Analysis
HTS 7009.91.10 covers not over 929 cm2 in reflecting area under heading 7009 (glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in cm2 and number of items.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 3.9% to 7.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7009.10.00 (rear-view mirrors for vehicles), at 3.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.9 percentage points.
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 7.8%. 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.
The general duty rate is 7.8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 70 (81st percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $780 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 6.4 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 7009.91.10.10 for containing LED or fluorescent lighting and 7009.91.10.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7009.10.00 | Rear-view mirrors for vehicles | 3.9% |
| 7009.91.50 | Over 929 cm2 in reflecting area | 6.5% |
| 7009.92.10 | Not over 929 cm2 in reflecting area | 7.8% |
| 7009.92.50 | Over 929 cm2 in reflecting area | 6.5% |