Analysis
HTS 7614.10.10 covers not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles under heading 7614 (stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, including slings and similar articles…).
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 4.9%. 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.
The general duty rate is 4.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 76 (65th percentile of 65 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $490 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 4.9% to 5.7%. The costliest confusion would be with 7614.90.50 (fitted with fittings or made up into articles) at 5.7%, a difference of 0.8 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 7.1 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7614.10.50 | Fitted with fittings or made up into articles | 4.9% |
| 7614.90.20 | Electrical conductors | 4.9% |
| 7614.90.40 | Not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles: other | 4.9% |
| 7614.90.50 | Fitted with fittings or made up into articles | 5.7% |