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HTS tariff line · chapter 40

4010.35.90

Endless synchronous belts of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm: other

Analysis

HTS 4010.35.90 covers endless synchronous belts of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm: other under heading 4010 (conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber).

Rates on the nearby lines range from 1.9% to 8%. The costliest confusion would be with 4010.35.41 (of a width exceeding 20 cm) at 8%, a difference of 4.7 points on the customs value.

The general duty rate is 3.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 40 (64th percentile of 142 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $330 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

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 3.3%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 7.6 times the general rate.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
4010.35.30With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber4.1%
4010.35.41Of a width exceeding 20 cm8%
4010.35.45With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber: other6.4%
4010.35.50Combined with textile materials: other1.9%