HTS tariff line · chapter 76
7607.20.10
Covered or decorated with a character, design, fancy effect or pattern
Analysis
HTS 7607.20.10 covers covered or decorated with a character, design, fancy effect or pattern under heading 7607 (aluminum foil (whether or not printed, or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.09 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5.8%. The costliest confusion would be with 7607.20.50 (backed: other) at duty-free, a difference of 3.7 points on the customs value.
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 3.7%. 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 general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 76 (53rd percentile of 65 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7607.11.30 | Of a thickness not exceeding 0.01 mm | 5.8% |
| 7607.11.60 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.01 mm | 5.3% |
| 7607.11.90 | Rolled but not further worked: other | 3% |
| 7607.19.10 | Etched capacitor foil | 5.3% |
| 7607.19.30 | Cut to shape, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15 mm | 5.7% |
| 7607.19.60 | Other: other | 3% |
| 7607.20.50 | Backed: other | Free |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.09 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(d) to this subchapter