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Chapter 81Other base metals; cermets; articles thereofUS Harmonized Tariff Schedule
U.S. Import Duty, Tariffs, and Classification Details for Chapter 81
Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof, classified under Section XV (Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal) in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 12 headings.
Other Chapters in Section XV
Ch. 72Iron and steelCh. 73Articles of iron or steelCh. 74Copper and articles thereofCh. 75Nickel and articles thereofCh. 76Aluminum and articles thereofCh. 77(Reserved for possible future use)Ch. 78Lead and articles thereofCh. 79Zinc and articles thereofCh. 80Tin and articles thereofCh. 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metalCh. 83Miscellaneous articles of base metal
HTS Headings in Chapter 81
128101Tungsten (wolfram) and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8102Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8103Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8104Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8105Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8106Bismuth and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8108Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8109Zirconium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8110Antimony and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8111.00Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap:
8112Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium, gallium, indium and niobium (columbium), and articles of these metals, including waste and scrap:
8113.00.00.00Cermets and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

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