Analysis
Subheading 8112.41 covers unwrought; waste and scrap; powders, within heading 8112. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3%. The median line pays 1.5%.
The US splits it as follows: 8112.41.10 for unwrought; waste and scrap; powders: waste and scrap (duty-free) and 8112.41.50 for unwrought; powders (3%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining (331410). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 8112.41 once they fall within heading 8112 (beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8112.41.10 | Unwrought; waste and scrap; powders: waste and scrap | Free |
| 8112.41.50 | Unwrought; powders | 3% |