HTS tariff line · chapter 70
7018.10.50
Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semiprecious stones and similar glass smallwares: other
Analysis
HTS 7018.10.50 covers glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semiprecious stones and similar glass smallwares: other under heading 7018 (glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semiprecious stones and similar…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4%. Compared with 7018.10.10 (imitation pearls and imitation pearl beads of all shapes and colors…), which pays 4%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 28% of the 192 tariff lines in chapter 70, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 7018.10.10 (imitation pearls and imitation pearl beads of all shapes…, 4%) and 7018.10.20 (imitation precious or semiprecious stones (except imitation…, duty-free).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7018.10.10 | Imitation pearls and imitation pearl beads of all shapes and colors, drilled or not drilled, but not strung (except temporarily) and not set | 4% |
| 7018.10.20 | Imitation precious or semiprecious stones (except imitation beads thereof) | Free |