HTS tariff line · chapter 70
7010.10.00
Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, vials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass; stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass: ampoules
Analysis
HTS 7010.10.00 covers carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, vials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of… under heading 7010 (carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, vials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 5.2%. Compared with 7010.90.30 (containers (with or without their closures) of a kind used for the…), which pays 5.2%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 5.2 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 28% of the 192 tariff lines in chapter 70, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 327213 (Glass Container Manufacturing), an industry of 75 US establishments employing 14,452 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7010.20.20 | Produced by automatic machine | 2.5% |
| 7010.20.30 | Stoppers, lids and other closures: other | 5.2% |
| 7010.90.05 | Serum bottles, vials and other pharmaceutical containers | Free |
| 7010.90.20 | Produced by automatic machine | 2.5% |
| 7010.90.30 | Containers (with or without their closures) of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of perfume or other toilet preparations; other containers if fitted with or designed for use with ground glass stoppers: other | 5.2% |
| 7010.90.50 | Other: other containers (with or without their closures) | Free |