Analysis
HTS 3924.90.56 covers other: other under heading 3924 (tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
The general duty rate is 3.4% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 39 (26th percentile of 236 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $340 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 80%, 23.5 times the general rate.
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 3.4%. 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 3924.90.56.10 for gates for confining children or pets and 3924.90.56.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3924.90.05 | Nursing nipples and finger cots | 3.1% |
| 3924.90.10 | Curtains and drapes, including panels and valances; napkins, table covers, mats, scarves, runners, doilies, centerpieces, antimacassars and furniture slipcovers; and like furnishings | 3.3% |
| 3924.90.20 | Other: picture frames | 3.4% |