Analysis
HTS 4419.20.90 covers of tropical wood: other under heading 4419 (tableware and kitchenware, of wood).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.2% to 5.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 4419.90.11 (other: forks and spoons) at 5.3%, a difference of 2.1 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 44 (67th percentile of 257 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $320 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 3.2%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4419.11.00 | Bread boards, chopping boards and similar boards | 3.2% |
| 4419.12.00 | Of bamboo: chopsticks | 3.2% |
| 4419.19.10 | Other: forks and spoons | 5.3% |
| 4419.19.90 | Other: other | 3.2% |
| 4419.20.10 | Of tropical wood: forks and spoons | 5.3% |
| 4419.90.11 | Other: forks and spoons | 5.3% |
| 4419.90.91 | Other: other | 3.2% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter