Analysis
HTS 6603.90.41 covers umbrella handles, knobs, tips and caps under heading 6603 (parts, trimmings and accessories of articles of heading 6601 or 6602).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 12%. The costliest confusion would be with 6603.20.90 (umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks): other) at 12%, a difference of 12 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 38% of the 8 tariff lines in chapter 66 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 6603.20.30 (for hand-held umbrellas chiefly used for protection against…, duty-free), 6603.20.90 (umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts…, 12%) and 6603.90.81 (other: other, 5.2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 326199 (All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing), an industry of 5,546 US establishments employing 392,611 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6603.20.30 | For hand-held umbrellas chiefly used for protection against rain | Free |
| 6603.20.90 | Umbrella frames, including frames mounted on shafts (sticks): other | 12% |
| 6603.90.81 | Other: other | 5.2% |