Analysis
HTS 4905.90.20 covers other: globes under heading 4905 (maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall maps…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 100% of the 29 tariff lines in chapter 49. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 4905.20.00 (maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds…, duty-free) and 4905.90.60 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 323111 (Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)), an industry of 15,140 US establishments employing 280,276 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4905.20.00 | Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, printed: in book form | Free |
| 4905.90.60 | Other: other | Free |