Analysis
HTS 8101.99.80 covers other: other under heading 8101 (tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.8% to 7%. The costliest confusion would be with 8101.10.00 (tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap…) at 7%, a difference of 3.3 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 12.2 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 3.7%. 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 general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 81 (51st percentile of 71 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8101.10.00 | Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: powders | 7% |
| 8101.94.00 | Unwrought tungsten, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering | 6.6% |
| 8101.96.00 | Other: wire | 4.4% |
| 8101.97.00 | Other: waste and scrap | 2.8% |
| 8101.99.10 | Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil | 6.5% |