Analysis
HTS 8302.60.90 covers automatic door closers, and parts thereof: parts under heading 8302 (base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors…).
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 4.4 points on the customs value.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 45%, 14.5 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 3.1%. 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 3.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 83 (42nd percentile of 58 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $310 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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% |
| 8302.30.30 | Of iron or steel, of aluminum or of zinc | 2% |
| 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% |