Analysis
HTS 7019.19.91 covers other: other under heading 7019 (glass fibers (including glass wool) and articles thereof (for example, yarn, rovings…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.9%. Compared with 7019.19.70 (fiberglass rubber reinforcing cord, made from electrically…), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.2 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 4.2%. 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 4.2% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (38th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 50%, 11.9 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7019.19.30 | Chopped strands, of a length more than 50 mm | 4.9% |
| 7019.19.70 | Fiberglass rubber reinforcing cord, 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 |