HTS tariff line · chapter 38
3801.10.10
Plates, rods, powder and other forms, wholly or partly manufactured, for manufacturing into brushes for electric generators, motors or other machines or appliances
Analysis
HTS 3801.10.10 covers plates, rods, powder and other forms, wholly or partly manufactured, for manufacturing into brushes for electric generators, motors or other machines or… under heading 3801 (artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 3801.20.00 (colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.7 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 12.2 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.7%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 38 (39th percentile of 179 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $370 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3801.10.50 | Artificial graphite: other | Free |
| 3801.20.00 | Colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite | Free |
| 3801.30.00 | Carbonaceous pastes for electrodes and similar pastes for furnace linings | 4.9% |
| 3801.90.00 | Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite; preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semimanufactures: other | 4.9% |