Analysis
HTS 7004.90.30 covers measuring not over 0.65 m2 in area under heading 7004 (drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres and kilograms.
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 ten-digit suffixes separate measuring over 3.5 but not over 5 mm in…, measuring over 5 mm in thickness and measuring over 0.26 but not over 0.65…. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7004.90.05 | Measuring not over 0.26 m2 in area | Free |
| 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 |
| 7004.90.40 | Measuring over 0.65 m2 in area | Free |
| 7004.90.50 | Other glass: other | 5% |