7407.29 - Other:

This HTS category, 7407.29, encompasses bars, rods, and profiles made from copper alloys, excluding those specifically classified under the copper-zinc base alloys (brass) heading. It covers a diverse range of fabricated copper products that are not primarily wire, plate, sheet, or foil. The defining characteristic is their cross-sectional shape and dimensions, fitting the definition of bars, rods, or profiles as typically understood in metallurgical and manufacturing contexts.

Distinguishing this category from its sibling, 7407.21, is crucial. While 7407.21 exclusively deals with bars, rods, and profiles manufactured from copper-zinc base alloys, commonly known as brass, this category 7407.29 captures all other copper alloy compositions used to produce these same forms. Therefore, if a bar or rod is made from an alloy other than brass, such as bronze, cupro-nickel, or aluminum bronze, it would fall under 7407.29, provided it meets the general description of a bar, rod, or profile.

Within this category, further subdivisions exist to provide more granular classification. Subcategory 7407.29.40.00 specifically addresses bars and rods composed of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver). The remaining bars and rods of copper alloys, not falling into the cupro-nickel classifications, are then classified under 7407.29.50.00, which serves as a residual classification for all other applicable copper alloy bars and rods not otherwise specified.