heading with the highest median rate is 7610 (aluminum structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and…) at 5.7%.
Headings
| Heading | Description | Lines | Free | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7601 | Unwrought aluminum | 5 | 2 | 2.1% |
| 7602 | Aluminum waste and scrap | 1 | 1 | duty-free |
| 7603 | Aluminum powders and flakes | 2 | 0 | 4.45% |
| 7604 | Aluminum bars, rods and profiles | 7 | 0 | 3% |
| 7605 | Aluminum wire | 4 | 0 | 3.4000000000000004% |
| 7606 | Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm | 8 | 0 | 3% |
| 7607 | Aluminum foil (whether or not printed, or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not… | 8 | 1 | 4.5% |
| 7608 | Aluminum tubes and pipes | 2 | 0 | 5.7% |
| 7609 | Aluminum tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) | 1 | 0 | 5.7% |
| 7610 | Aluminum structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, towers, lattice… | 2 | 0 | 5.7% |
| 7611 | Aluminum reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 liters, whether… | 1 | 0 | 2.6% |
| 7612 | Aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or… | 3 | 1 | 2.4% |
| 7613 | Aluminum containers for compressed or liquefied gas | 1 | 0 | 5% |
| 7614 | Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, including slings and similar articles, of aluminum, not electrically insulated | 5 | 0 | 4.9% |
| 7615 | Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of aluminum; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of aluminum;… | 7 | 0 | 3.1% |
| 7616 | Other articles of aluminum | 8 | 1 | 5.1% |