Analysis
HTS 7323.99.10 covers coated or plated with silver under heading 7323 (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel; iron or…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 8.2%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7323.99.30 (coated or plated with precious metal: other), at 8.2%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 8.2 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 50% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 50% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73. 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 7323.99.30 (coated or plated with precious metal: other, 8.2%), 7323.99.50 (not coated or plated with precious metal: of tinplate, duty-free), 7323.99.70 (other: cookingware, 5.3%) and 7323.99.90 (other: other, 3.4%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7323.99.30 | Coated or plated with precious metal: other | 8.2% |
| 7323.99.50 | Not coated or plated with precious metal: of tinplate | Free |
| 7323.99.70 | Other: cookingware | 5.3% |
| 7323.99.90 | Other: other | 3.4% |