Analysis
HTS 7601.20.90 covers other: other under heading 7601 (unwrought aluminum). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 7 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 2.1% to 2.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7601.20.30 (of uniform cross section throughout its length, the least…), at 2.6%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.6 percentage points.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 9% of the 65 tariff lines in chapter 76. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The ten-digit suffixes separate aluminum vanadium master alloy, of uniform circular cross section…, other, containing 0.03 percent or more…, remelt scrap ingot, sheet ingot and foundry ingot of a kind described in…. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7601.20.90.30 | Aluminum vanadium master alloy | kg | 331313 |
| 7601.20.90.45 | Of uniform circular cross section throughout its length, the foregoing comprised of billets, not in coils | kg | 331314 |
| 7601.20.90.60 | Other, containing 0.03 percent or more by weight of lead (secondary aluminum) | kg | 331313 |
| 7601.20.90.75 | Remelt scrap ingot | kg | 331314 |
| 7601.20.90.80 | Sheet ingot (slab) of a kind described in statistical note 3 to this chapter | kg | 331313 |
| 7601.20.90.85 | Foundry ingot of a kind described in statistical note 4 to this chapter | kg | 331313 |
| 7601.20.90.95 | Other | kg | 331313 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.09 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(d) to this subchapter