Analysis
HTS 3919.90.50 covers other: other under heading 3919 (self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 5.8% to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3919.90.10 (having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by…) at 6.5%, a difference of 0.7 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 6.9 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 39 (61st percentile of 236 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $580 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3919.10.10 | Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini) | 6.5% |
| 3919.10.20 | In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm: other | 5.8% |
| 3919.90.10 | Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini) | 6.5% |