Analysis
HTS 7001.00.20 covers glass in the mass: other under heading 7001 (cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from cathode-ray tubes or…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to duty-free. Compared with 7001.00.51 (cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (32nd percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 16.7 times the general rate.
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 3%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7001.00.10 | Of fused quartz or other fused silica | Free |
| 7001.00.51 | Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass of heading 8549; glass in the mass: other | Free |