Analysis
HTS 8415.90.80 covers parts: other under heading 8415 (air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 8415.10.30 (of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor…) at duty-free, a difference of 1.4 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 1.4% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 84 (61st percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $140 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 25.0 times the general rate.
The ten-digit suffixes separate of copper or copper alloys, of automotive air conditioners and of copper or copper alloys. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8415.10.30 | Of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or “split system”: self-contained | Free |
| 8415.10.60 | Incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps) | 1% |
| 8415.10.90 | Other: other | 2.2% |
| 8415.20.00 | Of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles | 1.4% |
| 8415.81.01 | Incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps) | 1% |
| 8415.82.01 | Other, except parts: other, incorporating a refrigerating unit | 2.2% |
| 8415.83.00 | Not incorporating a refrigerating unit | 1.4% |
| 8415.90.40 | Chassis, chassis bases and outer cabinets | 1.4% |