6812

Analysis

Heading 6812 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers fabricated asbestos fibers; mixtures with a basis of asbestos or with a basis of asbestos and magnesium carbonate; articles of such mixtures or of asbestos (for example, thread, woven fabric, clothing, headgear…. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

The spread of 8.3 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 8.3%, applies to 6812.80.10 (of crocidolite: footwear) and 6812.91.10 (clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and…).

5 of its 7 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (71%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 8.3%. The median line pays duty-free.

The largest subheadings are 6812.99 (other, 3 lines), 6812.80 (of crocidolite, 2 lines) and 6812.91 (clothing, clothing accessories, footwear and…, 2 lines).

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