HTS Index

HTS heading 2615

Niobium (columbium), tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates — 8 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2615Niobium (columbium), tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates + Ch. 99not stated
2615.10.00.00Zirconium ores and concentrates + Ch. 99Freekg
2615.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
2615.90.30.00Synthetic tantalum-niobium (columbium) concentrates + Ch. 99Freekg
2615.90.60Other + Ch. 99Free
2615.90.60.30Niobium (columbium) ores and concentrates + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2615.90.60)kg
2615.90.60.60Tantalum ores and concentrates + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2615.90.60)kg
2615.90.60.90Vanadium ores and concentrates + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2615.90.60)kg, V2O5 kg

3 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

8 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.