Analysis
HTS 7004.90.10 covers measuring over 0.26 m2 in area under heading 7004 (drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 7004.90.50 (other glass: other) at 5%, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 28% of the 192 tariff lines in chapter 70 that are also free. 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7004.90.05 | Measuring not 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% |