Analysis
HTS 7020.00.60 covers other articles of glass: other under heading 7020 (other articles of glass).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 6.6%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7020.00.30 (quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 5 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 5%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 55%, 11.0 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 70 (50th percentile of 192 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 |
| 7020.00.40 | Glass inners for vacuum flasks or for other vacuum vessels | 6.6% |