Analysis
HTS 9606.21.60 covers of plastics, not covered with textile material: other under heading 9606 (buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, button molds and other parts of…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to duty-free. The costliest confusion would be with 9606.21.20 (of plastics, not covered with textile material: of casein) at duty-free, a difference of 4.7 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.7%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 9.6 times the general rate.
The general duty rate is 4.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 96 (55th percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $470 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9606.21.20 | Of plastics, not covered with textile material: of casein | Free |
| 9606.21.40 | Of acrylic resin, of polyester resin or of both such resins | 0.3¢/line/ gross + 4.6% |