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Section XV › Chapter 79

Chapter 79
Zinc and Articles Thereof

Zinc and Articles Thereof

Subheading Note

1.

In this Chapter the following expression have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

(a)

ZINC, NOT ALLOYED:

Metal containing by mass at least 97,5 per cent of zinc.

(b)

ZINC ALLOYS:

Metallic substances in which zinc predominates by mass over each of the other elements, provided the total content by mass of such other elements exceeds 2,5 per cent.

(c)

ZINC DUST:

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

Rates as at
HeadingCDDescriptionUnitGeneralEUEFTASADCMERCOSURAfCFTA
79.01Unwrought zinc:
7901.1Zinc, not alloyed:
7901.119Containing by mass 99,99 per cent or more of zinckgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7901.125Containing by mass less than 99,99 per cent of zinckgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7901.207Zinc alloyskgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7902.001Zinc waste and scrapkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
79.03Zinc dust, powders and flakes:
7903.108Zinc dustkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7903.906Otherkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7904.009Zinc bars, rods, profiles and wirekgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7905.002Zinc plates, sheets, strip and foilkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7907.006Other articles of zinckgfreefreefreefreefreefree

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