Analysis
HTS 8414.80.20 covers other, except parts: other compressors under heading 8414 (air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 5 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.7%. Compared with 8414.80.90 (other, except parts: other), which pays 3.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.7 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 8414.80.05 (turbochargers and superchargers, duty-free), 8414.80.16 (air compressors: other, duty-free) and 8414.80.90 (other, except parts: other, 3.7%).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8414.80.05 | Turbochargers and superchargers | Free |
| 8414.80.16 | Air compressors: other | Free |
| 8414.80.90 | Other, except parts: other | 3.7% |