HTS tariff line · chapter 81
8109.91.00
Containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight
Analysis
HTS 8109.91.00 covers containing less than 1 part hafnium to 500 parts zirconium by weight under heading 8109 (zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8109.39.00 (waste and scrap: other), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.7 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 12.2 times the general rate.
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 3.7%. 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 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 81 (51st percentile of 71 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring 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 |
| 8109.99.00 | Other: other | 3.7% |