Analysis
HTS 7010.20.20 covers produced by automatic machine 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 2.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.5% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 70 (30th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $250 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.5%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Free |
| 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 |