Thick Patterned Drawn Glass for Privacy Partitions from China
Patterned drawn glass sheets over 0.65 m², >3.5 mm thick providing privacy while allowing light transmission in office partitions. Still HTS 7004.90.40.00 as patterns from drawing process don't count as 'worked'.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document that patterns result from drawing rollers, not post-annealing working
• Privacy glass patterns don't qualify as special layers unless microscopically thin coatings
• Test certificates showing thickness uniformity prevent downgrading disputes