Analysis
HTS 6909.19.10 covers ferrite core memories under heading 6909 (ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 6909.11.40 (of porcelain or china: other) at 4.5%, a difference of 4.5 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 27% of the 82 tariff lines in chapter 69 that are also free. 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring 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% |
| 6909.19.50 | 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% |