Analysis
HTS 7019.13.28 covers colored: other (201) under heading 7019 (glass fibers (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 7019.13.24 (fiberglass rubber reinforcing yarn, made from electrically…) at duty-free, a difference of 7 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, the Israel FTA, and 9 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 7%. 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 7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (70th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $700 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 8.6 times the general rate.
Neighbouring 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 |
| 7019.13.35 | Other yarn, slivers: other | 4.2% |