Analysis
HTS 8302.41.90 covers other: other under heading 8302 (base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 12.9 times the general rate.
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 3.5%. 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 3.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 83 (52nd percentile of 58 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $350 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 8302.41.30 (door closers (except automatic door closers), and parts…, 3.9%) and 8302.41.60 (of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc, 3.9%).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |