Analysis
HTS 4011.50.00 covers of a kind used on bicycles under heading 4011 (new pneumatic tires, of rubber).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4%. The costliest confusion would be with 4011.90.20 (other: radial) at 4%, a difference of 4 points on the customs value.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 39% of the 142 tariff lines in chapter 40 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 326211 (Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)), an industry of 128 US establishments employing 52,211 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 10% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 10% duty.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4011.10.10 | Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars): radial | 4% |
| 4011.10.50 | Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars): other | 3.4% |
| 4011.20.10 | Of a kind used on buses or trucks: radial | 4% |
| 4011.20.50 | Of a kind used on buses or trucks: other | 3.4% |
| 4011.30.00 | Of a kind used on aircraft | Free |
| 4011.40.00 | Of a kind used on motorcycles | Free |
| 4011.70.00 | Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines | Free |
| 4011.80.10 | Having a "herring-bone" or similar tread | Free |
| 4011.80.20 | Other: radial | 4% |
| 4011.80.80 | Other: other | 3.4% |
| 4011.90.10 | Having a "herring-bone" or similar tread | Free |
| 4011.90.20 | Other: radial | 4% |
| 4011.90.80 | Other: other | 3.4% |