2008 Schedule B - Chapter 74

Section XV - Chapter 74                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Copper and Articles Thereof                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Note                                                                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  In this chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:            
                                                                                                    
  (a). Refined copper                                                                               
                                                                                                    
       Metal containing at least 99.85 percent by weight of copper; or                              
                                                                                                    
       Metal containing at least 97.5 percent by weight of copper, provided that the content        
        by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following         
        table:                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
       Table - Other elements                                                                       
                                                                                                    
       Element                  Limiting content percent by weight                                  
       Ag     Silver            0.25                                                                
       As     Arsenic           0.5                                                                 
       Cd     Cadmium           1.3                                                                 
       Cr     Chromium          1.4                                                                 
       Mg     Magnesium         0.8                                                                 
       Pb     Lead              1.5                                                                 
       S      Sulfur            0.7                                                                 
       Sn     Tin               0.8                                                                 
       Te     Tellurium         0.8                                                                 
       Zn     Zinc              1.0                                                                 
       Zr     Zirconium         0.3                                                                 
       Other elements*, each    0.3                                                                 
                                                                                                    
       *Other elements are, for example, Al, Be, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Si.                                
                                                                                                    
  (b). Copper alloys                                                                                
                                                                                                    
       Metallic substances other than unrefined copper in which copper predominates by              
        weight over each of the other elements, provided that:                                      
                                                                                                    
      (i).   The content by weight of at least one of the other elements is greater than            
              the limit specified in the foregoing table; or                                        
                                                                                                    
      (ii).  The total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 2.5 percent.                
                                                                                                    
  (c). Master alloys                                                                                
                                                                                                    
       Alloys containing with other elements more than 10 percent by weight of copper, not          
        usefully malleable and commonly used as an additive in the manufacture of other             
        alloys or as deoxidants, desulfurizing agents or for similar uses in the metallurgy of      
        nonferrous metals.  However, copper phosphide (phosphor copper) containing more             
        than 15 percent by weight of phosphorus falls in heading 2848.                              
                                                                                                    
  (d). Bars and rods                                                                                
                                                                                                    
       Rolled, extruded, drawn or forged products, not in coils, which have a uniform solid         
        cross section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles           
        (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including            
        "flattened circles" and "modified rectangles," of which two opposite sides are convex       
        arcs, the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel).  Products with     
        a rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross section may have            
        corners rounded along their whole length.  The thickness of such products which             
        have a rectangular (including "modified rectangular") cross section exceeds                 
        one-tenth of the width.  The expression also covers cast or sintered products, of the       
        same forms and dimensions, which have been subsequently worked after production             
        (otherwise than by simple trimming or descaling), provided that they have not               
        thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings.                    
                                                                                                    
       Wire bars and billets with their ends tapered or otherwise worked simply to facilitate       
        their entry into machines for converting them into, for example, drawing stock (wire        
        rod) or tubes, are however, to be taken to be unwrought copper of heading 7403.             
                                                                                                    
  (e). Profiles                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
       Rolled, extruded, drawn, forged or formed products, coiled or not, of a uniform cross        
        section along their whole length, which do not conform to any of the definitions of         
        bars, rods, wire, plates, sheets, strip, foil, tubes or pipes.  The expression also covers  
        cast or sintered products, of the same forms, which have been subsequently worked           
        after production (otherwise than by simple trimming or descaling), provided that they       
        have not thereby assumed the character of articles or products of other headings.           
                                                                                                    
  (f). Wire                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
       Rolled, extruded or drawn products, in coils, which have a uniform solid cross               
        section along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles (including      
        squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons (including "flattened            
        circles" and "modified rectangles," of which two opposite sides are convex arcs, the        
        other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel).  Products with a             
        rectangular (including square), triangular or polygonal cross section may have              
        corners rounded along their whole length.                                                   
                                                                                                    
       In the case of heading 7414, however, the term "wire" applies only to products,              
        whether or not in coils, of any cross sectional shape, of which no cross sectional          
        dimension exceeds 6 mm (0.234 inch).                                                        
                                                                                                    
  (g). Plates, sheets, strip and foil                                                               
                                                                                                    
       Flat-surfaced products (other than the unwrought products of heading 7403), coiled           
        or not, of solid rectangular (other than square) cross section with or without rounded      
        corners (including "modified rectangles" of which two opposite sides are convex arcs,       
        the other two sides being straight, of equal length and parallel) of a uniform              
        thickness, which are:                                                                       
                                                                                                    
       -  of rectangular (including square) shape with a thickness not exceeding one-tenth          
           of the width,                                                                            
                                                                                                    
       -  of a shape other than rectangular or square, of any size, provided that they do           
           not assume the character of articles or products of other headings.                      
                                                                                                    
       Headings 7409 and 7410 apply, inter alia, to plates, sheets, strip and foil with             
        patterns (for example, grooves, ribs, checkers, tears, buttons, lozenges) and to such       
        products which have been perforated, corrugated, polished or coated, provided that          
        they do not thereby assume the character of articles or products of other headings.         
                                                                                                    
  (h). Tubes and pipes                                                                              
                                                                                                    
       Hollow products, coiled or not, which have a uniform cross section with only one             
        enclosed void along their whole length in the shape of circles, ovals, rectangles           
        (including squares), equilateral triangles or regular convex polygons, and which have       
        a uniform wall thickness.  Products with a rectangular (including square), equilateral      
        triangular or regular convex polygonal cross section, which may have corners                
        rounded along their whole length, are also to be taken to be tubes and pipes                
        provided the inner and outer cross sections are concentric and have the same form           
        and orientation.  Tubes and pipes of the foregoing cross sections may be polished,          
        coated, bent, threaded, drilled, waisted, expanded, cone-shaped or fitted with              
        flanges, collars or rings.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Subheading Note                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
1.  In this chapter the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:            
                                                                                                    
  (a). Copper-zinc base alloys (brasses)                                                            
                                                                                                    
       Alloys of copper and zinc, with or without other elements.  When other elements are          
        present:                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
       -  zinc predominates by weight over each of such other elements;                             
                                                                                                    
       -  any nickel content by weight is less than 5 percent (see copper-nickel-zinc alloys        
          (nickel silvers)); and                                                                    
                                                                                                    
       -    any tin content by weight is less than 3 percent (see copper-tin alloys (bronzes)).     
                                                                                                    
  (b). Copper-tin base alloys (bronzes)                                                             
                                                                                                    
       Alloys of copper and tin, with or without other elements.  When other elements are           
        present, tin predominates by weight over each of such other elements, except that           
        when the tin content is 3 percent or more the zinc content by weight may exceed             
        that of tin but must be less than 10 percent.                                               
                                                                                                    
  (c). Copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silvers)                                              
                                                                                                    
       Alloys of copper, nickel and zinc, with or without other elements.  The nickel content       
        is 5 percent or more by weight (see copper-zinc alloys (brasses)).                          
                                                                                                    
  (d). Copper-nickel base alloys                                                                    
                                                                                                    
       Alloys of copper and nickel, with or without other elements but in any case                  
        containing by weight not more than 1 percent of zinc.  When other elements are              
        present, nickel predominates by weight over each of such other elements.                    
                                                                                                    
Statistical Note                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
1.  For the purpose of heading 7404, the expression:                                                
                                                                                                    
  (a). Bare bright wire is copper wire uncoated, unalloyed (ISRI code word Barley);                 
                                                                                                    
  (b). Other No. 1 includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                                     
                                                                                                    
       No. 1 heavy copper (ISRI code words Berry, Candy, Clove) and copper nodules (ISRI            
        code word Cocoa);                                                                           
                                                                                                    
  (c). No. 2 copper includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                                    
                                                                                                    
       No. 2 copper wire (ISRI code word Birch), No. 2 copper (ISRI code word Cliff), and           
        No. 2 copper nodules (ISRI code word Cobra);                                                
                                                                                                    
  (d). Other refined copper includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                            
                                                                                                    
       Refinery/smelter grade copper (ISRI code word Drove), light copper (ISRI code word           
        Dream), and insulated copper wire scrap (ISRI code word Druid);                             
                                                                                                    
  (e). Red and semi-red brass includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                          
                                                                                                    
       Composition or red brass (ISRI code word Ebony), red brass composition (ISRI code            
        word Enerv), and red brass bushings (ISRI code word Elder);                                 
                                                                                                    
  (f). Yellow brass clippings, turnings and rod ends includes, but is not necessarily limited       
        to:                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
       New brass clippings (ISRI code word Label), yellow brass rod turnings (ISRI code             
        words Night, Nomad), and new yellow brass rod ends (ISRI code word Noble);                  
                                                                                                    
  (g). Other yellow brass includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                              
                                                                                                    
       Yellow brass scrap (ISRI code word Honey), yellow brass castings (ISRI code word             
        Ivory), and shell cases (ISRI code words Lace, Lady, Lake, Lamb);                           
                                                                                                    
  (h). Other copper alloys includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                             
                                                                                                    
       High grade-low lead bronze solids (ISRI code word Eland); nickel silver (ISRI code           
        words Maize, Major, Malic), and manganese bronze (ISRI code word Parch);                    
                                                                                                    
  (i). Mixed solids and turnings of copper and copper alloy scrap, free of insulated wire           
        and grindings includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                                  
                                                                                                    
       Brass and bronze solids, turnings and soldered fittings (ISRI code word Drink);              
                                                                                                    
  (j). Other copper scrap includes, but is not necessarily limited to:                              
                                                                                                    
       Grindings and unprepared tangled material.                                                   
                                                                                                    
 Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper):                                                
   Copper mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cu kg                                                
   Cement copper (precipitated copper) . . . . .kg                                                  
 Unrefined copper; copper anodes for electrolytic                                                   
              refining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cu kg                                   
 Refined copper and copper alloys, unwrought (other than master                                     
              alloys of heading 7405):                                                              
               Refined copper:                                                                      
      Cathodes and sections of cathodes  . . . .kg                                                  
      Wire bars  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Billets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Copper alloys:                                                                       
      Copper-zinc base alloys (brass)  . . . . .kg                                                  
      Copper-tin base alloys (bronze)  . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other copper alloys:                                                                          
        Copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-                                         
                     nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) kg                                     
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper waste and scrap:                                                                            
               With copper content as refined copper:                                               
                  No. 1 copper:                                                                     
        Bare bright wire . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      No. 2 copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Segregated scrap with copper content as copper alloys:                               
                  Red and semi-red brass:                                                           
        Containing more than 0.3 percent lead  .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
                  Yellow brass clippings, turnings and rod ends:                                    
        Containing more than 0.3 percent lead  .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
                  Other yellow brass:                                                               
        Containing more than 0.3 percent lead  .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Unsegregated (mixed) scrap:                                                          
      Mixed solids and turnings of copper and copper                                                
                   alloy scrap, free of insulated wire and grindings kg                             
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Master alloys of copper . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper powders and flakes:                                                                         
   Powders of non-lamellar structure . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Powders of lamellar structure; flakes . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper bars, rods and profiles:                                                                    
   Of refined copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Of copper alloys:                                                                    
      Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) . . . .kg                                                  
      Other:                                                                                        
        Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-                                      
                     nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) kg                                     
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper wire:                                                                                       
               Of refined copper:                                                                   
      Of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension                                                
                   exceeds 6 mm (0.23 inch):                                                        
        With a maximum cross-sectional dimension over                                               
                     9.5 mm (0.37 inch) . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
        With a maximum cross-sectional dimension over                                               
                     6 mm (.0.23 inch) but not over 9.5 mm (0.37 inch) kg                           
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Of copper alloys:                                                                    
      Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) . . . .kg                                                  
      Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel)                                                   
                   or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) kg                             
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding                                          
              0.15 mm (0.006 inch):                                                                 
               Of refined copper:                                                                   
      In coils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass):                                                  
      In coils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Of copper-tin base alloys (bronze):                                                  
      In coils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-                                    
                zinc base alloys (nickel silver)  . . . . . .kg                                     
   Of other copper alloys  . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paper-                                   
              board, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness                          
              (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15 mm (0.006 inch):                           
               Not backed:                                                                          
      Of refined copper  . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Of copper alloys . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Backed:                                                                              
      Of refined copper:                                                                            
        Copper clad laminates  . . . . . . . . .m2                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Of copper alloys . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper tubes and pipes:                                                                            
   Of refined copper:                                                                               
      Seamless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Of copper alloys:                                                                    
      Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass):                                                           
        Seamless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-                                        
                   nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)  .kg                                     
      Other:                                                                                        
        Seamless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows,                                      
              sleeves):                                                                             
   Of refined copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Of copper alloys  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, including slings                                
              and similar articles, of copper, not electrically insulated:                          
               Not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles:                              
      Stranded wire  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Fitted with fittings or made up into articles kg                                                 
 Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading                                   
              8305) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with                        
              heads of copper; screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters,                   
              cotter pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar                           
              articles, of copper:                                                                  
   Nails and tacks, drawing pins, staples and similar articles kg                                   
               Other articles, not threaded:                                                        
      Washers (including spring washers) . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Other threaded articles:                                                             
      Screws, bolts, and nuts:                                                                      
        Screws for wood  . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of                                   
              copper; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and                       
              the like, of copper; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of copper:                      
               Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof;                        
                pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the                         
                like:                                                                               
      Pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and                                       
                   the like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
      Other:                                                                                        
        Cooking or heating apparatus of a kind used for                                             
                     domestic purposes, non-electric, and parts thereof,                            
                     of copper  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
   Sanitary ware and parts thereof . . . . . . .kg                                                  
 Other articles of copper:                                                                          
   Chain and parts thereof . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
               Other:                                                                               
      Cast, molded, stamped or forged, but not further worked:                                      
        Brass plumbing goods, not elsewhere specified or                                            
                     included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
      Other:                                                                                        
                    Cloth (including endless bands), grill and netting, of                          
                     copper wire; expanded metal of copper:                                         
           Cloth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Containers of a kind normally carried on the person,                                        
                     in the pocket or in the handbag  . . . .Doz.                                   
        Copper springs . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                                  
        Brass plumbing goods not elsewhere specified or                                             
                     included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg                                     
        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg