HTS tariff line · chapter 69
6902.10.50
Containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50 percent of the elements magnesium, calcium or chromium, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3: other
Analysis
HTS 6902.10.50 covers containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50 percent of the elements magnesium, calcium or chromium, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3: other under heading 6902 (refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods…).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 27% of the 82 tariff lines in chapter 69, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327120 (Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing), an industry of 461 US establishments employing 23,500 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 5 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6902.10.10 | Containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50 percent of the elements magnesium, calcium or chromium, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2O3: magnesite bricks | Free |
| 6902.20.10 | Containing by weight more than 50 percent of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products: bricks | Free |
| 6902.20.50 | Containing by weight more than 50 percent of alumina (Al2O3), of silica (SiO2) or of a mixture or compound of these products: other | Free |
| 6902.90.10 | Other: bricks | Free |
| 6902.90.50 | Other: other | Free |