Analysis
HTS 6910.10.00 covers of porcelain or china under heading 6910 (ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet bowls, flush…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.8%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 10.3 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5.8% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 69 (43rd percentile of 82 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $580 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The ten-digit suffixes separate water closet bowls, flushometer type, water closet bowls with tanks, in one…, flush tanks, other water closet bowls and sinks and lavatories. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6910.90.00 | Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet bowls, flush tanks, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: other | 5.7% |