Analysis
HTS 8111.00.60 covers other: other under heading 8111 (manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 14%. The costliest confusion would be with 8111.00.49 (unwrought manganese: other) at 14%, a difference of 10.3 points on the customs value.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 8111.00.30 (manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap…, duty-free), 8111.00.47 (flake containing at least 99.5 percent by weight manganese, 14%) and 8111.00.49 (unwrought manganese: other, 14%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8111.00.30 | Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8111.00.47 | Flake containing at least 99.5 percent by weight manganese | 14% |
| 8111.00.49 | Unwrought manganese: other | 14% |