HTS tariff line · chapter 68
6806.90.00
Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading 6811 or 6812, or of chapter 69: other
Analysis
HTS 6806.90.00 covers slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials; mixtures and… under heading 6806 (slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools; exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 6806.10.00 (slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including…) at 3.9%, a difference of 3.9 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 60% of the 67 tariff lines in chapter 68 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6806.10.00 | Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls | 3.9% |
| 6806.20.00 | Exfoliated vermiculite, expanded clays, foamed slag and similar expanded mineral materials (including intermixtures thereof) | Free |