8202.40.30

Analysis

HTS 8202.40.30 covers with cutting parts containing by weight over 0.2 percent of chromium, molybdenum, or tungsten or over 0.1 percent of vanadium under heading 8202 (handsaws, and metal parts thereof; blades for saws of all kinds (including slitting…).

Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to duty-free. The costliest confusion would be with 8202.99.00 (other saw blades, and parts thereof: other (including parts)) at duty-free, a difference of 7.2 points on the customs value.

The general duty rate is 7.2% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 82 (93rd percentile of 95 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $720 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.

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 7.2%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 60%, 8.3 times the general rate.