Analysis
Heading 8108 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 12 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
The spread of 15 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 15%, applies to 8108.20.00 (unwrought titanium; powders) and 8108.90.60 (other: other).
1 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (25%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 15%. The median line pays 10.25%.
Its median rate of 10.25% sits at the 94th percentile of the headings in chapter 81.
The largest subheadings are 8108.90 (other, 2 lines), 8108.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8108.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331491), Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410) and Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (331492). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8108.20.00 | Unwrought titanium; powders | 15% |
| 8108.30.00 | Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8108.90.30 | Articles of titanium | 5.5% |
| 8108.90.60 | Other: other | 15% |