HTS Index

HTS heading 2608

Zinc ores and concentrates — 6 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2608.00.00Zinc ores and concentrates + Ch. 99Free
2608.00.00.10Copper content + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2608.00.00)Cu kg
2608.00.00.20Lead content + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2608.00.00)Pb kg
2608.00.00.30Zinc content + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2608.00.00)Zn kg
2608.00.00.40Silver content + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2608.00.00)Ag g
2608.00.00.50Gold content + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2608.00.00)Au g

5 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

6 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.