7409.19 Copper; plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, not in coils
A full HS code. These six digits are what goes on a customs declaration, and they mean the same thing in every country that uses the Harmonized System.
Section XV, Base Metals — iron, steel, copper, aluminium, other base metals and articles thereof.
- 74 Chapter Copper and articles thereof
- 09 Heading Copper plates, sheets and strip; of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm
- 19 Subheading Copper; plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, not in coils
Chapter 74 covers copper and articles thereof: copper ore concentrate through refined copper, copper alloys, wire, tube and finished copper goods. Classification tip: Copper scrap and waste is classified separately from refined copper and is subject to export restrictions in several producing countries aimed at keeping scrap for domestic smelting.
All of chapter 74Other codes under 74.09
The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.
Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.
Shipping goods under 7409.19? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.
Track a shipment7409.19 FAQ
7409.19 covers copper; plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, not in coils. It sits under heading 74.09 (copper plates, sheets and strip; of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm) in chapter 74, Section XV of the Harmonized System.
It is the international part of it. Six digits are the same in every country that applies the Harmonized System; the importing country then extends them to eight or ten for its own tariff and statistics. Declare 7409.19 plus whatever national digits the destination’s tariff schedule adds to it.
The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section XV and to chapter 74. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.
A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.