HTS tariff line · chapter 70
7016.90.10
Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded glass
Analysis
HTS 7016.90.10 covers paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded glass under heading 7016 (paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or molded…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.7% to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 7016.10.00 (glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing…) at 2.7%, a difference of 5.3 points on the customs value.
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 8%. 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 8% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 70 (82nd percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $800 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 7.5 times the general rate.
For statistics it divides in two: 7016.90.10.10 for bricks and blocks and 7016.90.10.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7016.10.00 | Glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes | 2.7% |
| 7016.90.50 | Other: other | 5% |