Analysis
HTS 7005.29.04 covers suitable for use in liquid crystal displays under heading 7005 (float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in square metres.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 7005.29.25 (measuring 10 mm or more in thickness) at 4.9%, a difference of 4.9 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 7005.29.04.10 for measuring not over 0.26 m2 in area and 7005.29.04.50 for measuring over 0.26 m2 but not over 0.65 m2 in area. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 7005.29.08 (measuring not over 0.65 m in area: other, 18.7¢/m2), 7005.29.14 (suitable for use in liquid crystal displays, measuring not…, duty-free), 7005.29.18 (measuring over 0.65 m2 in area: other, 14.5¢/m2) and 7005.29.25 (measuring 10 mm or more in thickness, 4.9%).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7005.29.08 | Measuring not over 0.65 m in area: other | 18.7¢/m2 |
| 7005.29.14 | Suitable for use in liquid crystal displays, measuring not over 0.8 m2 in area | Free |
| 7005.29.18 | Measuring over 0.65 m2 in area: other | 14.5¢/m2 |
| 7005.29.25 | Measuring 10 mm or more in thickness | 4.9% |