Analysis
HTS 7020.00.40 covers glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels under heading 7020 (other articles of glass).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 7020.00.30 (quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into…) at duty-free, a difference of 6.6 points on the customs value.
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 6.6%. 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 6.6% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (65th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $660 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 7020.00.30 (quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion…, duty-free) and 7020.00.60 (other articles of glass: other, 5%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7020.00.30 | Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion and oxidation furnaces for production of semiconductor wafers | Free |
| 7020.00.60 | Other articles of glass: other | 5% |