6815.13.00

Analysis

HTS 6815.13.00 covers carbon fibers; articles of carbon fibers for non-electrical uses; other articles of graphite or other carbon for non-electrical uses: other articles of carbon… under heading 6815 (articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibers, articles of…).

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.

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.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335991 (Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing), an industry of 179 US establishments employing 9,844 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.

All 7 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.