Analysis
HTS 6913.90.20 covers other: of ceramic tile under heading 6913 (statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6%. The costliest confusion would be with 6913.90.50 (other: other) at 6%, a difference of 6 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 50% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 50% 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.
The other lines in the same group are 6913.90.10 (statues, statuettes and handmade flowers, valued over $2.50…, duty-free), 6913.90.30 (of earthenware, whether or not decorated, having a…, duty-free) and 6913.90.50 (other: other, 6%).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6913.90.10 | 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 |
| 6913.90.30 | Of earthenware, whether or not decorated, having a reddish-colored body and a lustrous glaze, and mottled, streaked or solidly colored brown to black with metallic oxide or salt | Free |
| 6913.90.50 | Other: other | 6% |