Analysis
HTS 8406.90.45 covers of steam turbines: other under heading 8406 (steam turbines and other vapor turbines, and parts thereof). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 5%. The costliest confusion would be with 8406.90.75 (other: other) at duty-free, a difference of 5 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 5% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 84 (97th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $500 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 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 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.
For statistics it divides in two: 8406.90.45.40 for rotors or spindles and rotor or spindle assemblies and 8406.90.45.80 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8406.90.50 | 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 |