Spanish S-Style Clay Roofing Tiles from China
S-shaped or pan-and-cover clay tiles, fired after shaping, popular in Southwestern US architecture for effective drainage and durability. HTS 6905.10.00.00 covers these as ceramic roofing tiles from inorganic nonmetallic materials per Chapter 69.
Duty Rate — China → United States
48.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Obtain origin certificates confirming clay composition to benefit from trade agreements reducing duties
• Avoid common pitfall of importing wet-stacked tiles; ensure fully dried and fired to meet firing criteria
• Declare exact dimensions; tiles ≥3.2 cm thick may face scrutiny under US tile thickness note