Thick Patterned Drawn Glass for Privacy Partitions from Japan
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 — 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
• 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