Analysis
HTS 7010.90.05 covers serum bottles, vials and other pharmaceutical containers under heading 7010 (carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, vials, ampoules and other containers, of glass, of…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in gross.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 7010.90.30 (containers (with or without their closures) of a kind used for the…) at 5.2%, a difference of 5.2 points on the customs value.
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 7010.90.20 (produced by automatic machine, 2.5%), 7010.90.30 (containers (with or without their closures) of a kind used…, 5.2%) and 7010.90.50 (other: other containers (with or without their closures), duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 327213 (Glass Container Manufacturing), an industry of 75 US establishments employing 14,452 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7010.90.05.10 | Of a capacity exceeding 1 liter | gross | 327213 |
| 7010.90.05.20 | Of a capacity exceeding 0.33 liter but not exceeding 1 liter | gross | 327213 |
| 7010.90.05.30 | Of a capacity exceeding 0.15 liter but not exceeding 0.33 liter | gross | 327213 |
| 7010.90.05.40 | Of a capacity not exceeding 0.15 liter | gross | 327213 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |