Analysis
HTS 7608.20.00 covers of aluminum alloys under heading 7608 (aluminum tubes and pipes). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general duty rate is 5.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 76 (86th percentile of 65 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $570 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, and 14 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.7%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 7.9 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 7608.20.00.30 for seamless and 7608.20.00.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7608.10.00 | Of aluminum, not alloyed | 5.7% |