Analysis
Subheading 7616.99 covers other, within heading 7616. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 2.5%. The median line pays 1.25%.
The US splits it as follows: 7616.99.10 for other: luggage frames (duty-free) and 7616.99.51 for other: other (2.5%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332999), Blind and Shade Manufacturing (337920) and Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries (331523). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 7616.99 once they fall within heading 7616 (other articles of aluminum). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7616.99.10 | Other: luggage frames | Free |
| 7616.99.51 | Other: other | 2.5% |