Analysis
HTS 7614.90.50 covers fitted with fittings or made up into articles under heading 7614 (stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, including slings and similar articles…).
The general duty rate is 5.7% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 76 (86th percentile of 65 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $570 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 5.7%. 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.
Within this group the rate runs from 4.9% to 4.9%. Compared with 7614.90.40 (not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles: other), which pays 4.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 0.8 percentage points.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 7.9 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7614.90.20 | Electrical conductors | 4.9% |
| 7614.90.40 | Not fitted with fittings and not made up into articles: other | 4.9% |