Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 7412.20

7412.20.00

7412.20.00: Copper tube or pipe fittings: of copper alloys

Copper alloy pipe fittings (brass)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 7 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 22 October 2026

  1. 7412 Copper tube or pipe fittings (for example couplings, elbows, sleeves):
  2. 7412.20.00 Of copper alloys

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Additional duties and charges 3

  • Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 50%
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except United Kingdom, Russia
    In force
    from 6 April 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.82.02
  • Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Russia
    In force
    from 6 April 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.82.14
  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus49%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 7412.20.00 Of copper alloys 3%
  2. 7412.20.00.15 For brake hoses for vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, or 8705 kg
  3. 7412.20.00.25 Nipples kg
  4. 7412.20.00.35 Other kg
  5. 7412.20.00.45 Other kg
  6. 7412.20.00.65 Nipples kg
  7. 7412.20.00.85 Other kg
  8. 7412.20.00.90 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

7412.20 Copper tube or pipe fittings: of copper alloys

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 5.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N327463 U.S. CBP 19 August 2022 · 7412.20.00.35

    The classification of valves and a fitting from Taiwan

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 74 →

HTS code 7412.20.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 7412.20 (copper tube or pipe fittings: of copper alloys).

The general duty is 3%.

7 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 5.2% and the Türkiye duty is 5.2%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 7412.20 worth US$734.6m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 7412.20.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 7412.20.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU,B, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 7412.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$158.9m), followed by Germany.

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