HTS Index

HTS heading 2704

Coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon — 4 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
2704.00.00Coke and semicoke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon + Ch. 99Free
2704.00.00.11Coke larger than 100 mm (4 inches) in maximum diameter and at least 50 percent of which is retained on a 100-mm (4-inch) sieve after drop shatter testing pursuant to ASTM D 3038, of a kind used in foundries + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2704.00.00)t
2704.00.00.25Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2704.00.00)t
2704.00.00.50Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 2704.00.00)t

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

4 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.