Analysis
HTS 4013.90.50 covers other: other under heading 4013 (inner tubes, of rubber). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4013.90.10 (designed for tires provided for in subheadings 4011.70.00…), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 3.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 40 (78th percentile of 142 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.
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.
For statistics it divides in two: 4013.90.50.10 for motorcycle (including moped) and 4013.90.50.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.8 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
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% |
| 4013.20.00 | Of a kind used on bicycles | Free |
| 4013.90.10 | Designed for tires provided for in subheadings 4011.70.00, 4012.19.20, 4012.20.15 and 4012.20.45 | Free |