Analysis
HTS 7013.49.10 covers pressed and toughened (specially tempered) under heading 7013 (glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 7.2% to 22.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7013.49.20 (valued not over $3 each), at 22.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 10 percentage points.
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 12.5%. 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 general duty rate is 12.5% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 70 (88th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,250 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 4.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7013.49.20 | Valued not over $3 each | 22.5% |
| 7013.49.30 | Valued over $3 but not over $5 each | 11.3% |
| 7013.49.40 | Valued over $5 each | 7.2% |
| 7013.49.50 | Valued over $3 but not over $5 each | 15% |
| 7013.49.60 | Valued over $5 each | 7.2% |