HTS tariff line · chapter 70
7005.30.00
Float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked: wired glass
Analysis
HTS 7005.30.00 covers float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked… under heading 7005 (float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an…).
The general rate is 29.1¢/m2, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 29.1¢/m2. 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327211 (Flat Glass Manufacturing), an industry of 135 US establishments employing 12,248 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7005.10.40 | Suitable for use in liquid crystal displays, measuring not over 1.2 mm in thickness and not over 0.8 m2 in area | Free |
| 7005.10.80 | Nonwired glass, having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer: other | 4.4% |
| 7005.21.10 | Measuring less than 10 mm in thickness | 14.5¢/m2 + 0.4% |
| 7005.21.20 | Measuring 10 mm or more in thickness | 5.6% |
| 7005.29.04 | Suitable for use in liquid crystal displays | Free |
| 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% |