HTS tariff line · chapter 79
7907.00.20
Zinc tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves)
Analysis
HTS 7907.00.20 covers zinc tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) under heading 7907 (other articles of zinc).
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 7907.00.10 (articles of a type used for household, table or kitchen…, 3%) and 7907.00.60 (other articles of zinc: other, 3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 331491 (Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding), an industry of 199 US establishments employing 12,115 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7907.00.10 | Articles of a type used for household, table or kitchen use; toilet and sanitary wares; all the foregoing and parts thereof of zinc | 3% |
| 7907.00.60 | Other articles of zinc: other | 3% |