Analysis
Subheading 7019.13 covers other yarn, slivers, within heading 7019. 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 5 US tariff lines below it are national.
The spread of 7 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 7%, applies to 7019.13.28 (colored: other (201)).
2 of its 5 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (40%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 7%. The median line pays 4.2%.
The US splits it as follows: 7019.13.05 for fiberglass rubber reinforcing yarn, made from electrically… (duty-free), 7019.13.15 for not colored: other (6.5%), 7019.13.24 for fiberglass rubber reinforcing yarn, made from electrically… (duty-free), 7019.13.28 for colored: other (201) (7%) and 7019.13.35 for other yarn, slivers: other (4.2%).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7019.13.05 | Fiberglass rubber reinforcing yarn, made from electrically nonconductive continuous fiberglass filaments 9 microns in diameter to 11 microns in diameter and impregnated with resorcinol formaldehyde latex treatment for adhesion to polymeric compounds | Free |
| 7019.13.15 | Not colored: other | 6.5% |
| 7019.13.24 | Fiberglass rubber reinforcing yarn, made from electrically nonconductive continuous fiberglass filaments 9 microns in diameter to 11 microns in diameter and impregnated with resorcinol formaldehyde latex treatment for adhesion to polymeric compounds | Free |
| 7019.13.28 | Colored: other (201) | 7% |
| 7019.13.35 | Other yarn, slivers: other | 4.2% |