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2616.10.00

8-digit subheading

Silver ores and concentrates

This is a 8-digit subheading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.

Duty rates

Specific rate charged per unit of quantity (weight, volume or piece count), not per dollar of value. Enter quantity-based duty manually.

Duty rates for HTS 2616.10.00
RateValue and what it means
General rate (Column 1)0.8¢/kg on lead contentColumn 1 general

Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate.

Special rate (Column 1)Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)Trade programs

The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate.

  • A+ — GSP — least-developed beneficiary countries only
  • AU — Australia FTA
  • BH — Bahrain FTA
  • CL — Chile FTA
  • CO — Colombia TPA
  • D — African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
  • E — Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
  • IL — Israel FTA
  • JO — Jordan FTA
  • KR — Korea FTA (KORUS)
  • MA — Morocco FTA
  • OM — Oman FTA
  • P — CAFTA-DR
  • PA — Panama TPA
  • PE — Peru TPA
  • S — USMCA
  • SG — Singapore FTA
Column 2 rate8.8¢/kg on copper content + 3.3¢/kg on lead content + 3.7¢/kg on zinc contentNon-NTR

Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it.

Unit of quantity—

How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary.

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Where this sits in the schedule

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Precious metal ores and concentrates:

Codes within Silver ores and concentrates

5 more specific lines fall under 2616.10.00.

Chapter 26: Ores, Slag and Ash

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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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