Analysis
HTS 9607.19.00 covers slide fasteners: other under heading 9607 (slide fasteners and parts thereof). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
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 13%. 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 13% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 96 (94th percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $1,300 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 10% to 11.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 9607.11.00 (fitted with chain scoops of base metal) at 10%, a difference of 3 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 66%, 5.1 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9607.11.00 | Fitted with chain scoops of base metal | 10% |
| 9607.20.00 | Slide fasteners and parts thereof: parts | 11.5% |