7601.20.30

Analysis

HTS 7601.20.30 covers of uniform cross section throughout its length, the least cross-sectional dimension of which is not greater than 9.5 mm, in coils under heading 7601 (unwrought aluminum).

This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.09 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.

Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 2.1%. Compared with 7601.20.90 (other: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.6 percentage points.

The general duty rate is 2.6% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 76 (22nd percentile of 65 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $260 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.6%. 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.