HTS heading · chapter 70
7002
Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked
Analysis
Heading 7002 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked. It divides into 5 six-digit subheadings and 7 eight-digit tariff lines, with 8 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
3 of its 7 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (43%) and 4 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 6%. The median line pays 3.9%.
The spread of 6 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 6%, applies to 7002.20.50 (rods: other) and 7002.32.00 (of other glass having a linear coefficient of…).
The largest subheadings are 7002.10 (balls, 2 lines), 7002.20 (rods, 2 lines), 7002.31 (unnamed, 1 line) and 7002.32 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 3.9% sits at the 35th percentile of the headings in chapter 70.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing (327212). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7002.10.10 | Not over 6 mm in diameter | 3.9% |
| 7002.10.20 | Balls: other | Free |
| 7002.20.10 | Of fused quartz or other fused silica | Free |
| 7002.20.50 | Rods: other | 6% |
| 7002.31.00 | Of fused quartz or other fused silica | Free |
| 7002.32.00 | Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0˚C to 300˚C | 6% |
| 7002.39.00 | Tubes: other | 6% |