Analysis
HTS 6909.11.20 covers of porcelain or china: machinery parts under heading 6909 (ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6909.11.40 (of porcelain or china: other), at 4.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.5 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 27% of the 82 tariff lines in chapter 69. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327110 (Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing), an industry of 575 US establishments employing 12,082 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |