Flashed Blue-Over-Clear Drawn Glass Sheet from Japan
Rectangular sheet of drawn glass with a thin blue flash layer over clear base, used in stained glass effects or decorative windows. HTS 7004.20.20 covers flashed glass in rectangular sheets from drawn process, not further worked. Flashing technique adds color without full body tinting.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include cross-section analysis showing flash layer to differentiate from body tinted under customs exam
• Confirm no annealing post-flashing that could deem it 'worked'; pre-anneal processes allowed per chapter notes
• Label as drawn sheet; float equivalents reclassify, impacting duty