Analysis
HTS 7003.19.00 covers nonwired sheets: other under heading 7003 (cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.1% to 6.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 7003.30.00 (cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not…) at 6.3%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1.3% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 70 (28th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $130 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 1.3%. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 7003.12.00 (colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified…, 1.4%), 7003.20.00 (cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether…, 1.1%) and 7003.30.00 (cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether…, 6.3%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7003.12.00 | Colored throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer | 1.4% |
| 7003.20.00 | Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: wired sheets | 1.1% |
| 7003.30.00 | Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: profiles | 6.3% |