Analysis
Subheading 7011.10 covers for electric lighting, within heading 7011. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.6%. The median line pays 2.3%.
The US splits it as follows: 7011.10.10 for bulbs for incandescent lamps (duty-free) and 7011.10.50 for for electric lighting: other (4.6%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing (327212). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 7011.10 once they fall within heading 7011 (glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7011.10.10 | Bulbs for incandescent lamps | Free |
| 7011.10.50 | For electric lighting: other | 4.6% |