Analysis
Heading 7601 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers unwrought aluminum. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 5 eight-digit tariff lines, with 13 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
2 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (40%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 2.6%. The median line pays 2.1%.
Its median rate of 2.1% sits at the 12th percentile of the headings in chapter 76.
The largest subheadings are 7601.20 (aluminum alloys, 3 lines) and 7601.10 (aluminum, not alloyed, 2 lines).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production (331313) and Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (331314). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7601.10.30 | Of uniform cross section throughout its length, the least cross-sectional dimension of which is not greater than 9.5 mm, in coils | 2.6% |
| 7601.10.60 | Aluminum, not alloyed: other | Free |
| 7601.20.30 | Of uniform cross section throughout its length, the least cross-sectional dimension of which is not greater than 9.5 mm, in coils | 2.6% |
| 7601.20.60 | Containing 25 percent or more by weight of silicon | 2.1% |
| 7601.20.90 | Other: other | Free |