Analysis
HTS 7307.92.90 covers threaded elbows, bends and sleeves: other under heading 7307 (tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 7307.92.30 (sleeves (couplings)) at duty-free, a difference of 6.2 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 6.2% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 73 (96th percentile of 250 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $620 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 6.2%. 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. Reduced but not zero rates apply under some agreements: 3.1% for JP.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 7.3 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7307.11.00 | Of nonmalleable cast iron | 4.8% |
| 7307.19.30 | Other: ductile fittings | 5.6% |
| 7307.19.90 | Other: other | 6.2% |
| 7307.21.10 | Not machined, not tooled and not otherwise processed after forging | 3.3% |
| 7307.21.50 | Flanges: other | 5.6% |
| 7307.22.10 | Sleeves (couplings) | Free |
| 7307.22.50 | Threaded elbows, bends and sleeves: other | 6.2% |
| 7307.23.00 | Butt welding fittings | 5% |
| 7307.29.00 | Other, of stainless steel: other | 5% |
| 7307.91.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | 3.3% |
| 7307.91.30 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) | 3.2% |
| 7307.91.50 | Flanges: other | 5.5% |
| 7307.92.30 | Sleeves (couplings) | Free |
| 7307.93.30 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | 6.2% |
| 7307.93.60 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) | 5.5% |
| 7307.93.90 | With an inside diameter of 360 mm or more | 4.3% |
| 7307.99.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | 3.7% |
| 7307.99.30 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) | 3.2% |
| 7307.99.50 | Other: other | 4.3% |