Analysis
HTS 6913.10.50 covers other: other under heading 6913 (statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 6913.10.20 (other: of bone chinaware), at 3.3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.3 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 70% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 70% 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.
The other lines in the same group are 6913.10.10 (statues, statuettes and handmade flowers, valued over $2.50…, duty-free) and 6913.10.20 (other: of bone chinaware, 3.3%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6913.10.10 | Statues, statuettes and handmade flowers, valued over $2.50 each and produced by professional sculptors or directly from molds made from original models produced by professional sculptors | Free |
| 6913.10.20 | Other: of bone chinaware | 3.3% |