Analysis
HTS 8302.30.30 covers of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc under heading 8302 (base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 7.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 8302.49.20 (coated or plated with precious metal) at 7.5%, a difference of 5.5 points on the customs value.
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.
For statistics it divides in two: 8302.30.30.10 for pneumatic cylinders for lifting, lowering, dampening or… and 8302.30.30.60 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
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.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8302.10.30 | Designed for motor vehicles | 2% |
| 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% |
| 8302.20.00 | Castors, and parts thereof | 5.7% |
| 8302.30.60 | Other mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for motor vehicles; and parts thereof: other | 3.5% |
| 8302.41.30 | Door closers (except automatic door closers), and parts thereof | 3.9% |
| 8302.41.60 | Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc | 3.9% |
| 8302.41.90 | Other: other | 3.5% |
| 8302.42.30 | Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc | 3.9% |
| 8302.42.60 | Other, suitable for furniture: other | 3.4% |
| 8302.49.20 | Coated or plated with precious metal | 7.5% |
| 8302.49.40 | Harness and saddlery or riding-bridle hardware, and parts thereof: other | Free |
| 8302.49.60 | Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc | 5.7% |
| 8302.49.80 | Other: other | 3.5% |
| 8302.50.00 | Hat-racks, hat pegs, brackets and similar fixtures, and parts thereof | Free |
| 8302.60.30 | Automatic door closers | 3.9% |
| 8302.60.90 | Automatic door closers, and parts thereof: parts | 3.1% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter