Analysis
HTS 7017.10.60 covers of fused quartz or other fused silica: other under heading 7017 (laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7017.90.10 (microscope slides and micro cover glasses), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.6 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 4.6%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 10.9 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 4.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (42nd percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $460 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7017.10.30 | Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor wafers | Free |
| 7017.20.00 | Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5 x 10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0°C to 300°C | 6.7% |
| 7017.90.10 | Microscope slides and micro cover glasses | Free |
| 7017.90.50 | Other: other | 6.7% |