6811

Analysis

Heading 6811 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fiber-cement or the like. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 5 eight-digit tariff lines, with 5 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

Every one of its 5 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.

The largest subheadings are 6811.89 (other articles, 2 lines), 6811.40 (unnamed, 1 line), 6811.81 (unnamed, 1 line) and 6811.82 (unnamed, 1 line).

Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 30th percentile of the headings in chapter 68.

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (327999). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.