Code 2620 60 · Heading 2620

Ash and residues containing arsenic, mercury or thallium, used to recover these metals or make their chemical compounds, not from iron or steel production

This covers ash and residues containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or mixtures of them. They must be of a kind used to recover arsenic or one of these metals, or used as a starting material for making their chemical compounds, and must not come from iron or steel production.

For example

Arsenic-containing ash used to recover arsenic
Mercury-containing residue used as a starting material for making mercury compounds
Thallium-containing ash used to recover thallium

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Official tariff text

Slag, ash and residues, containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel)

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Step 1 · Section V Mineral products
Is the product salt, sulphur, earth or stone, gypsum, lime or cement; an ore, slag or ash; or a mineral fuel, mineral oil, distillation product, bituminous substance or mineral wax?
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Step 2 · Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash 2 of 3 chapters in section V
Is it an ore or concentrate—and, if so, which named metal—or is it granulated slag from iron and steel production, other iron and steel slag or waste, ash or residues containing arsenic, metals or their compounds other than from iron and steel production, or other slag or ash, including ash from seaweed or residues from burning municipal waste?
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Step 3 · Heading 2620 Slag, ash and residues containing metals, arsenic o… 20 of 21 headings under chapter 26
What does the ash or residue contain: galvanising raw zinc residues; mainly zinc; the specified lead-containing oil sludge or lead-containing sludge; mainly lead; mainly copper; mainly aluminium; arsenic, mercury or thallium, or mixtures of these, intended for extracting arsenic or those metals or for making their chemical compounds; antimony, beryllium, cadmium or chromium, or mixtures of these; or other metals or metal compounds—and does it come from iron and steel production?
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Step 4 · Subheading 2620 60 Slag, ash and residues, containing arsenic, mercury… 7 of 9 subheadings under heading 2620
What does the ash or residue mainly contain—or is it a residue containing arsenic, mercury or thallium for recovering these substances or making their chemical compounds: zinc, lead, copper, aluminium, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, or another metal or metal compound?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

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2620 60 00

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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2620 11 Hard zinc spelter 0.0%
2620 19 Slag, ash and residues containing mainly zinc (excl. hard zinc spelter) 0.0%
2620 21 Leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges, obtained from storage tanks of leaded gasoline and leaded anti-knock compounds and containing mainly lead, lead compounds and iron oxide 0.0%
2620 29 Slag, ash and residues containing mainly lead (excl. leaded gasoline sludges and leaded anti-knock compound sludges) 0.0%
2620 30 Slag, ash and residues containing mainly copper 0.0%
2620 40 Slag, as and residues containing mainly aluminium 0.0%
2620 60 Slag, ash and residues, containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel) you are here 0.0%
2620 91 Slag, ash and residues, containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel) 0.0%
2620 99 Slag, ash and residues, containing metals or metal compounds (excl. those from the manufacture of iron or steel, those containing primarily zinc, lead, copper or aluminium, those containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds and those containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures) 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

26.20.6000 Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

2620 60 00 00 Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

2620.60.10.00 Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel)

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

26.20.6000

Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

2620 60 00 00

Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metals or for the manufacture of their chemical compounds

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

2620.60.10.00

Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metalsor for the manufacture of their chemical compounds, Of a kind used only for the extraction of arsenic or the manufacture of its chemical compounds

General rate

5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
2620.60.90.00

Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Containing arsenic, mercury, thallium or their mixtures, of a kind used for the extraction of arsenic or those metalsor for the manufacture of their chemical compounds, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.