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Chapter 78
Lead and Articles Thereof

Lead and Articles Thereof

Subheading Note

1.

In this Chapter the expression "refined lead" means:

Metal containing by mass at least 99,9 per cent of lead, provided the content by mass of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table:

Element Limiting content percentage by mass

Ag - Silver 0,02

As - Arsenic 0,005

Bi - Bismuth 0,05

Ca - Calcium 0,002

Cd - Cadmium 0,002

Cu - Copper 0,08

Fe - Iron 0,002

S - Sulphur 0,002

Sb - Antimony 0,005

Sn - Tin 0,005

Zn - Zinc 0,002

Other (for example Te), each 0,001

Rates as at 15 September 2026
HeadingCDDescriptionUnitGeneralEUEFTASADCMERCOSURAfCFTA
78.01Unwrought lead:
7801.100Refined leadkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7801.9Other:
7801.913Containing by mass antimony as the principal other elementkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7801.994Otherkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7802.000Lead waste and scrapkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
78.04Lead plates, sheets, strip and foil; lead powders and flakes:
7804.1Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
7804.118Sheets, strip and foil of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mmkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7804.199Otherkgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7804.206Powders and flakeskgfreefreefreefreefreefree
7806.004Other articles of leadkgfreefreefreefreefreefree

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