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HTS tariff line · chapter 81

8102.95.60

Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil: other

Analysis

HTS 8102.95.60 covers bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil: other under heading 8102 (molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap).

Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.6%. Compared with 8102.97.00 (other: waste and scrap), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.6 percentage points.

The general duty rate is 6.6% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 81 (88th percentile of 71 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $660 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 6.6%. 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 60%, 9.1 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
8102.10.00Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: powders9.1¢/kg on molybdenum content + 1.2%
8102.94.00Unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering13.9¢/kg on molybdenum content + 1.9%
8102.95.30Bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil: bars and rods6.6%
8102.96.00Other: wire4.4%
8102.97.00Other: waste and scrapFree
8102.99.00Other: other3.7%