Analysis
HTS 8418.99.80 covers other: other under heading 8418 (refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 7 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 1.9%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8418.29.20 (other: other), at 1.9%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 1.9 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.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The ten-digit suffixes separate not exceeding 746 W, exceeding 746 W but not exceeding 2.2 kW, exceeding 2.2 kW but not exceeding 7.5…, exceeding 7.5 kW but not exceeding 22.3…, exceeding 22.3 kW and parts of combined refrigerator-freezers…. 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
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8418.99.80.05 | Not exceeding 746 W | No. | 333415 |
| 8418.99.80.10 | Exceeding 746 W but not exceeding 2.2 kW | No. | 333415 |
| 8418.99.80.15 | Exceeding 2.2 kW but not exceeding 7.5 kW | No. | 333415 |
| 8418.99.80.20 | Exceeding 7.5 kW but not exceeding 22.3 kW | No. | 333415 |
| 8418.99.80.25 | Exceeding 22.3 kW | No. | 333415 |
| 8418.99.80.50 | Parts of combined refrigerator-freezers fitted with separate external doors and parts of household type refrigerators | kg | 335220 |
| 8418.99.80.60 | Other | kg | 335220 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8418.10.00 | Combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors or drawers, or combinations thereof | Free |
| 8418.21.00 | Refrigerators, household type: compression type | Free |
| 8418.29.10 | Absorption type, electrical | 1% |
| 8418.29.20 | Other: other | 1.9% |
| 8418.30.00 | Freezers of the chest type, not exceeding 800 liters capacity | Free |
| 8418.40.00 | Freezers of the upright type, not exceeding 900 liters capacity | Free |
| 8418.50.00 | Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps, other than the air conditioning machines of heading 8415; parts thereof: other furniture (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like) for storage and display, incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment | Free |
| 8418.61.01 | Heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8415 | Free |
| 8418.69.01 | Other refrigerating or freezing equipment; heat pumps: other | Free |
| 8418.91.00 | Furniture designed to receive refrigerating or freezing equipment | Free |
| 8418.99.40 | Door assemblies incorporating more than one of the following: inner panel; outer panel; insulation; hinges; handles | Free |