Analysis
HTS 9606.21.20 covers of plastics, not covered with textile material: of casein under heading 9606 (buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button molds and other parts of…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 4.7% to 4.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 9606.21.60 (of plastics, not covered with textile material: other), at 4.7%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.7 percentage points.
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.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 25% of the 104 tariff lines in chapter 96. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 9606.21.40 (of acrylic resin, of polyester resin or of both such resins, 0.3¢/line/ gross + 4.6%) and 9606.21.60 (of plastics, not covered with textile material: other, 4.7%).
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9606.21.40 | Of acrylic resin, of polyester resin or of both such resins | 0.3¢/line/ gross + 4.6% |
| 9606.21.60 | Of plastics, not covered with textile material: other | 4.7% |