HTS heading 6909
Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods — 11 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6909 | Ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical or other technical uses; ceramic troughs, tubs and similar receptacles of a kind used in agriculture; ceramic pots, jars and similar articles of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 6909.11 | Of porcelain or china + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 6909.11.20.00 | Machinery parts + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 6909.11.40.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 4.5% | No. |
| 6909.12.00.00 | Articles having a hardness equivalent to 9 or more on the Mohs scale + Ch. 99 | 4% | No. |
| 6909.19 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 6909.19.10.00 | Ferrite core memories + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 6909.19.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | 4% | — |
| 6909.19.50.10 | Ceramic bearings + Ch. 99 | 4% (inherited from 6909.19.50) | No. |
| 6909.19.50.95 | Other + Ch. 99 | 4% (inherited from 6909.19.50) | No. |
| 6909.90.00.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 4% | No. |
2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
11 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.