Analysis
Subheading 7019.72 covers other closed fabrics, 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 6 US tariff lines below it are national.
The spread of 7.3 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 7.3%, applies to 7019.72.40 (not colored: other).
3 of its 6 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 7.3%. The median line pays 3%.
The US splits it as follows: 7019.72.05 for fiberglass tire cord fabric woven from electrically nonconductive… (duty-free), 7019.72.15 for of a width not exceeding 30 cm: other (622) (6%), 7019.72.30 for fiberglass tire cord fabric woven from electrically nonconductive… (duty-free), 7019.72.40 for not colored: other (7.3%), 7019.72.70 for fiberglass tire cord fabric woven from electrically nonconductive… (duty-free) and 7019.72.90 for colored: other (7%).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7019.72.05 | Fiberglass tire cord fabric woven 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 (622) | Free |
| 7019.72.15 | Of a width not exceeding 30 cm: other (622) | 6% |
| 7019.72.30 | Fiberglass tire cord fabric woven 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 (622) | Free |
| 7019.72.40 | Not colored: other | 7.3% |
| 7019.72.70 | Fiberglass tire cord fabric woven 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 (622) | Free |
| 7019.72.90 | Colored: other | 7% |