Heading 2603

2603.00.00.30

Copper ores and concentrates — Zinc content

Duty rates

General
1.7¢/kg on lead content
from 2603.00.00
The base rate for goods from most countries.
Special
Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG)
from 2603.00.00
Lower rates under trade agreements and programs, for goods that meet their rules of origin; each symbol names one.
Column 2
8.8¢/kg on copper content + 3.3¢/kg on lead content + 3.7¢/kg on zinc content
from 2603.00.00
The higher rate for the few countries without normal trade relations with the United States.
Units
Zn kg
How the quantity is declared.

These are base rates, not what you pay. The country of origin can add extra duties (Sections 301, 232 and others), and customs fees come on top: the calculator adds up what applies to your goods, each with its source. Why the base rate is not enough

Calculate duties for this code

Base columns of the 2026 HTS Revision 22, in force from Oct. 30, 2026 (official source).

Official notices

Actions of the President, the USTR or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that name this code.

Mentioned in Chapter 99

The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 2603.00.00.30, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.

U.S. noteExcerptHeadings that refer to it
U.S. note 2(aa)(ii)(ii) As provided in heading 9903.03.03, the additional duty imposed by heading 9903.03.01 shall not apply to articles the product of any country that are classifiable in the following subheadings of the HTSUS: [Compiler's note: List may…9903.03.01, 9903.03.03
U.S. note 2(v)(iii)(a)(a) As provided for in heading 9903.01.32, the additional duties imposed by headings 9903.01.25, 9903.01.35, 9903.01.39, 9903.01.63, 9903.02.01–9903.02.73, 9903.02.79–9903.02.80, 9903.02.82–9903.02.83, and 9903.02.87–9903.02.88 shall not…9903.01.25, 9903.01.32, 9903.01.43, 9903.01.44, 9903.01.45, 9903.01.46 and 107 more
U.S. note 50(a)(ii)(ii) As provided in heading 9903.05.03, the additional duty imposed by heading 9903.05.01 shall not apply to articles the product of Brazil that are classifiable in the following subheadings of the HTSUS: [Compiler's note: List may begin…9903.05.01, 9903.05.03
U.S. note 52(b)(b) As provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20–9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles that are classifiable in the following provisions of the HTSUS:9903.05.20, 9903.05.21, 9903.05.22, 9903.05.23, 9903.05.24, 9903.05.25 and 60 more

Being listed is not owing a duty. A note may list goods that a measure leaves out; whether a heading applies depends on the origin, the date and the product; and the measures on all the goods of a country list no code at all. The calculator says what applies.

In the tariff

  1. 2603.00.00Copper ores and concentrates1.7¢/kg on lead content
  2. 2603.00.00.30Zinc content