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TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES SCHEDULE 6. - METALS AND METAL PRODUCTS 252

Part 1 - Metal-Bearing Ores and Other Metal-Bearing Materials

Schedule 6 headnotes: 1,

Part 2

Part 3

Metals, Their Alloys, and Their Basic Shapes and Forms A. Precious Metals B. Iron or Steel C. Copper D. Aluminum E. Nickel F. Tin G. Lead H. Zinc J. Beryllium, Columbium, Germanium, Hafnium, Indium, Magnesium, Molybdenum, Rhenium, Tantalum, Titanium, Tungsten, Uranium, and Zirconium K, Other Base Metals Metal Products A. Metallic Containers B. Wire Cordage; Wire Screen, Netting and Fencing; Bale Ties Metal Leaf and FoU; Metallics C. D, Nails, Screws, Bolts, and Other Fasteners; Locks, Builders' Hardware; Furniture, Luggage, and Saddlery Hardware E. Tools, Cutlery, Forks and Spoons F. Miscellaneous Metal Products G. Metal Products Not Specially Provided For

Part 4 - Machinery and Mechanical Equipment A. Boilers, Non-Electric Motors and Engines, and Other General-Purpose Machinery B, Elevators, Winches, Cranes, and Related Machinery; Earth-Moving and Mining Machinery C. Agricultural and Horticultural Machinery; Machinery for Preparing Food and Drink D. Pulp and Paper Machinery; Bookbinding Machinery; Printing Machinery E. Textile Machines; Laundry and Dry Cleaning Machines; Sewing Machines F. Machines for Working Metal, Stone, and Other Materials G. Office Machines H. Other Machines J. Parts of Machines Part 5 - Electrical Machinery and Equipment Part 6 - Transportation Equipment A. Rail Locomotives and Rolling Stock B. Motor Vehicles C. Aircraft and Spacecraft D. Pleasure Boats; Floating Structures

This schedule does not cover

(II chemical elements (except thorium and uranium) and isotopes which are usefully radioactive (see part I3B of schedule 4); (II) the alkali metals. I.e., cesium, lithium, potassium, rubidium, and sodium (see part 2A of schedule 4); or (lii) certain articles and parts thereof, of metal, provided for in schedule 7 and elsewhere. 2. For the purposes of the tariff schedules, unless the context requires otherwise — (a) the term "precious metal" embraces gold, silver, platinum and other metals of the platinum group (iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium, and ruthenium), and preciousmetaI a Iloys; (b) the term "base metal" embraces aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, bismuth, boron, cadmium, calcium, chromium, cobalt, columbium, copper, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, rhenium, the rare-earth metals (Including scandium and yttrium), selenium, silicon, strontium, tantalum, tellurium, thallium, thorium, tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vanadium, zinc, and zirconium, and base-metal alloys; (c) the term "meta I" embraces precious metals, base metals, and their alloys; and (d) in determining which of two or more equally specific provisions for articles "of iron or steel", "of copper", "of aluminum", or "of" other base metals applies to an article containing two or more base metals and wholly or in chief value thereof, the classification shall be made according to the base metal which predominates by weight over each of the other base metals rather than according to the base metal In chief value.