HTS tariff line · chapter 67
6702.10.20
Assembled by binding with flexible materials such as wire, paper, textile materials, or foil, or by gluing or by similar methods
Analysis
HTS 6702.10.20 covers assembled by binding with flexible materials such as wire, paper, textile materials, or foil, or by gluing or by similar methods under heading 6702 (artificial flowers, foliage and fruit and parts thereof; articles made of artificial…).
Within this group the rate runs from 3.4% to 17%. Compared with 6702.90.65 (other: other), which pays 17%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 8.6 percentage points.
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 8.4%. 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.
The general duty rate is 8.4% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 67 (81st percentile of 13 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $840 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 7.1 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6702.10.40 | Of plastics: other, including parts | 3.4% |
| 6702.90.10 | Of other materials: of feathers | 4.7% |
| 6702.90.35 | Of man-made fibers | 9% |
| 6702.90.65 | Other: other | 17% |