6809.90.00

Analysis

HTS 6809.90.00 covers articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster: other articles under heading 6809 (articles of plaster or of compositions based on plaster).

Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6809.19.00 (boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not ornamented…), at 3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3 percentage points.

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 60% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 60% duty.

Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 60% of the 67 tariff lines in chapter 68. 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.

The other lines in the same group are 6809.11.00 (faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard only, duty-free) and 6809.19.00 (boards, sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not…, 3%).