Analysis
HTS 7615.10.91 covers other: other under heading 7615 (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of aluminum; pot scourers…).
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45.5%, 14.7 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 3.1%. 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 3.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 76 (48th percentile of 65 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $310 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332215 (Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) Manufacturing), an industry of 205 US establishments employing 6,704 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7615.10.11 | Pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like | 3.1% |
| 7615.10.20 | Enameled or glazed or containing nonstick interior finishes: cast | 3.1% |
| 7615.10.30 | Enameled or glazed or containing nonstick interior finishes: other | 3.1% |
| 7615.10.50 | Not enameled or glazed and not containing nonstick interior finishes: cast | 3.1% |
| 7615.10.71 | Not enameled or glazed and not containing nonstick interior finishes: other | 3.1% |