Analysis
HTS 7310.10.00 covers of a capacity of 50 liters or more under heading 7310 (tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.09 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7310.21.00 | Cans which are to be closed by soldering or crimping | Free |
| 7310.29.00 | Of a capacity of less than 50 liters: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.09 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(d) to this subchapter