Section V · Ores, slag and ash
2620.99
Other:
Chapter
Ores, slag and ash
Heading
The product family within the chapter
Subheading
The specific good, identical worldwide
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.
How the schedule reaches this code
- 26Ores, slag and ash
- 2620Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds:
- Other:
- Other:
Published US duty rates
Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.
- 2620.99.10.00Containing mainly vanadiumkg, V2O5 kg
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- Free
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 2620.99.20.00Containing mainly tungstenkg, W kg
- General
- 17.6¢/kg on tungsten content + 3.8%
- Special (FTA)
- Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- Column 2
- $1.32/kg on tungsten content + 40%
Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 2620.99.30.00Materials not provided for elsewhere in this heading containing by weight over 10 percent nickelkg, Ni kg
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- Free
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 2620.99.50.00Slag containing by weight over 40 percent titanium, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead, or zinc is not to be treated for the recovery thereofkg
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- Free
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 2620.99.75Other materials which are residues not advanced in value or condition by any means, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead or zinc are not to be treated for the recovery thereof
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- Free
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 2620.99.85.00Otherkg
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 30%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
Schedule footnotes
- See 9903.88.03.
A reference to Chapter 99 means an additional action — a Section 232 or 301 measure, an exclusion, or a quota — applies on top of the rate above.
This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.
Other subheadings in heading 2620
- 2620.11Hard zinc spelter
- 2620.19Other:
- 2620.21Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges
- 2620.29Other
- 2620.30Containing mainly copper
- 2620.40Containing mainly aluminum
- 2620.60Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metalsor for the manufacture of their chemical compounds:
- 2620.91Containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.