Analysis
HTS 7612.90.50 covers other: other under heading 7612 (aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible…).
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 2.4% to 5.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 7612.90.10 (of a capacity not exceeding 20 liters) at 5.7%, a difference of 5.7 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 9% of the 65 tariff lines in chapter 76 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7612.10.00 | Collapsible tubular containers | 2.4% |
| 7612.90.10 | Of a capacity not exceeding 20 liters | 5.7% |
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