HTS heading · chapter 69
6909
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods
Analysis
Heading 6909 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or…. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
2 of its 6 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (33%) and 4 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.5%. The median line pays 4%.
The largest subheadings are 6909.11 (of porcelain or china, 2 lines), 6909.19 (other, 2 lines), 6909.12 (unnamed, 1 line) and 6909.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 4% sits at the 34th percentile of the headings in chapter 69.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing (327110). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6909.11.20 | Of porcelain or china: machinery parts | Free |
| 6909.11.40 | Of porcelain or china: other | 4.5% |
| 6909.12.00 | Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale | 4% |
| 6909.19.10 | Ferrite core memories | Free |
| 6909.19.50 | Other: other | 4% |
| 6909.90.00 | Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods: other | 4% |