Analysis
HTS 7806.00.03 covers lead bars, rods, profiles and wire under heading 7806 (other articles of lead).
Within this group the rate runs from 2% to 3%. Compared with 7806.00.80 (other articles of lead: other), which pays 3%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 1.8 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 1.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 78 (36th percentile of 7 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $120 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 37.5 times the general rate.
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 1.2%. 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 other lines in the same group are 7806.00.05 (lead tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example…, 2%) and 7806.00.80 (other articles of lead: other, 3%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |