Analysis
Subheading 7806.00 covers other articles of lead, within heading 7806. 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 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 3 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 1.2% to 3% with a median of 2%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 7806.00.03 for lead bars, rods, profiles and wire (1.2%), 7806.00.05 for lead tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings… (2%) and 7806.00.80 for other articles of lead: other (3%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331491) and All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7806.00.03 | Lead bars, rods, profiles and wire | 1.2% |
| 7806.00.05 | Lead tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) | 2% |
| 7806.00.80 | Other articles of lead: other | 3% |