Analysis
HTS 4013.20.00 covers of a kind used on bicycles under heading 4013 (inner tubes, of rubber).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 4013.90.50 (other: other) at 3.7%, a difference of 3.7 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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 4013.10.00 (of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and…, 3.7%), 4013.90.10 (designed for tires provided for in subheadings 4011.70.00…, duty-free) and 4013.90.50 (other: other, 3.7%).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4013.10.00 | Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or trucks | 3.7% |
| 4013.90.10 | Designed for tires provided for in subheadings 4011.70.00, 4012.19.20, 4012.20.15 and 4012.20.45 | Free |
| 4013.90.50 | Other: other | 3.7% |