Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. › Chapter 98 Special classification provisions (U.S.)
9817.00.90.40Tariff line
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effective April 9, 1996
9817
Unwrought metal including remelt scrap ingot (except copper, lead, zinc and tungsten) in the form of pigs, ingots or billets (a) which are defective or damaged, or have been produced from melted down metal waste and scrap for convenience in handling and transportation without sweetening, alloying, fluxing or deliberate purifying, and (b) which cannot be commercially used without re-manufacture; relaying or rerolling rails; and articles of metal (except articles of lead, of zinc or of tungsten, and not including metal-bearing materials provided for in section VI, chapter 26 or subheading 8549.11, 8549.12, 8549.13, 8549.14, 8549.19 and not including unwrought metal provided for in chapters 72-81) to be used in remanufacture by melting or to be processed by shredding, shearing, compacting or similar processing which renders them fit only for the recovery of the metal content
Other
Pigs, ingots or billets
9817.00.90.40
Rates of duty
General rate (Column 1)Free
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Column 2Free
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for origin CN, entry date 2026-10-26 · base rate Free
- Section 301 forced-labor tariff (12.5%)9903.05.31Applies+12.5%China: Column 1 rate + 12.5% additional
- China 301: not on any listN/A—8-digit subheading 9817.00.90 is not on Lists 1–4B or the four-year-review lists
- AD/CVD: 1 order in placeConditional—Cash deposits follow the company-specific rate (ACE case module). Coverage depends on each order's scope. The table below lists case numbers, status and the all-others rate. The all-others deposit rate is counted in the maximum exposure, not in the confirmed total.
- AD/CVD 1 casesConditionalAD 111.73%A570832
Confirmed total 12.5% · max 124.23%Full duty breakdown →