Analysis
HTS 7004.90.05 covers measuring not over 0.26 m2 in area under heading 7004 (drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 5%. Compared with 7004.90.50 (other glass: other), which pays 5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 28% of the 192 tariff lines in chapter 70, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327212 (Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing), an industry of 376 US establishments employing 10,738 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7004.90.10 | Measuring over 0.26 m2 in area | Free |
| 7004.90.15 | Measuring not over 0.26 m2 in area | Free |
| 7004.90.20 | Measuring over 0.26 m2 in area | Free |
| 7004.90.25 | Measuring over 2 but not over 3.5 mm in thickness | 0.7¢/kg |
| 7004.90.30 | Measuring not over 0.65 m2 in area | Free |
| 7004.90.40 | Measuring over 0.65 m2 in area | Free |
| 7004.90.50 | Other glass: other | 5% |