Analysis
HTS 7614.90.40 covers not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles: other 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.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from 4.9% to 5.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 7614.90.50 (fitted with fittings or made up into articles), at 5.7%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 0.8 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 7.1 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7614.90.20 | Electrical conductors | 4.9% |
| 7614.90.50 | Fitted with fittings or made up into articles | 5.7% |