Analysis
HTS 8302.10.30 covers designed for motor vehicles under heading 8302 (base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors…).
The general duty rate is 2% of the customs value, which is at the low end of the rates in chapter 83 (28th percentile of 58 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $200 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.4% to 3.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 8302.10.60 (of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc: other) at 3.5%, a difference of 1.5 points on the customs value.
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 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 25%, 12.5 times the general rate.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8302.10.60 | Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc: other | 3.5% |
| 8302.10.90 | Hinges, and parts thereof: other | 3.4% |