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HTS tariff line · chapter 81

8101.10.00

Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: powders

Analysis

HTS 8101.10.00 covers tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: powders under heading 8101 (tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap).

Within this group the rate runs from 2.8% to 6.6%. Compared with 8101.97.00 (other: waste and scrap), which pays 2.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.2 percentage points.

The general duty rate is 7% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 81 (91st percentile of 71 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $700 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

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 7%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 58%, 8.3 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
8101.94.00Unwrought tungsten, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering6.6%
8101.96.00Other: wire4.4%
8101.97.00Other: waste and scrap2.8%
8101.99.10Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil6.5%
8101.99.80Other: other3.7%