Analysis
HTS 8108.90.60 covers other: other under heading 8108 (titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 15%. The costliest confusion would be with 8108.30.00 (titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: waste and…) at duty-free, a difference of 15 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 15%. 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 15% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 81 (99th percentile of 71 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 3.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring 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% |