HTS tariff line · chapter 96
9610.00.00
Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed
Analysis
HTS 9610.00.00 covers slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed under heading 9610 (slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed).
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 3.5%. 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 3.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 96 (42nd percentile of 104 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $350 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
It is the only US line under subheading 9610.00, so the six-digit code used by every Harmonized System country and the eight-digit US line describe the same goods; a foreign tariff or an exporter's invoice showing 9610.00 points straight here.