Official article description
Articles of copper and derivative steel the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(iv), (vii), (viii), (xi) and (e) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
Transcribed verbatim from the live USITC export for 2026 HTS Revision 15 on Aug 7, 2026. The heading text points to U.S. note 16(c)(iv), (vii), (viii), (xi) and (e); the enumerated scope lives in that note, not in the description above.
How this heading is treated
- Treatment: Additional duty on top of the ordinary subheading rate. Column 1 General reads “The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%”, Column 1 Special reads “The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%”, and Column 2 reads “The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%”.
- Metals reached: Copper articles and derivative steel.
- Origin condition: Russian Federation.
- Controlling note: U.S. note 16(c)(iv), (vii), (viii), (xi) and (e), in the legal notes to subchapter III of Chapter 99.
Two Russian lines with the same words, fifteen points apart
Russia has three lines in the 9903.82 range for copper and derivative steel — this one at plus 10 percent, 9903.82.16 at plus 25 percent and 9903.82.14 at plus 50 percent — and the article descriptions of the first two are word-for-word identical in the live export. Only the cited subdivisions separate them: 9903.82.15 is provided for in (c)(iv), (vii), (viii), (xi) and (e), while 9903.82.16 is provided for in (c)(vii)–(viii) and (xi) alone.
Subdivision (e) is the tell
The distinguishing citation is subdivision (e) of U.S. note 16, the same subdivision that drives the rate-threshold lines at 9903.82.23 and 9903.82.24. An entry team reading only the descriptions has no way to choose between the two headings, and no heading list or spreadsheet built from descriptions can resolve it either. The note text is the only thing that decides, which makes this pair a case where a mapping table has to cite the note, not the description.
Frequently asked questions
9903.82.15 and 9903.82.16 have the same description — how do they differ?
Only by the subdivisions of U.S. note 16 they are provided for in, which is why the descriptions read identically in the live export. 9903.82.15 cites (c)(iv), (vii), (viii), (xi) and (e) and carries plus 10 percent; 9903.82.16 cites (c)(vii)–(viii) and (xi) and carries plus 25 percent. Read the subdivisions against your classification — the description alone cannot resolve the fifteen-point difference.
Is 9903.82.15 the correct heading for derivative aluminum from Russia?
No. This heading reaches articles of copper and derivative steel. Derivative aluminum articles that are products of Russia, or that contain primary aluminum smelted or cast in Russia, are reported under 9903.85.68 under note 19(a)(vii), at the applicable subheading's duty plus 200 percent in 2026 HTS Revision 15.
How to use this page
A Chapter 99 heading is reported alongside an ordinary Chapter 1–97 classification, never instead of it, so this page is the second half of a two-part answer. Settle the ordinary classification and the country of origin first, then read U.S. note 16(c)(iv), (vii), (viii), (xi) and (e) against the article, then select the heading. Where a rate threshold is involved, the test runs on the ad valorem equivalent for that entry, which makes it value-dependent rather than a fixed attribute of the part.
For the full 9903.82 map in one table, see Section 232 HTS Codes List & 9903.82 Duty Map, which lists every heading in the range with its treatment and cited subdivision. To be told when the range changes, see Section 232 steel and aluminum tariff alerts. For how a Chapter 99 overlay sits on top of the ordinary duty columns, see how U.S. import tariff layers fit together.
Sources verified for this heading
- USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule lookup for heading 9903.82.15 (retrieved Aug 7, 2026)
- USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — live export for Section 232 headings 9903.82.01–9903.82.26 (retrieved Aug 7, 2026)
- USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — completeness probe 9903.82.01–9903.82.99, returning exactly 26 rows (retrieved Aug 7, 2026)
- USITC current-release endpoint — 2026 HTS Revision 15 (retrieved Aug 7, 2026)
- CBP CSMS 68855869 — Further adjusting Section 232 tariffs for aluminum, steel, and copper (retrieved Jul 29, 2026)
- GovInfo PDF / Federal Register 91 FR 34085 — Proclamation 11032 and annexes (retrieved Jul 29, 2026)
Last verified: Aug 7, 2026. The article description and all three duty columns above were read from the live USITC export for 2026 HTS Revision 15 on that date. USITC published four revisions in fourteen days during 2026, so confirm the controlling heading text, the cited U.S. note subdivision, and your entry date in the official source before filing. Informational estimates only. Verify with a licensed customs broker, trade counsel, or CBP ruling before filing.