Analysis
HTS 7321.90.20 covers top surface panels with or without burners or controls under heading 7321 (stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those with subsidiary boilers for central…).
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.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 7321.90.10 (cooking chambers, whether or not assembled, duty-free), 7321.90.40 (door assemblies, incorporating more than one of the…, duty-free), 7321.90.50 (of articles in subheading 7321.11.30: other, duty-free) and 7321.90.60 (parts: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335220 (Major Household Appliance Manufacturing), an industry of 180 US establishments employing 47,877 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7321.90.10 | Cooking chambers, whether or not assembled | Free |
| 7321.90.40 | Door assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: inner panel, outer panel, window, insulation | Free |
| 7321.90.50 | Of articles in subheading 7321.11.30: other | Free |
| 7321.90.60 | Parts: other | Free |