EU tariff chapter 79

ZINC AND ARTICLES THEREOF. 6 headings and 11 eight-digit codes, with conventional duty rates from free to 5 per cent.

Notes

Subheading note

1. In this chapter, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

(a) Zinc, not alloyed:

Metal containing by weight at least 97,5 % of zinc.

(b) Zinc alloys:

Metallic substances in which zinc predominates by weight over each of the other elements, provided that the total content by weight of such other elements exceeds 2,5 %.

(c) Zinc dust:

Dust obtained by condensation of zinc vapour, consisting of spherical particles which are finer than zinc powders. At least 80 % by weight of the particles pass through a sieve with 63 μm (microns) mesh. It must contain at least 85 % by weight of metallic zinc.

Headings and duty rates

Heading 7901

Unwrought zinc:

CN codeDescriptionConventional dutySupplementary unit
Zinc, not alloyed:
7901 11 00Containing by weight 99,99 % or more of zinc2.5 %
7901 12Containing by weight less than 99,99 % of zinc:
7901 12 10Containing by weight 99,95 % or more but less than 99,99 % of zinc2.5 %
7901 12 30Containing by weight 98,5 % or more but less than 99,95 % of zinc2.5 %
7901 12 90Containing by weight 97,5 % or more but less than 98,5 % of zinc2.5 %
7901 20 00Zinc alloys2.5 %

Heading 7902 00 00

CN codeDescriptionConventional dutySupplementary unit
7902 00 00Zinc waste and scrapFree

Heading 7903

Zinc dust, powders and flakes:

CN codeDescriptionConventional dutySupplementary unit
7903 10 00Zinc dust2.5 %
7903 90 00Other2.5 %

Heading 7904 00 00

CN codeDescriptionConventional dutySupplementary unit
7904 00 00Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wire5 %

Heading 7905 00 00

CN codeDescriptionConventional dutySupplementary unit
7905 00 00Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foil5 %

Heading 7907 00 00

CN codeDescriptionConventional dutySupplementary unit
7907 00 00Other articles of zinc5 %

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