Analysis
HTS 7418.20.50 covers sanitary ware and parts thereof: other under heading 7418 (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of copper; pot scourers and…).
The general duty rate is 3% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 74 (74th percentile of 89 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 40%, 13.3 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 3%. 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.
The other lines in the same group are 7418.10.00 (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts…, 3%) and 7418.20.10 (of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), 3%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing), an industry of 3,501 US establishments employing 66,282 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7418.10.00 | Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like | 3% |
| 7418.20.10 | Of copper-zinc base alloys (brass) | 3% |