Analysis
HTS 7319.90.90 covers other: other under heading 7319 (sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, embroidery stilettos and…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7319.90.10 (sewing, darning or embroidery needles), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.9 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 73 (80th percentile of 250 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $290 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 15.5 times the general rate.
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 2.9%. 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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7319.40.20 | Safety pins and other pins: safety pins | 4.5% |
| 7319.40.30 | Dressmakers' or common pins | 4.1% |
| 7319.40.50 | Safety pins and other pins: other | Free |
| 7319.90.10 | Sewing, darning or embroidery needles | Free |