HTS tariff line · chapter 83
8309.10.00
Crown corks (including crown seals and caps), and parts thereof
Analysis
HTS 8309.10.00 covers crown corks (including crown seals and caps), and parts thereof under heading 8309 (stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers)…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.6% to 2.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 8309.90.00 (stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and…) at 2.6%, a difference of 2.6 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 26% of the 58 tariff lines in chapter 83 that are also free. 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 line in the same group is 8309.90.00 (stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps…, 2.6%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332119 (Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive)), an industry of 1,094 US establishments employing 45,585 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8309.90.00 | Stoppers, caps and lids (including crown corks, screw caps and pouring stoppers), capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packing accessories, and parts thereof, of base metal: other | 2.6% |