Analysis
HTS 7013.33.50 covers valued over $5 each under heading 7013 (glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 7.3% to 15%. The costliest confusion would be with 7013.33.10 (valued not over $1 each) at 15%, a difference of 12 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (32nd percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 20.0 times the general rate.
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 3%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7013.33.10 | Valued not over $1 each | 15% |
| 7013.33.20 | Valued over $1 but not over $3 each | 14% |
| 7013.33.30 | Valued over $3 but not over $5 each | 7.3% |