HTS heading · chapter 76
7612
Aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 liters, whether or not lined or heat insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment
Analysis
Heading 7612 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 liters, whether…. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
1 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.7%. The median line pays 2.4%.
The spread of 5.7 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.7%, applies to 7612.90.10 (of a capacity not exceeding 20 liters).
Its median rate of 2.4% sits at the 13th percentile of the headings in chapter 76.
The largest subheadings are 7612.90 (other, 2 lines) and 7612.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Metal Can Manufacturing (332431), All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332999) and Other Metal Container Manufacturing (332439). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7612.10.00 | Collapsible tubular containers | 2.4% |
| 7612.90.10 | Of a capacity not exceeding 20 liters | 5.7% |
| 7612.90.50 | Other: other | Free |