Analysis
HTS 7603.20.00 covers powders of lamellar structure; flakes under heading 7603 (aluminum powders and flakes).
Within this group the rate runs from 5% to 5%. Compared with 7603.10.00 (powders of non-lamellar structure), which pays 5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.1 percentage points.
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 3.9%. 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 general duty rate is 3.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 76 (56th percentile of 65 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $390 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other line in the same group is 7603.10.00 (powders of non-lamellar structure, 5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331314 (Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum), an industry of 92 US establishments employing 5,746 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7603.10.00 | Powders of non-lamellar structure | 5% |