Analysis
HTS 7903.90.60 covers other: other under heading 7903 (zinc dust, powders and flakes).
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 79 (64th percentile of 11 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 15.0 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 3%. 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 7903.10.00 (zinc dust, powders and flakes: zinc dust, 0.7¢/kg) and 7903.90.30 (other: powders, 0.5¢/kg).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)), an industry of 187 US establishments employing 9,490 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7903.10.00 | Zinc dust, powders and flakes: zinc dust | 0.7¢/kg |
| 7903.90.30 | Other: powders | 0.5¢/kg |