Chapter 26

Ores, Slag and Ash

137 tariff lines · 102 filing-ready 10-digit codes · codes begin with 26

Chapter 26 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers ores, Slag and Ash. Every code in this chapter starts with the digits 26. Work down the nested list below: the bold headings are broad categories, and the 10-digit statistical codes underneath them are what you actually declare to US Customs. Duty rates shown are the general (Column 1) rates that apply to most trading partners.

Codes in Chapter 26

HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2601.11.00Non-agglomerated8-digit subheadingFree
2601.11.00.30Concentrates10-digit statistical code
2601.11.00.60Coarse10-digit statistical code
2601.11.00.90Other10-digit statistical code
2601.12.00Agglomerated8-digit subheadingFree
2601.12.00.30Pellets10-digit statistical code
2601.12.00.60Briquettes10-digit statistical code
2601.12.00.90Other10-digit statistical code
2601.20.00.00Roasted iron pyrites10-digit statistical codeFree
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2602.00.00.40Containing less than 47 percent by weight of manganese10-digit statistical code
2602.00.00.60Containing 47 percent or more by weight of manganese10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2603.00.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2603.00.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2603.00.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2603.00.00.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2603.00.00.50Gold content10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2604.00.00.40Nickel content10-digit statistical code
2604.00.00.80Other metal content10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2606.00.00.30Refractory grade10-digit statistical code
2606.00.00.60Other10-digit statistical code
2606.00.00.90Other10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2607.00.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2607.00.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2607.00.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2607.00.00.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2607.00.00.50Gold content10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2608.00.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2608.00.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2608.00.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2608.00.00.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2608.00.00.50Gold content10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2610.00.00.20Having a chromium content equivalent to not more than 40 percent chromic oxide (Cr2O3)10-digit statistical code
2610.00.00.40Having a chromium content equivalent to more than 40 percent but less than 46 percent chromic oxide (Cr2O3)10-digit statistical code
2610.00.00.60Having a chromium content equivalent to 46 percent or more chromic oxide (Cr2O3)10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2611.00.30.00Ores10-digit statistical codeFree
2611.00.60.00Concentrates10-digit statistical code37.5¢/kg on tungsten content
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2612.10.00.00Uranium ores and concentrates10-digit statistical codeFree
2612.20.00.00Thorium ores and concentrates10-digit statistical codeFree
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2613.10.00.00Roasted10-digit statistical code12.8¢/kg on molybdenum content + 1.8%
2613.90.00.00Other10-digit statistical code17.8¢/kg on molybdenum content
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2614.00.30.00Synthetic rutile10-digit statistical codeFree
2614.00.60Other8-digit subheadingFree
2614.00.60.20Ilmenite and ilmenite sand10-digit statistical code
2614.00.60.40Other (including rutile and rutile sand)10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2615.10.00.00Zirconium ores and concentrates10-digit statistical codeFree
2615.90Other6-digit heading
2615.90.30.00Synthetic tantalum-niobium (columbium) concentrates10-digit statistical codeFree
2615.90.60Other8-digit subheadingFree
2615.90.60.30Niobium (columbium) ores and concentrates10-digit statistical code
2615.90.60.60Tantalum ores and concentrates10-digit statistical code
2615.90.60.90Vanadium ores and concentrates10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2616.10.00Silver ores and concentrates8-digit subheading0.8¢/kg on lead content
2616.10.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2616.10.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2616.10.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2616.10.00.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2616.10.00.80Gold content10-digit statistical code
2616.90.00Other8-digit subheading1.7¢/kg on lead content
2616.90.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2616.90.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2616.90.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2616.90.00.40Gold content10-digit statistical code
2616.90.00.50Other precious metal content10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2617.10.00.00Antimony ores and concentrates10-digit statistical codeFree
2617.90.00Other8-digit subheadingFree
2617.90.00.30Beryllium ores and concentrates10-digit statistical code
2617.90.00.60Other10-digit statistical code
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2619.00.30.00Ferrous scale10-digit statistical codeFree
2619.00.90.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2620.11.00.00Hard zinc spelter10-digit statistical codeFree
2620.19Other6-digit heading
2620.19.30.00Zinc dross and zinc skimmings10-digit statistical codeFree
2620.19.60Other8-digit subheading0.7¢/kg on copper content + 0.7¢/kg on lead content
2620.19.60.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2620.19.60.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2620.19.60.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2620.19.60.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2620.19.60.50Gold content10-digit statistical code
2620.21.00Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges8-digit subheadingFree
2620.21.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2620.21.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2620.21.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2620.21.00.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2620.21.00.50Gold content10-digit statistical code
2620.29.00Other8-digit subheadingFree
2620.29.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2620.29.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2620.29.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2620.29.00.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2620.29.00.50Gold content10-digit statistical code
2620.30.00Containing mainly copper8-digit subheadingFree
2620.30.00.10Copper content10-digit statistical code
2620.30.00.20Lead content10-digit statistical code
2620.30.00.30Zinc content10-digit statistical code
2620.30.00.40Silver content10-digit statistical code
2620.30.00.50Gold content10-digit statistical code
2620.40.00Containing mainly aluminum8-digit subheadingFree
2620.40.00.30Vanadium bearing materials10-digit statistical code
2620.40.00.60Other10-digit statistical code
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 compounds6-digit heading
2620.60.10.00Of a kind used only for the extraction of arsenic or the manufacture of its chemical compounds10-digit statistical code5%
2620.60.90.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
2620.91.00.00Containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures10-digit statistical codeFree
2620.99Other6-digit heading
2620.99.10.00Containing mainly vanadium10-digit statistical codeFree
2620.99.20.00Containing mainly tungsten10-digit statistical code17.6¢/kg on tungsten content + 3.8%
2620.99.30.00Materials not provided for elsewhere in this heading containing by weight over 10 percent nickel10-digit statistical codeFree
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 thereof10-digit statistical codeFree
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 thereof8-digit subheadingFree
2620.99.75.20Vanadium bearing materials10-digit statistical code
2620.99.75.60Other materials containing silver10-digit statistical code
2620.99.75.80Other materials containing gold10-digit statistical code
2620.99.75.90Other materials that do not contain vanadium, silver or gold10-digit statistical code
2620.99.85.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree
HTS codeDescriptionLevelGeneral duty rate
2621.10.00.00Ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste10-digit statistical codeFree
2621.90.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeFree

Not sure which line applies?

Classification follows the General Rules of Interpretation: the most specific description wins, and you must use a 10-digit statistical code on the entry. When two lines look equally plausible, a CBP binding ruling is the only way to be certain.

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.

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