Analysis
Subheading 7016.90 covers other, within heading 7016. 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.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 5% to 8% with a median of 6.5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 7016.90.10 for paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of… (8%) and 7016.90.50 for other: other (5%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass (327215). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 7016.90 once they fall within heading 7016 (paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded…). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7016.90.10 | Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded glass | 8% |
| 7016.90.50 | Other: other | 5% |