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Section XV - Chapter 78
Lead and Articles Thereof
Subheading Note
1. In this chapter the expression "refined lead" means:
Metal containing by weight at least 99.9 percent of lead, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the limit specified in the following table:
TABLE - Other elements
Element Limiting content percent by weight
Ca 0.002
Cd 0.002
Cu 0.08
Fe 0.002
S 0.002
Sb 0.005
Sn 0.005
Zn 0.002
Other (for example Te), each 0.001
Statistical Note
1. For the purposes of this chapter, "alloys of lead" are metals in which the lead content is, by weight, less than 99 percent, but not less than any other metallic element.

Schedule B No. and HeadingsCommodity DescriptionUnit of QuantitySecond Quantity
78 Lead and Articles Thereof
7801 - Unwrought lead:
7801.10.0000 - - Refined lead kg
- - Other:
7801.91.0000 - - - Containing by weight antimony as the principal other element kg
7801.99 - - - Other:
7801.99.3000 - - - - Lead bullion kg
- - - - Other:
7801.99.9030 - - - - - Alloys of lead kg
7801.99.9050 - - - - - Other kg
7802 - Lead waste and scrap:
7802.00.0030 - - Obtained from lead-acid storage batteries kg
7802.00.0060 - - Other kg
7804 - Lead plates, sheets, strip and foil; lead powders and flakes:
- - Plates, sheets, strip and foil:
7804.11.0000 - - - Sheets, strip and foil of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2 mm (0.008 inch) kg
7804.19.0000 - - - Other kg
7804.20.0000 - - Powders and flakes kg
7806 - Other articles of lead:
7806.00.0300 - - Lead bars, rods, profiles and wire kg
7806.00.0500 - - Lead tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings) kg
7806.00.8000 - - Other kg

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