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HTS tariff line · chapter 70

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

Analysis

HTS 7002.32.00 covers 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 under heading 7002 (glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked).

Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6%. Compared with 7002.31.00 (of fused quartz or other fused silica), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6 percentage points.

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 6%. 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 65%, 10.8 times the general rate.

The general duty rate is 6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (59th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $600 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
7002.10.10Not over 6 mm in diameter3.9%
7002.10.20Balls: otherFree
7002.20.10Of fused quartz or other fused silicaFree
7002.20.50Rods: other6%
7002.31.00Of fused quartz or other fused silicaFree
7002.39.00Tubes: other6%