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8102.10.00
Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: powders
Analysis
HTS 8102.10.00 covers molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: powders under heading 8102 (molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap).
The general rate is 9.1¢/kg on molybdenum content + 1.2%, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 9.1¢/kg on molybdenum content + 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.
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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8102.94.00 | Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering | 13.9¢/kg on molybdenum content + 1.9% |
| 8102.95.30 | Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil: bars and rods | 6.6% |
| 8102.95.60 | Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil: other | 6.6% |
| 8102.96.00 | Other: wire | 4.4% |
| 8102.97.00 | Other: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8102.99.00 | Other: other | 3.7% |