Analysis
Subheading 6702.10 covers of plastics, within heading 6702. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 3.4% to 8.4% with a median of 5.9%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The spread of 5 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 8.4%, applies to 6702.10.20 (assembled by binding with flexible materials such…).
The US splits it as follows: 6702.10.20 for assembled by binding with flexible materials such as wire, paper… (8.4%) and 6702.10.40 for of plastics: other, including parts (3.4%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6702.10.20 | Assembled by binding with flexible materials such as wire, paper, textile materials, or foil, or by gluing or by similar methods | 8.4% |
| 6702.10.40 | Of plastics: other, including parts | 3.4% |