Analysis
HTS 6601.91.00 covers having a telescopic shaft under heading 6601 (umbrellas and sun umbrellas (including walking-stick umbrellas, garden umbrellas and…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 6.5% to 8.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 6601.99.00 (other: other) at 8.2%, a difference of 8.2 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 38% of the 8 tariff lines in chapter 66 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 6601.10.00 (garden or similar umbrellas, 6.5%) and 6601.99.00 (other: other, 8.2%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing), an industry of 3,012 US establishments employing 40,510 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6601.10.00 | Garden or similar umbrellas | 6.5% |
| 6601.99.00 | Other: other | 8.2% |