Analysis
Subheading 6811.89 covers other articles, within heading 6811. 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.
Every one of its 2 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the subheading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The US splits it as follows: 6811.89.10 for tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (duty-free) and 6811.89.90 for other articles: other articles (duty-free).
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.
Goods only reach 6811.89 once they fall within heading 6811 (articles of asbestos-cement, of cellulose fiber-cement or the like). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6811.89.10 | Tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings | Free |
| 6811.89.90 | Other articles: other articles | Free |