Analysis
Heading 8109 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap. It divides into 6 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
2 of its 6 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 4 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.2%. The median line pays 3.7%.
The largest subheadings are 8109.21 (unnamed, 1 line), 8109.29 (unnamed, 1 line), 8109.31 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8109.39 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410) and Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (331491). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 3.7% sits at the 51st percentile of the headings in chapter 81.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8109.21.00 | Containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight | 4.2% |
| 8109.29.00 | Unwrought zirconium; powders: other | 4.2% |
| 8109.31.00 | Containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight | Free |
| 8109.39.00 | Waste and scrap: other | Free |
| 8109.91.00 | Containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight | 3.7% |
| 8109.99.00 | Other: other | 3.7% |