Analysis
HTS 7321.11.30 covers other: stoves or ranges under heading 7321 (stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 7321.11.10 (for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels: portable) at 5.7%, a difference of 5.7 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73 that are also free. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 7321.11.10 (for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels: portable, 5.7%) and 7321.11.60 (other: other, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7321.11.10 | For gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels: portable | 5.7% |
| 7321.11.60 | Other: other | Free |