Analysis
HTS 8406.82.10 covers of an output not exceeding 40 MW: steam turbines under heading 8406 (steam turbines and other vapor turbines, and parts thereof). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 4 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.7%. Compared with 8406.90.75 (other: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.7 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 6.7% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 84 (99th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $670 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 6.7%. 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 20%, 3.0 times the general rate.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8406.10.10 | Turbines for marine propulsion: steam turbines | 6.7% |
| 8406.10.90 | Turbines for marine propulsion: other | Free |
| 8406.81.10 | Of an output exceeding 40 MW: steam turbines | 6.7% |
| 8406.81.90 | Of an output exceeding 40 MW: other | Free |
| 8406.82.90 | Of an output not exceeding 40 MW: other | Free |
| 8406.90.20 | Rotors, finished for final assembly | 5% |
| 8406.90.30 | Rotors, not further advanced than cleaned or machined for removal of fins, gates, sprues, and risers, or to permit location in finishing machinery | 5% |
| 8406.90.40 | Blades, rotating or stationary | 5% |
| 8406.90.45 | Of steam turbines: other | 5% |
| 8406.90.50 | Rotors, finished for final assembly | Free |
| 8406.90.60 | Rotors, not further advanced than cleaned or machined for removal of fins, gates, sprues, and risers, or to permit location in finishing machinery | Free |
| 8406.90.70 | Blades, rotating or stationary | Free |
| 8406.90.75 | Other: other | Free |