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Code 2620 99 · Heading 2620

Metal-containing ash and residues, excluding the specifically listed metals and iron- and steel-making residues

This covers ash and residues containing metals or metal compounds, except residues from making iron or steel. It excludes ash and residues mainly containing zinc, lead, copper, aluminium, nickel, niobium, tantalum, tin or titanium, as well as the specifically described arsenic, mercury, thallium, antimony, beryllium, cadmium and chromium residues.

For example

  • Ash and residues mainly containing nickel
  • Ash and residues mainly containing niobium and tantalum
  • Ash and residues mainly containing tin
  • Ash and residues mainly containing titanium
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Official tariff text

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)

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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

26.20.9900 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

  • Their lines5 British lines

2620 99 10 00 Containing mainly nickel

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

17.6¢/kg on tungsten content + 3.8%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines9 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 18, 2026

2620.99.10.00 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.

  • 26.20.9900

    Other

    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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

  • All 5 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    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.

  • 2620.99.10.00

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Containing mainly vanadium

    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

  • 2620.99.20.00

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Containing mainly tungsten

    General rate
    17.6¢/kg on tungsten content + 3.8%
    From the EU
    No single figure Estimated from published US measures 17.6¢/kg on tungsten content + 3.8%. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. 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

  • 2620.99.30.00

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Materials not provided for elsewhere in this heading containing by weight over 10 percent nickel

    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

  • 2620.99.50.00

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Slag containing by weight over 40 percent titanium, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead, or zinc is not to be treated for the recovery thereof

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    0.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

  • 2620.99.75.20

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Other materials which are residues not advanced in value or condition by any means, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead or zinc are not to be treated for the recovery thereof, Vanadium bearing materials

    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

  • 2620.99.75.60

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Other materials which are residues not advanced in value or condition by any means, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead or zinc are not to be treated for the recovery thereof, Other materials containing silver

    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

  • 2620.99.75.80

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Other materials which are residues not advanced in value or condition by any means, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead or zinc are not to be treated for the recovery thereof, Other materials containing gold

    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

  • 2620.99.75.90

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their compounds, Other, Other materials which are residues not advanced in value or condition by any means, and which if containing over 2 percent by weight of copper, lead or zinc are not to be treated for the recovery thereof, Other materials that do not contain vanadium, silver or gold

    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
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  • 2620.99.85.00

    Slag, ash and residues (other than from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing arsenic, metals or their 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. 18, 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.